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

From: allisonp_at_world.std.com <(allisonp_at_world.std.com)>
Date: Wed Apr 21 14:51:24 1999

> 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.

Mike, PCI is 33mhz and core at best is 1mhz tthat would eb an expensive
slow joke.

Cores large enough for visual indication of magnetic field would be in the
10-20AMPS select curent range. Not a real possibility.

allison
Received on Wed Apr 21 1999 - 14:51:24 BST