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Mar
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Random Facts #51 · 6:22pm Mar 29th, 2017

HTC was the manufacturer of the first android phone.

The 3.5mm headline jack has remained virtually unchanged for decades.

Old computers once stored data on audio cassettes.

Back in the 70s, a 5 megabyte hard drive was massive, and cost thousands.

Quantum computers require supercooling in order to run at all.

Comments ( 3 )

How did they store it on a cassette?

4478867 Data was stored as patterns of various sounds.

Nowadays, large companies often use special data tapes for backup purposes, though they no longer use audio to store the information.

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