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From: lpress@venera.isi.edu (Laurence I. Press)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: Core memory
Summary: machine-made core memory
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Date: 20 Jul 88 13:40:43 GMT
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I recall seeing a machine to automate core manufacture at IBM (San Jose
or upstate New York) back in the early 60s.  It had a vibrating flat bed
with an array of tiny grooves for the cores to fall into.  When they
were all lined up, it stopped vibrating and wires were pushed through.
I am sure it took some manual tweeking, but it was basically mechanized.