27 Jan
2016
27 Jan
'16
2:07 a.m.
Dr. Wang invented the core memory at IBM BTW
Wang did make a magnetic-core storage device (a 2-core-per-bit
shift register) but Jay Forrester's core memory, first installed
on MIT's Whirlwind computer in 1953, is the one that actually
saw use and very quickly dominated the market.
Doug
27 Jan
27 Jan
2:44 a.m.
New subject: PDP-11 questions
On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 3:07 PM, Doug McIlroy <doug(a)cs.dartmouth.edu> wrote:
Excellent. Nice to know. Thank you,
Clem
Dr. Wang
invented the core memory at IBM BTW
Wang did make a magnetic-core storage device (a 2-core-per-bit
shift register) but Jay Forrester's core memory, first installed
on MIT's Whirlwind computer in 1953, is the one that actually
saw use and very quickly dominated the market.
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