How scarce (valuable) is core for the PDP-8?

From: Allison J Parent <allisonp_at_world.std.com>
Date: Tue Apr 20 17:49:15 1999

<I've never tried it, but I remember reading in some DIY computer book
<from the 1960s that those anti-parasitic beads didn't work as core memory
<cores. I suppose you could try them, though - maybe more complex
<electronics would help..

You need something you can saturate hard. Tape wound materials were
used a lot early on. It's not too hard to test an assortment of things
as you only need one.

Allison
Received on Tue Apr 20 1999 - 17:49:15 BST