To amplify how desperate people were for memory, back before the Whirlwind people came up with 3D core memory they were considering among other things a microwa

To amplify how desperate people were for memory, back before the Whirlwind people came up with 3D core memory they were considering among other things a microwave version of mercury delay lines, running a signal out to western Massachusetts and back. All that and lots more in this gem of a book: http://www.amazon.com/Project-Whirlwind-History-Pioneer-Computer/dp/0932376096 http://www.amazon.com/Project-Whirlwind-History-Pioneer-Comp...