Delay lines

From: James Redin <jredin_at_earthlink.net>
Date: Sat Mar 21 15:19:15 1998

I'm new to the list and missed the original posting about the Friden delay
line. Can somebody forward to me the messages that have been crossed in
regards to the Friden calculator or tell me where can I search for old
postings?

Thanks!
James Redin

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> From: Allison J Parent <allisonp_at_world.std.com>
> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
> Subject: Re: Delay lines
> Date: Friday, March 20, 1998 11:27 PM
>
>
> <Exactly. In the particular case of the Friden it was called a supersonic
> <delay line, although I've never been sure why.
>
> acoustic delay lines, they propagate bits translated to mechanical
> impulses at the speed of sound in a solid. The resulting delay is
> long enough to use ans a shift register to store bits.
>
> Allison
>
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