17 Mar
2010
17 Mar
'10
8:06 p.m.
I seem to remember that IBM had a demostrator (i.e. nonworking and
open) model of the 305 that they displayed at the Museum of Science
and Industry in Chicago during the early 1960s. Anyone know what
happened to it?
I'm trying to recall if I saw a 305 at Standard Oil in East Chicago
around the same time, but memory fails me.
An interesting tidbit can be found in the CHM interview
transcriptions vis-a-vis the IBM 1311. Apparently at one point,
consideration was given to making a prototype with the R/W head
unipolar, instead of bipolar, working off of the magnetic oxide
formed on the surface of a steel disc.
There's a project for some do-it-yourself-ers!
Cheers,
Chuck