Yahoo! Mail goes to infinity and beyond
1997: Yahoo! Mail launches with 4MB of storage
* SanDisk introduces 2MB flash card for the Canon PowerShot.
* Compaq announces “high capacity memory upgrades” in four capacities, including 16MB, 32MB, 64MB and 128MB capacities.
* Caleb introduces the Ultra High Density floppy disk drive that stores up to 144MB on a single disk.
* The first iPod is still a gleam in someone’s eye. It’s not introduced until 2001 and comes with 5GB of storage.
2004/2005: Yahoo! Mail upgrades in 2004 to 100MB of storage, followed by a jump to 1GB in 2005
* Olympus upgrades to 1GB flash memory card.
* HP announces 160GB storage upgrade for its Media Center PCs.
* Corsair in 2005 announces a USB flash drive with 4GB of storage.
* Apple announces the Fifth Generation iPod with 30GB capacity.
2007: Yahoo! Mail announces unlimited email storage
* SanDisk launches 8GB flash card for photo storage.
* Alienware introduces a desktop computer with 1 terabyte of storage.
* Apple currently ships the newest 80GB iPod, launched in 2006 and holds up to 100 hours of video.