18 Jan
2004
18 Jan
'04
8:44 p.m.
Although it has been quite a while since I have seen many commercial firms
that will fabricate or repair core memory for anything like a reasonable
price....
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From: cctalk-bounces(a)classiccmp.org
[mailto:cctalk-bounces@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of ben franchuk
Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 9:33 PM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Emulators of Classic Computers
Antonio Carlini wrote:
I think if you wait long enough all ICs will fail,
through solid-state diffusion if nothing else. At
least with the off-the-shelf parts it will be possible
(in principle) to remanufacture a facsimile. With
modern ASICs (and probably FPGAs) this will be pretty
hard to achieve.
Antonio
But with TUBE computers you just fix the broken part.:)
That is the major difference between IC's and the earlier
generations of computers. That is part of the reason
real classic computers have a better chance of sticking
around, as you can still make parts like core memory
for a modest amount of $ compared to anything with a IC
in it.
Ben.