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Oh very nice thanks :) It would feel a bit like cheating though to just buy a ready made kit ;) I wonder how they assemble the cores and the wires efficiently,
by rnestler 6y ago
Oh very nice thanks :) It would feel a bit like cheating though to just buy a ready made kit ;)
I wonder how they assemble the cores and the wires efficiently, because that was always the most painful part when working with the cores.
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- ocfnash 6y agoThreading the cores is indeed quite fiddly. I think back in the day, large numbers of seamstresses pivoted into manufacturing core memory!
- hazeii 6y agoIf I recall correctly, the weaving was often done in Malta as it was the only place where the carpet weavers had fingers nimble enough to do it. (edit) a bit of digging around turned up an article [0] showing women building core memory for the Apollo Guidance Computer. [0] https://www.amusingplanet.com/2020/02/that-time-when-computer-memory-was.html https://www.amusingplanet.com/2020/02/that-time-when-compute...
- EvanAnderson 6y agoThere's some really good core assembly footage in this old Sperry-Rand film: https://youtu.be/s39Dzei2Z2I?t=92 https://youtu.be/s39Dzei2Z2I?t=92