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The USGS had a 44 without main memory. They used it with custom "micro"
code to process real-time seismic data, and the regular storage access
just wasn't fast enough.
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And if you opened the covers of the old 2880 Block Multiplexor Channel
box, you found a downsized version of the 360/44 front panel. Fancy
that! :-)
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Rick
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