> On Oct 7, 2022, at 6:14 PM, ben via cctalk wrote:
>
> Trying to hide the fact the drum makes it slow.
> Did any one ever replace the drum with core memory, on the early serial
> computers?
> Ben.
>
While not in the interest of increasing throughput, “vintage” computers with
drums that con
On Fri, 2022-10-07 at 18:17 -0700, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
>
> I recall that the IBM 650 had an upgrade option where core was used
> for
> some of the registers. It was small--maybe 50 words.
Until it moved from Sindelfingen to the IBM Tech Center in Böblingen,
the collection at Haus zur G
*From:* Jon Elson via cctalk
*Subject:* [cctalk] Re: Bendix G-15 Restoration
*Date:* Friday, October 7, 2022 at 7:10 PM
*To:* ben via cctalk
*Cc:* Jon Elson
On 10/7/22 18:14, ben via cctalk wrote:
On 2022-10-07 1:09 p.m., paul.kimpel--- via cctalk wrote:
We'd all like to see the ALGO compile
Paul Pierce in Portland, Oregon has a copy on paper tape, but the tapes have
been water-damaged and will require restoration. He told me that is on his list
of projects, but it will be a while until he can get to it. There may be other
copies, but I don't know of them at present.
> -Original Message-
> From: Jon Elson via cctalk
> Sent: 08 October 2022 03:10
> To: ben via cctalk
> Cc: Jon Elson
> Subject: [cctalk] Re: Bendix G-15 Restoration
>
> On 10/7/22 18:14, ben via cctalk wrote:
> > On 2022-10-07 1:09 p.m., paul.kimpel--- via cctalk wrote:
> >> We'd all
