Core memory [was:Re: CLASSICCMP digest 24]

From: Barry Peterson <bmpete_at_swbell.net>
Date: Sat Nov 22 16:01:12 1997

On Sat, 22 Nov 1997 16:48:30 -0500, you said:

>Could someone tell me what exactly "core memory" is? From mentions of

A small ferrite doughnut, with three wires threaded through the hole,
for each bit. Magnetized in one direction represents a one, in the
opposite direction represents a zero.
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Barry Peterson bmpete_at_swbell.net
Husband to Diane, Father to Doug,
Grandfather to Zoe and Tegan.
Received on Sat Nov 22 1997 - 16:01:12 GMT