The hardware
172 models and 230 drives from ActualActuator’s inventory, with specifications and condition notes for each owned copy.
OLD HARDWARE. NEW HOME.
Every drive
has a history.
Preserving the machines that remembered.
Explore a real collection of vintage hard drives,
their specifications, and the stories behind them.
+ Built for collectors, restorers, and the curious.
FIG. 001 / MAGNETIC STORAGE
KTRONIX / ARCHIVE
MEMORIES, MECHANIZED.
MEMORIES, MECHANIZED.
THE ORIGINAL MEMORY KEEPERSIllustrated study ↗
A COLLECTION IS TAKING SHAPE0 drives / 0 models0 manufacturersA little history. Preserved for everyone.
01 / THE COLLECTION
Discover the archive.
Big ideas. Small capacities.
Explore storage from another era.
A FRESH START
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Help shape the collection02 / WHY WE’RE HERE
Obsolete doesn’t
mean forgotten.
Before terabytes fit in a pocket, storage was a feat of spinning platters, moving heads, and ingenious engineering. That hardware deserves a place in the record.
Old Hardrives is a new, independent project by Ktronix Repair. We’re building a useful, accessible reference for the people who keep computing history alive. The collection begins with ActualActuator’s September 24, 2026 inventory.
The documentation
A place for verified specifications, jumper settings, and original manuals as we collect them.
The history
Photographs, context, and the stories that make these machines worth remembering.
HISTORY IS BETTER SHARED
Have a piece of the past?
A drive on a shelf. A manual in a drawer. A story worth saving.
There’s a place for it in the archive we’re building.