According to this article on c|net:
Two … users have now revealed functioning hard drives built inside Minecraft that can read and write data. The first, created by Reddit and Imgur user smellystring can store 1KB [sic] of data, while a second, larger unit created by The0JJ can store 4KB [sic] of data.
"One day we will build a full computer in Minecraft, then play Minecraft on it. then the universe will crash," writes Imgur user mkat10z. Turns out, someone has already done that, creating a 2D platformer version of Minecraft that you play within Minecraft on a redstone computer.
UPDATE: It appears the referenced article was in error; the actual capacities should be in kilobits.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by drussell on Friday August 22 2014, @07:58AM
Oh, how I love replying to myself! :)
I just looked it up and it's actually 30ms average seek! Holy cow, WOW! 55ms was full stroke! No wonder it shakes the whole room!
http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/cdc/discs/brochures/CDC_9448_CMD_Brochure_Jan81.pdf [trailing-edge.com]