20 Jun
2002
20 Jun
'02
4:36 a.m.
This could be a mercury delay line. Remington Rand did use mercury
delay lines in
some of their early computers.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-admin(a)classiccmp.org
[mailto:cctalk-admin@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Gary Hildebrand
Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 9:08 AM
To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: Acoustic delay line??
Bill Sudbrink wrote:
I've never seen one and couldn't find a clear picture
on the web anywhere. Is this an acoustic delay line?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=887259145
I'd guess that it is either a TWT, or maybe an X-ray tube of
some sort.
Definitely NOT a delay line.
Gary Hildebrand
St. Joseph, MO