On Thu, Jul 31, 2025 at 01:13:47PM -0700, Michael Paoli wrote: > On Thu, Jul 31, 2025 at 10:32 AM Alain D D Williams <[email protected]> wrote: > > I do not know anyone who has direct knowledge of mercury delay line memory > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delay-line_memory > > I think my dad still does. > I believe some of the first computers he used had mercury delay line memory. > He's 90+ now ... and still programs.
Gosh. This got me thinking: I knew a lady who worked (programmed ?) Leo systems, some of these had mercury delay line memory. We have not spoken in 20+ years, I have pinged her an email ... [email protected] ... stuck in my outgoing mail queue :-( > He got his very first hearing aid about a year ago ... and has quite a > bit of fun going in and tinkering around with low level code in it, > to be able to further customize it to get it to behave exactly as he likes. -- Alain Williams Linux/GNU Consultant - Mail systems, Web sites, Networking, Programmer, IT Lecturer. +44 (0) 787 668 0256 https://www.phcomp.co.uk/ Parliament Hill Computers. Registration Information: https://www.phcomp.co.uk/Contact.html #include <std_disclaimer.h>
