flipper wrote:
On Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:54:22 -0500, Dan wrote:

flipper wrote:
On Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:49:12 -0500, Dan wrote:

I have this core memory brick for which I want to find a good home.
I have no idea what it came out of. I have had it for 40 years and doubt
I ever knew.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired
Oh my, that is an oldie.

The core memory I've got is planar on a PCB.

Looks sort of like this one

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...w=1209&bih=683

except mine are in a Data General Nova 2/10 mini like this puppy (not
counting the top 'data rack', whatever that is).

http://www.computermuseum.org.uk/mac...gen_nova2.html

Mine's in a 6 foot 19 inch rack in the garage and probably home to all
sort of critters by now.

Somewhere I have a single plane that I believe was originally mounted
on a PCB. If memory serves it had four 8 by 8 matrices. Again, I have no
idea what it was from.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired


Yeah. At one time I had a loose plane but it became damaged and then
'disappeared from any known location.

They're interesting because they come from a time when you could still
see 'what does it', as opposed to mysterious black plastic thingies
that all look alike except for pin count and numbers stamped on them.

I am looking for a home for the memory in the pictures. Free to a
good home. I like it for its historic value, but I'd rather someone who
appreciates it more had it.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired