On 2010 Aug 27, at 10:46 AM, William Donzelli wrote:
I think I
forgot to mention the date previously, component dates
codes are
into 1979, somewhat late for core. LSI mem would have produced a
smaller
module by then. Either it was some special-requirement system or
probably a
legacy design/production issue.
My guess is that it is part of a military system. Burroughs was a
large defense contractor (Unisys still is - and the only thing keeping
them afloat). The military was still procuring core memory as late as
1989.
Although it is not rugged enough for field use, I was wondering about
some special military or ground-based aviation-support system.
I spotted it in the basement of a fellow who was into early radar and
other military / avionics-type stuff.