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From: SLSW2@cc.usu.edu (Roger Ivie)
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers
Subject: Re: non-volatile core memory (was: PDP-8 hate)
Message-ID: <16926@cc.usu.edu>
Date: 19 Jan 90 00:58:18 GMT
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In article <731@ncs.dnd.ca>, jstewart@ncs.dnd.ca (John Stewart) writes:
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> I guess on board ships, during battle, one does not want to have to wait
> for a 1/2 hour reload if the power flickers!
> 
And here I thought it was because the military doesn't TRUST semiconductor
memory.
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