On Tue, 25 Nov 2008, Jim Battle wrote:
This is a really fascinating thread. I never knew
that late 60s sports cars used 5"
floppies. Amazing. Did such cars use core memory, or did they use the brake drums for
storage?
Hmmmm. brake drums and brake disks would be really goood for home-made
rotating magnetic storage, if only they weren't ferrous
Humbug.
It sure is easy to slip into off-topic mechanical griping.
Sorry,
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