EEVblog 1713 – CRAZY Density Magnetic Core Memory from Space Shuttle! – EEVblog


A look at the crazy ferrite core density in the Ampex 1600 16k x 18 bit word magnetic core memory from Ampex Memory Products Division, used in the Mitra 125S computer for the Spacelab program on the Space Shuttle.

00:00 – Magnetic core memory
01:52 – How magnetic core memory works
07:12 – Ampex high density 16Kword core memory

Magnetic core simulator:

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