Core Memory Interfacing?

From: Allison <ajp166_at_bellatlantic.net>
Date: Wed Apr 3 16:05:14 2002

From: Douglas H. Quebbeman <dquebbeman_at_acm.org>

>The Hazeltine 2000 is a 1972-era computer terminal. It used core
>memory, but did not have a microprocesor, and therefore, no
>software.
>
>So at least the Hazeltine did it in hardware.

As did the VT52 and a slew of others.


>When you'd turn it back on, it usually lost some bits, but you
>would always bring up the last screen that had been displayed,
>if someone didn't explicitly clear it. Not the kind of terminal
>to use in secure installtions...

Later ones had a power on circuit to effectively punch the clear button.

Allison
Received on Wed Apr 03 2002 - 16:05:14 BST