Schlagwort: ‘IT-Zeitreise’
A Journey Through IT History II – From Floppy Disks to Cloud Storage
Source: Own Illustration
Welcome to the second part of our journey through IT history! This time, we’ll delve into the world of storage media and trace their evolution from 1.44 megabytes (MB) in a rectangular plastic case to the seemingly unlimited capacities of the cloud.
A Journey Through IT History – The Internet of the 1990s
Source: Own Illustration
Beeep… beep…
Crrr… sshhh… beep…
Squeeeek – wiiieeeuuuu – tick-tick-tick – beep!
What sounds like a telephone’s demonic possession is all too familiar to nostalgic souls and early tech adopters. This symphony of beeps and whistles didn’t herald the apocalypse, but rather the establishment of a connection between two modems. They were negotiating speed and protocols for data transfer. At the end of this acoustic incantation, the gateway to the World Wide Web opened – welcome to the Internet of the 1990s!
