Karl Auerbach on Nostr: Don't forget the joys of core memory. The memory in the CDC machines at UC Berkeley ...

Don't forget the joys of core memory. The memory in the CDC machines at UC Berkeley could turn red hot (and even melt) if there was a tight jump-to-self loop. (Core memory is erased by the act of reading, so it has to be re-written after every read - and that used a lot of current and caused a lot of heat.)

On our 7094 the core memory was immersed in cooling oil - and that oil bath sprung a leak. It was a true and honest memory leak.