Great example of core memory. Interesting about the core dump. I guess that would even work after a power failure.
IanV > On 21 May 2020, at 01:28, Bill van Dijk <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Most people have heard the term “core dump”, and some even use it without any > idea where that came from. Those old computers worked slow, taking sometimes > several days to work on a single program. When a “bug” developed (seriously, > bugs shorting out things happened) the computer was stopped, repaired, and a > core dump was done. Remember, these magnetic cores kept their data, not like > solid state RAM. From the core dump it was determined where the program > stopped. And often it could be restarted where it left off, saving having to > restart. > > Now you know……..Bill > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of SWISSNIXIE - Jonathan F. > Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 4:43 PM > To: neonixie-l <[email protected]> > Subject: [neonixie-l] OT: Help with mysterious part > > Hi guys, > > I know this is kind of OT, but I've noticed that a lot of people here are way > older than me, and therefore know more about vintage tech. > > This item is sitting around in my house for quite some time, but i have no > idea what exactly it is. See attached images. I'm guessing it has something > to do with memory. The small dip-looking parts around the device are diodes > that look upright and are all connected to a common source. No markings about > part number or manufacturer. The structure under the plexi-glass looks like > something woven out of wire or a grid or something. It also looks like wires > are going into a black material. > > > Any idea what it is, how old it is, or in what it was used? > > Thanks! > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "neonixie-l" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/a3eefd86-d498-41c3-a07b-b8735878ffc1%40googlegroups.com. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "neonixie-l" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/015101d62f06%24b5e3c200%2421ab4600%24%40gmail.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/D4D1B619-EEB3-4256-AA97-47EC87B1E736%40yahoo.co.uk.
