Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site sdcrdcf.UUCP
Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!bellcore!decvax!ittatc!dcdwest!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!darrelj
From: darrelj@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Darrel VanBuer)
Newsgroups: net.space,net.arch,net.aviation
Subject: Re: Computer Technology in USSR - circa 1955 to 1970
Message-ID: <2667@sdcrdcf.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 9-Mar-86 10:50:15 EST
Article-I.D.: sdcrdcf.2667
Posted: Sun Mar  9 10:50:15 1986
Date-Received: Tue, 11-Mar-86 01:19:34 EST
References: <2940@gatech.CSNET> <760@ihwpt.UUCP>
Reply-To: darrelj@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Darrel VanBuer)
Distribution: na
Organization: System Development Corporation R&D, Santa Monica
Lines: 18
Xref: watmath net.space:6345 net.arch:2761 net.aviation:2600

Re: assorted odd ROM technologies in USSR:
The IBM 360 series used almost every conceivable scheme possible for
implementing a ROM accross the series.  This resulted from both the
incredibly broad performance range of the series and that each model was
designed by a different unit within IBM.  There certainly were some with
custom threaded magnetic cores.  Another used capacitors printed on a sheet
with the plate punched out to create a bit.
It sounds like the Russians may have had a few novel twists, but basically
they are simply stuck with technology a decade behind US/Japan.
-- 
Darrel J. Van Buer, PhD
System Development Corp.
2525 Colorado Ave
Santa Monica, CA 90406
(213)820-4111 x5449
...{allegra,burdvax,cbosgd,hplabs,ihnp4,orstcs,sdcsvax,ucla-cs,akgua}
                                                            !sdcrdcf!darrelj
VANBUER@USC-ECL.ARPA