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...that a '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Googol googol]''' is a number equal to a 1 followed by 100 zeros and expressed 10<sup>100</sup>? This concept was introduced by U.S. mathematician [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_kasner Edward Kasner] (1878-1955). | ...that a '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Googol googol]''' is a number equal to a 1 followed by 100 zeros and expressed 10<sup>100</sup>? This concept was introduced by U.S. mathematician [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_kasner Edward Kasner] (1878-1955). | ||
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| + | ...that in September 1956, IBM announced the first commercial disk drive, the RAMAC 350, with 5MB of capacity on fifty 24-inch diameter platters. The RAMAC 350 was priced at $7,800 per megabyte. | ||
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...that 1,000 exabytes equals 1 zettabyte and that 1,000 zettabytes equals 1 yottabyte?
...that a googol is a number equal to a 1 followed by 100 zeros and expressed 10100? This concept was introduced by U.S. mathematician Edward Kasner (1878-1955).
...that in September 1956, IBM announced the first commercial disk drive, the RAMAC 350, with 5MB of capacity on fifty 24-inch diameter platters. The RAMAC 350 was priced at $7,800 per megabyte.
