12 Jun
2004
12 Jun
'04
3:06 p.m.
On Sat, 12 Jun 2004, Rick Bensene wrote:
This technology was actually used into the early
1970's, as it was
inexpensive compared to other technologies such as discrete transistor
flip flops, magnetic core memory, small-scale IC flip flops, and small
magnetic drum memory.
Small magnetic drum memory? Neat! How small? What calculator models
used that type of memory?
I have a couple nice calculators that use delay lines. And I also have a
delay line memory module that used to be in a calculator.
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