The hard drive technology used today isn’t much different from the technology used in the 80s during the heyday of the processor.
Like most computer tech, it was born out of the need for a means to store the information going into a processor in a medium that was both reliable and separate from the rest of the unit in case of problems or emergencies. The idea of a bit or a byte came from the necessity to transform information going into a hard drive into 0s and 1s that could later be loaded into the RAM and used by the processor. Without the hard drive, all these other technologies wouldn’t exist. The floppy, CD-ROM, DVD, USB Flash Drive, and Memory Card are all extensions of hard drive technology. Again, this list follows a specific order to determine the greatest hardware innovation ever made. While they’ve changed formats, sizes, shapes, and even underwent radical changes, they live in history as the forerunners of the modern PC. These industry standards live strong today in each and every PC and Mac sold. Here are the top three hardware innovations we simply couldn’t do without.
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