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Get Perpendicular

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Get Perpendicular

A Hitachi promotional cartoon in the style of Schoolhouse Rock explaining perpendicular magnetic recording for hard drives.

Remembered fondly as a fun, memorable animated explanation of how perpendicular disk storage works.

5 Hacker News mentions · 2011–2026

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  • Hardware (other)
  • Arts & entertainment (other)

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