[Milsurplus] Old CPUs

[J. Forster]

$8 Million from IBM, I think.

-John

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>
> IIRC, MIT held the patent on core memory (Jay Forrester). They went after
> the folks using it without paying royalties. They collected a lot of $$.
>
> 73, Dick, W1KSZ
>
>> Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 10:07:48 -0800
>> From: jfor at quik.com
>> To: kk5f at arrl.net
>> CC: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Old CPUs
>>
>> Might well be, but you could buy FOUR VW Beatles for the cost of one
>> core
>> plane!!
>>
>> -John
>>
>> ===============
>>
>>
>> >>Back in '69, Data General core was going for $4000 for a 4 K Word
>> plane.
>> >
>> > But that's understandable for core memory.  I'd bet that today
>> building
>> > the same core would be the inflation adjusted equivalent of $4000.
>> >
>> > The flight computer for the warhead bus on ballistic missiles 30 years
>> > ago used plated-wire memory technology for ROM.  That has excellent
>> > EMP survivability!
>> >
>> > Mike / KK5F
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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