RE: Core memory emulator using non volatile ram.

2018-12-16 Thread Rod G8DGR via cctech
Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: ben via cctech Sent: 17 December 2018 03:08 To: cctech@classiccmp.org Subject: Re: Core memory emulator using non volatile ram. On 12/16/2018 8:00 PM, allison via cctech wrote: > In the end, current generation CMOS ram is the easy out, battery is > small,

Re: Core memory emulator using non volatile ram.

2018-12-16 Thread Guy Sotomayor Jr via cctech
> On Dec 16, 2018, at 8:21 PM, allison via cctech wrote: > > On 12/15/2018 03:51 PM, Jon Elson via cctech wrote: >> On 12/15/2018 02:45 PM, Anders Nelson via cctalk wrote: >>> Serial flash has an endurance between 10K-100K writes per cell so I >>> think >>> that would break down quickly.

Re: Core memory emulator using non volatile ram.

2018-12-16 Thread ED SHARPE via cctech
I put  focal in it...I leave  focal in it...  then I turn on the power  it talks focal to  a tty! ( for  grains  want   copy  of  focal  11  for the 11/20  too...)   But  definitely  want to  see focal on a  little omnibus 8! Just like that famous night in 1979.. Life  is  good    Ed#   In

Re: Core memory emulator using non volatile ram.

2018-12-16 Thread allison via cctech
On 12/15/2018 03:51 PM, Jon Elson via cctech wrote: > On 12/15/2018 02:45 PM, Anders Nelson via cctalk wrote: >> Serial flash has an endurance between 10K-100K writes per cell so I >> think >> that would break down quickly. Wear-leveling on a serial device would be >> very slow... >> >> > If you

Re: Core memory emulator using non volatile ram.

2018-12-16 Thread allison via cctech
On 12/16/2018 10:07 PM, ben via cctech wrote: > On 12/16/2018 8:00 PM, allison via cctech wrote: > >> In the end, current generation CMOS ram is the easy out, battery is >> small, cost is small,  and >> produces much less of the heat that is killer to systems.   The only >> reason to do that is

Re: Core memory emulator using non volatile ram.

2018-12-16 Thread ben via cctech
On 12/16/2018 8:00 PM, allison via cctech wrote: In the end, current generation CMOS ram is the easy out, battery is small, cost is small,  and produces much less of the heat that is killer to systems.   The only reason to do that is core cost big if you can find it for your machine.  I can

Re: Core memory emulator using non volatile ram.

2018-12-16 Thread allison via cctech
On 12/15/2018 09:32 PM, Charles Anthony via cctech wrote: > On Sat, Dec 15, 2018 at 6:15 PM Rod G8DGR via cctalk > wrote: > >> All very interesting.. 1201 alarm while I deal will all of the information >> Rod >> >> > 1202 coming up... > > I don't know specifically about the various memory types

RE: Core memory emulator using non volatile ram.

2018-12-16 Thread Rod G8DGR via cctech
Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Jon Elson via cctech Sent: 16 December 2018 16:43 To: Rod G8DGR; gene...@ezwind.net; discuss...@ezwind.net:On-Topic Posts Subject: Re: Core memory emulator using non volatile ram. On 12/15/2018 11:19 PM, Rod G8DGR via cctech wrote: > > > However I began to

Re: Core memory emulator using non volatile ram.

2018-12-16 Thread Jon Elson via cctech
On 12/15/2018 11:19 PM, Rod G8DGR via cctech wrote: However I began to think would it be possible to create a close copy of an 8/e out of modern parts. Finally the big one – Omnibus and the connectors its made from. A 3D printing candidate? I’m going to autopsy a busted connector and see

Re: Core memory emulator using non volatile ram.

2018-12-16 Thread ED SHARPE via cctech
Anyone building  8 omnibus  batter  backed up core  replacement  currently  that  is  available off the  shelf reasonably for   8 m,e and  f? (( Smaller  size  board  than the   8a   would accept   for memory as I  remember..))   Have  a 8 m or  f  in my  den on a  shelf...   as  as I  best 

RE: Core memory emulator using non volatile ram.

2018-12-16 Thread Rod G8DGR via cctech
Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: allison via cctech Sent: 16 December 2018 03:08 To: cctech@classiccmp.org Subject: Re: Core memory emulator using non volatile ram. On 12/15/2018 01:01 PM, Guy Sotomayor Jr via cctech wrote: > FRAM or MRAM. I make extensive use of them in my projects. > >

Re: Core memory emulator using non volatile ram.

2018-12-16 Thread Guy Sotomayor Jr via cctech
> On Dec 15, 2018, at 7:09 PM, allison via cctech wrote: > > On 12/15/2018 01:01 PM, Guy Sotomayor Jr via cctech wrote: >> FRAM or MRAM. I make extensive use of them in my projects. >> >> Everspin has a few (all SMT and 3.3v). As I recall they run ~$20/ea for 4Mb >> (512K x 8 or 256K x