Re:1958 Facom 128B Japanese Relay Computer, Still Working [v...
by Animats on Sunday December 01, 2019 @04:07AM
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Oh, that's a great video. Enough detail to understand how it worked.
As usual in that era, the big problem was memory. Memory in crossbar switches was so expensive that the programs are on paper tape loops. By then, they would have known how to put programs in crossbar memory.
As usual in that era, the big problem was memory. Memory in crossbar switches was so expensive that the programs are on paper tape loops. By then, they would have known how to put programs in crossbar memory.