World's First RAM Chip [video](youtube.com)
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World's First RAM Chip [video]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9e2SL56FSAw
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That's not a chip.
You could say it's 4096 1-bit chips wired together.
I'd suggest not. These are not semiconductors. They are tiny toroid ferrite cores with two windings around each--one for reading and one for writing.
Of course you probably wouldn't get toroids when chipping from ferrite. On the other hand you wouldn't get semiconductors when chipping from silicon either.
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I was annoyed that they called parity parody in the subtitles.
I was also annoyed that whenever I see subtitles I must read them as I watch the video.
But does put things in perspective doesnt it?
I was also annoyed that whenever I see subtitles I must read them as I watch the video.
But does put things in perspective doesnt it?
Back then our field engineers used to fly with small stacks of these for field replacement in the passenger area of planes. They were called "boms" until some passengers freaked out at overheard conversations. :-)