Now we are into cars and planes

From: ajp166 <ajp166_at_bellatlantic.net>
Date: Fri Mar 9 21:59:41 2001

From: Joe <rigdonj_at_intellistar.net>
>>EA-6 is later and used updated hardware.
>
> It's hard to think of core memory as "updated" hardware. :-) I hate
to
>imagine what an *earlier* fixed disk looked like!
>


It's my understanding that the first version was of the same general
design as Minuteman-1 missle computer and similar transistor
machines of the early 60s. Even the Accumulator was a "track"
on the multi headed disk.

Allison
Received on Fri Mar 09 2001 - 21:59:41 GMT