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2 unusual facts about Hard Disk 20


Hierarchical File System

HFS was introduced by Apple in September 1985, specifically to support Apple's first hard disk drive for the Macintosh, replacing the Macintosh File System (MFS), the original file system which had been introduced over a year and a half earlier with the first Macintosh computer.

Apple introduced HFS out of necessity with its first 20 MB hard disk offering for the Macintosh in September 1985.



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