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Was that the IBM 2260 display station? It used sonic delay lines, a 50-foot coil of nickel wire. Torsional pulses were sent into the wire, and it could hold 11,
by kens 5y ago
Was that the IBM 2260 display station? It used sonic delay lines, a 50-foot coil of nickel wire. Torsional pulses were sent into the wire, and it could hold 11,008 bits.