Re:One Bit Ferrite Core Memory
by ocfnash on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @07:02AM
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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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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...