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HP’s First Winchester Drive: The 7910

Photo of the top and two sides of the HP 7910 disk drive. Enlarge
Photo of top and one side of the Hewlett-Packard 7910 disk drive. Enlarge
Close-up view of the platter and arm of the HP 7910 disk drive. Enlarge
Photo of the bottom of the HP 7910 disk drive. Enlarge
Photo of the bottom of the HP 7910 disk drive. Enlarge
Photo from the bottom of the HP 7910 disk drive with circuit board lifted to show internal components. Enlarge
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Date: 1979

The 7910 disk drive was Hewlett-Packard’s first use of IBM’s “Winchester” technology, which began an industry standard for memory that continued until 2011. The 7910 offered 12MB of storage and was first available in the HP 250 and 300 computers, which cost $24,500 to $36,500.

Tags: 1970s • 1979 • disk drive • IBM • storage

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