looking for documentation for 1963 minuteman missile computer

From: Dave McGuire <mcguire_at_neurotica.com>
Date: Tue Oct 16 15:44:34 2001

On October 16, Gene Buckle wrote:
> > According to at least one movie I watched the part that is critical are
> > some special triacs so that each charge can be detonated within a fairly
> > tight time window.
>
> Klystron(?) I might be wrong though. I keep thinking it begins with a
> "K". For the gun type, all bets are off - it's a _much_ simpler design.

  That would be "krytron". A Klystron is a microwave oscillator tube.

    -Dave

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Dave McGuire
Laurel, MD
Received on Tue Oct 16 2001 - 15:44:34 BST

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