Old core memory system.

[Brent Hilpert]

On 2018-May-05, at 2:57 AM, Mattis Lind via cctalk wrote:

> Can anyone tell what kind of computer this might have been connected to?
> 
> https://i.imgur.com/IC3AVCf.jpg
> 
> I googled MS8192X26-1.9-RT and found one hit:
> 
> http://www.nsn-now.com/Indexing/ViewDetail.aspx?QString=7025013480747
> 
> And then FABRI-TECH (maybe miss-spelled) gave a nice broschure:
> 
> https://archive.org/details/TNM_Fabri-Tek_Inc_-_Brochure_20170629_0325
> 
> The core memory system boxes indeed look similar.
> 
> But still no clue what kind of system this has been connected to.
> 
> What kind of system made use of 26 bits? Maybe 24 bits + check bits?
> 
> It could be flight control related since it is aviation museum that
> currently have it. But the person I have contact with don't know the actual
> source. Possibly flight simulation since the same guys do have several old
> flight simulators.

Can't help with the target system, but I'd guess the "1.9" is likely the cycle time in uS.
26 bits might be 24 with parity and a spare.