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Re:One Bit Ferrite Core Memory by rnestler on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @06:20AM (#25135533)
Oh very nice thanks :) It would feel a bit like cheating though to just buy a ready made kit ;)

I wonder how they assemble the cores and the wires efficiently, because that was always the most painful part when working with the cores.

Edit: Typos

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Re:One Bit Ferrite Core Memory by EvanAnderson on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @02:20PM (#25141157)
There's some really good core assembly footage in this old Sperry-Rand film: https://youtu.be/s39Dzei2Z2I?t=92
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Re:One Bit Ferrite Core Memory by ocfnash on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @07:02AM (#25135843)
Threading the cores is indeed quite fiddly. I think back in the day, large numbers of seamstresses pivoted into manufacturing core memory!
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Re:One Bit Ferrite Core Memory by hazeii on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @08:49AM (#25136656)
If I recall correctly, the weaving was often done in Malta as it was the only place where the carpet weavers had fingers nimble enough to do it.

(edit) a bit of digging around turned up an article [0] showing women building core memory for the Apollo Guidance Computer.

[0] https://www.amusingplanet.com/2020/02/that-time-when-compute...

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