Year by year, however, the maximum size grew exponentially. The capacity of the first IBM DiskOnKey® thumb drive was quite modest at 8 megabytes. Thumb drives replaced the need for bulky zip drives. Their use caught on quickly, and as the need for portable data storage grew, these little gadgets skyrocketed in popularity and capacity. Encased in a hard plastic shell, and taking advantage of the newly available USB interface, they were ideal to toss in a pocket or bag. IBM came out with the first thumb drives in 2000. CD-RWs and Zip™ drives seemed cumbersome for someone who simply wanted to quickly save some important documents to take with them on a business trip they were too large and too delicate. This same technical solution was applied to finding a replacement for floppy disks.
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