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

From: Bill Pechter <pechter_at_pechter.dyndns.org>
Date: Wed Apr 21 13:54:36 1999

> >> If I had the time I'd do a 8x8x8 plane, 64 bytes is enough to prove a
> >> point!
> >
> >Are you going to put it on a PCI board so it can be used in a modern
> >computer? :-)
>
> What would be HOT is to put it on a PC card (you pick the flavor), but make
> sure the size is sufficent for some REAL function like non volatile ram. I
> smell a neat science project / demonstation board in this idea. Perhaps a
> smaller array, but with LARGE cores where the magnetic state could have
> some visual indicators.

Imagine a 128k core bios rom in a PC.
Hell, imagine the old Diode/Resister matrix roms.

Y2k upgrade... fix the bios, here's a soldering iron and some diagonal
cutters.

Bill

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