For techies only - core memory
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Wed Nov 30, 2016 7:26 amby OldAirmail
Back in the "Old Days"TM, you had to really work hard to make a computer.
Me? I always avoid work so I didn't have a "real" computer until the late '80s.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rfCDM5olfg[/youtube]
Re: For techies only - core memory
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Wed Nov 30, 2016 10:59 amby B0ikat
We still use a vintage '75 Harris mainframe on the B 52-H CPT. It uses the ferrite core memory, but a lot smaller then the "cube" in the vid. The AF is finally getting serious about replacing the Big Blue Box. I just wonder if I'll see it before I retire in about 8 years.
Re: For techies only - core memory
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Wed Nov 30, 2016 2:53 pmby Sprocket
B0ikat wrote:We still use a vintage '75 Harris mainframe on the B 52-H CPT. It uses the ferrite core memory, but a lot smaller then the "cube" in the vid. The AF is finally getting serious about replacing the Big Blue Box. I just wonder if I'll see it before I retire in about 8 years.
I wonder then, will they be replacing it with the newest technology, ie, biological cell memory?
https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/232 ... the-futureJan