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Published: 13 Sep 2006 15:10 BST

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In 1952, a small IBM research laboratory for finding new approaches to data processing was founded in a leased building in San Jose, California, under the leadership of Rey Johnson. Under Johnson's leadership, the lab created the first magnetic disk drive and an associated online transaction-oriented system.

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