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- Burroughs B5000 Core Memory Plane, 1961 - Core memory is an early form of computer memory. Small rings of magnetic material strung on a wire grid were programmed to represent a binary "one" or "zero." Core planes were individually woven (typically by women) under a microscope. It was the standard form of computer memory from 1955-1975, until displaced by the integrated circuit, which could be mass produced.
- 1961
- Collections - Artifact
Burroughs B5000 Core Memory Plane, 1961
Core memory is an early form of computer memory. Small rings of magnetic material strung on a wire grid were programmed to represent a binary "one" or "zero." Core planes were individually woven (typically by women) under a microscope. It was the standard form of computer memory from 1955-1975, until displaced by the integrated circuit, which could be mass produced.
- Film Buffer Memory Used on the Sperry Rand UNIVAC 1107 Computer, 1962 -
- 1962
- Collections - Artifact
Film Buffer Memory Used on the Sperry Rand UNIVAC 1107 Computer, 1962
- Magnetic Core Memory Plane Used in UNIVAC II, 1958 -
- 1958
- Collections - Artifact
Magnetic Core Memory Plane Used in UNIVAC II, 1958
- Pieces of Thin Film Memory, circa 1958 -
- circa 1958
- Collections - Artifact
Pieces of Thin Film Memory, circa 1958
- UNIVAC 9000-Series and 90/70 Series Plated Wire Memory Display, circa 1965 -
- circa 1965
- Collections - Artifact
UNIVAC 9000-Series and 90/70 Series Plated Wire Memory Display, circa 1965
- Thin Film Memory Technique Development Display Cube, 1958 -
- 1958
- Collections - Artifact
Thin Film Memory Technique Development Display Cube, 1958
- Burroughs Flip Flop Memory Chip, Used in B2500-B3500 Systems, 1966 -
- 1966
- Collections - Artifact
Burroughs Flip Flop Memory Chip, Used in B2500-B3500 Systems, 1966
- Burroughs Flying Head Drum, "FH432," for the Burroughs 1100-Series System, circa 1964 -
- circa 1964
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Burroughs Flying Head Drum, "FH432," for the Burroughs 1100-Series System, circa 1964
- Core Memory Stack and Diode Matrix for Address Selection, Used on the UNIVAC 490 System, 1963 - These core memory samples were used in UNIVAC 490 computers. NASA's Mission Control in Houston used six 490s to monitor spacecraft, control data screens, and for real-time communications during the Apollo missions. Other large companies that owned these expensive machines included US and Bethlehem Steel, GM, and Westinghouse. Notably, the UNIVAC 490 was designed by supercomputer architect, Seymour Cray.
- 1963
- Collections - Artifact
Core Memory Stack and Diode Matrix for Address Selection, Used on the UNIVAC 490 System, 1963
These core memory samples were used in UNIVAC 490 computers. NASA's Mission Control in Houston used six 490s to monitor spacecraft, control data screens, and for real-time communications during the Apollo missions. Other large companies that owned these expensive machines included US and Bethlehem Steel, GM, and Westinghouse. Notably, the UNIVAC 490 was designed by supercomputer architect, Seymour Cray.
- UNIVAC T7015 Plated Wire Memory for 1110 System, 1972 -
- 1972
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UNIVAC T7015 Plated Wire Memory for 1110 System, 1972