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Data Storage Evolution Unwound on DEW Today! Mint Mobile Sponsors
Generated on April 06, 2026
TLDR Early textile workers used paper tape as primitive data storage in the 18th century, while WWII saw critical advancements with magnetized drum memory—culminating today's cloud-based solutions like Mint Mobile backups. The journey from Jacquard looms to hard disk drives and SSDs shows how vital efficient data access has been for computation progress in the past half-century.
Timestamped Summary
00:00
The episode from "Everything Everywhere Daily" explores the surprisingly long history of data storage methods, leading up to modern USB and cloud solutions while sponsored by Mint Mobile.
02:30
A surprisingly early data storage method was a perforated paper tape used by textile workers in the 18th century.
04:55
Punch cards evolved from Jacquard loom programming to a crucial data storage and processing tool during WWII.
07:21
Magnetic Drum Memory, an Austrian invention used for data storage in early computers like the IBM 650 during the mid-20th century.
09:52
Magnetic Drum Memory transitioned into IBM's first large capacity hard disk drives for random access and data storage advancements in computing.
12:28
A segment from "Everything Everywhere Daily" discusses hard disk drive evolution for computers.
14:53
A "Everything Everywhere Daily" episode recounts data storage history from punch cards to modern SSDs and LTO tapes.
