Magnetic Disk Heritage Center
Magnetic Disk Heritage Center
The beginnings of Magnetic Disk Storage
The RAMAC Disk Drive was invented and developed at 99 Notre Dame Avenue in San Jose California, starting in 1952 and announced in 1956.
99 Notre Dame Ave, San Jose, circa 2004
(the same building housing the IBM laboratory established there in 1953)
ASME International Landmark, 1984
IEEE Milestone, 1955
Rey Johnson receiving the Medal of Technology from President Reagan for contributions to data storage (1986)