On 2022-Apr-01, at 6:02 AM, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote:
> When I looked at that ebay listing of "glass memory" it pointed me to another
> item, https://www.ebay.com/itm/265623663142 -- described as "core rope
> memory". Obviously it isn't -- it's conventional core RAM. Interestingly
> enough, it seems to be three-wire memory (no inhibit line that I can see).
> It looks to be in decent shape. No manufacturer marks, and "GC-6" doesn't
> ring any bells.
Well, it would still work for 1-bit-wide words, so to speak. One wonders what
the application was.
There are a couple of Soviet core-rope memories up right now:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/294558261336
https://www.ebay.com/itm/294851032351
Shipping from New York, curiously.
The glass memory has apparently sold.
