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Probably because core memory was so ubiquitous in the 1960s and early 1970s, so there's a lot of supply. Almost every computer used core memory and each memory
by kens 6y ago
Probably because core memory was so ubiquitous in the 1960s and early 1970s, so there's a lot of supply. Almost every computer used core memory and each memory module had a stack of planes. IBM was producing literally billions of ferrite cores per year. (Of course that's not as impressive now when a gigabyte costs a few dollars.)
- m463 6y agoI wonder how many of these survived though? I wonder if there could be a somewhere like cuba - sort of a lost kindgom of 50's cars.
- kens 6y agoThere are a fair number of core memory planes floating around, both on eBay and with people I know. They were compact and made nice souvenirs when computers were scrapped, so a lot of people held onto them. As far as "lost kingdom", I've seen a bunch of core planes from Russia recently; they probably kept them in service longer.