8 Oct
2022
8 Oct
'22
4:11 p.m.
On Oct 7, 2022, at 6:14 PM, ben via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
Trying to hide the fact the drum makes it slow.
Did any one ever replace the drum with core memory, on the early serial computers?
Ben.
While not in the interest of increasing throughput, “vintage” computers with drums that
continued to soldier on well after their expiration date did require a more modern memory
alternative. The LINK GP-4 that I posted about in 2016 at the Northwest Airlines
Simulation Center was one such computer. Sadly sold for scrap, it had a “solid state drum
emulator", loadable via 3.5” diskette. Pics here:
https://goo.gl/photos/yb83SJSj67gS96n39 <https://goo.gl/photos/yb83SJSj67gS96n39>
-C