Second that. I've got a PC-5000 as well (wanna buy it?) and have never had any issues with the bubble paks.
I suppose it's the computer as well but I was surprised by how relatively slow they are, considering that they're 'solid state'. An interesting project, replacing them with SD cards or similar; way beyond my skills though. I assume the manual is out there somewhere? m On Sun, Oct 2, 2022 at 7:39 AM osi.superboard via cctalk < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi Steve, > > the Sharp PC-5000 bubble memory is very reliable. It`s working flawless > on two machines I have. > > Bubble memory was used as well in some significant older machines, like > the Texas instruments Silent Terminals (around 77 I guess). And last > time I turned on the terminal, it worked perfectly still showing text in > memory, entered decades ago. So no worry. > > Thomas > > Am 02.10.2022 um 10:58 schrieb Steve Lewis via cctalk: > > How "stable" is bubble memory, over decades? > > > > There is a Sharp PC-5000 that may be available, I believe from 1983-1985 > > era, which is said to have bubble memory. But the owner can't find a > power > > cable, to verify if anything still works. > > > > I have older systems with ICs that are still working OK, but I was > > wondering thoughts on any risk associated with bubble memory? > (likelihood > > of not working at all, or being damaged in long distance shipping) > > > > Actually another thought, can any "normal" ICs be used to > > replace/substitute the bubble memory? > > > > Regards, > > Steve >
