I saw the demo at the Pentagon in late 70's. I think it was 11.98 cm wire for nano, coil of wire for micro and a firehose for milli. She had a low opinion of Pentagon intelligence for technology. Saw the bug slide show in '76 at Ft. Ben in Indianapolis. Ted was correct it was a relay. Von Neuman had another hat during WWII, He was assigned to the 'Budget Office' and was given the task of contractor review. They would have to bring in the double entry summary of active projects. Imagine getting a ding of 'pages 9,13 and 16 don't crossfoot! We'll see you at 6am tomorrow for a revised review'. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:H96566k.jpg In a message dated 1/25/2016 1:49:15 P.M. Central Standard Time, ajn...@ufl.edu writes:
Yes, if I remember correctly (note message about memory core), but she had brought in a large coil of wire for that one. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
