Marc WiedenFeb 18, 2023
@Rp12Biker 
Take a look at the drive motor of this #IBM #BM5144681 hard drive. Today something like this is installed on the axle of electric cars 😅​ If the description at the bay is correct it has the enormous capacity of 13.7 MByte - that's almost ten 3,5" HD diskettes.
#RetroComputing #MainFrame #ComputerMuseum
Feb 18, 2023 at 8:52amWeb
Show threadPaolo AmorosoFeb 18, 2023
@Rp12Biker Looks like a circular saw.
Show thread@Rp12Biker Feb 18, 2023
@amoroso You can probably use it for cutting wood into pieces
Show threadTomi the Slav and 1024 othersFeb 18, 2023
@Rp12Biker Perfect re-use:
https://youtu.be/ypPISpouTUY
Hard drives sharpening tool

YouTube
Show threadMx Autumn Feb 18, 2023
@Rp12Biker these drives sounded amazing and terrifying in equal measure when they started up.
Show threadmirabilosFeb 18, 2023
@Rp12Biker it’d predate 3.5" and HD… probably they had 160/180 KiB on a floppy when this was "in"…
Show thread@Rp12Biker Feb 18, 2023
@mirabilos
You're right, but I only want to have a comparison. Or 13.7k #Sinclair #ZX81 without memory expansion - but it wasn't invented too
Show threadAsbjørn UlsbergFeb 20, 2023
@Rp12Biker @Bp103 Looks like it would double good as an angle grinder. 😅