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From: brooks@maddog.llnl.gov
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: delay lines for memory
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Date: 15 Mar 89 21:29:46 GMT
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Before I get a hundred replies for inaccurate memory of vacuum tube computers,
it appears that my memory of what media was used for delay line purposes was
not correct.  These lines were also called "mercury lines" because mercury
was used to create a suitably slow propagation speed for those suitably
slow computers of the day.  Just to remind us of where we have been, does
anyone who has access to a suitable article want to post a one page synopsis of
just how these delay lines worked?  The past is often useful in forming the
future as new technology spawns.

Is the news software incompatible with your mailer too?
brooks@maddog.llnl.gov, brooks@maddog.uucp, uunet!maddog.llnl.gov!brooks