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Whirlwind And Core Memory
Computer memory first evolved out of MIT with Whirlwind. They came up with what we now call magnetic-core memory in 1955. Why did they need speeds faster than a vacuum tube? Well, it turns out...
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By Charles Edge
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Computer memory first evolved out of MIT with Whirlwind. They came up with what we now call magnetic-core memory in 1955. Why did they need speeds faster than a vacuum tube? Well, it turns out...