looking for documentation for 1963 minuteman missile computer

From: Gene Buckle <geneb_at_deltasoft.com>
Date: Tue Oct 16 16:43:28 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.
>
You're right. I was thinking "Kryton", but that's a neurotic robot on Red
Dwarf. :)

g.
Received on Tue Oct 16 2001 - 16:43:28 BST

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