Memory Tech you don't see very often

On 2022-Jan-06, at 12:19 AM, Joshua Rice via cctech wrote: "Not cost effective" ? What does that mean in the arena of valuation of historic artifacts? No, they didn't go anywhere as a product and apparently only saw use in one machine. However, the 'pro' side of such a debate is that they were a very early attempt to produce a fast digital RAM memory specifically for use in Stored-Program Machines, at a time when memory was at the top of the list of problems in development of the first SPMs, and actually before any SPMs had been produced, and weren't a serial technology like drums and delays lines tortured into applicability for the task. They are wrapped up in the history of John VonN and the IAS machine, one of the most significant machines in computing history (arguably the most significant). There's always opinion and subjective valuation in assessments of history but if one is acquainted with what was going on in that period of 46-50, they are a very interesting and notable development attempt.