See here for explanation of the Univac I, including a description of the
"mercury delay line" memory.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNIVAC_I
(Google is your friend.)
> Gentry, Stephen wrote:
Glad you all enjoyed it. The film makes comment about using mercury
for memory. Can anyone explain to me how that worked?
Thanks,
Steve G.
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This is a MUST SEE for everyone (especially the windoze weenies that
think computing started somewhere around 1985) Four stars. ****
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If you haven't seen this yet, you'll get a kick out of it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2fURxbdIZs
Steve G.
