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Conundrum
Tue May 25 2010, 09:21AM Print
Conundrum Registered Member #96 Joined: Thu Feb 09 2006, 05:37PM
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whoa..

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Hon1nbo
Tue May 25 2010, 03:48PM
Hon1nbo Registered Member #902 Joined: Sun Jul 15 2007, 08:17PM
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now if only that was posted so that I could have won it : - P
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IntraWinding
Tue May 25 2010, 05:26PM
IntraWinding Registered Member #2261 Joined: Mon Aug 03 2009, 01:19AM
Location: London, UK
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They have a Cray Super Computer at the London Science museum. I think you can sit on the seats if my memory serves me. That thing had such a reputation I was amazed to see it.
Wonder if they could also get a HAL wink
1274808235 2261 FT89774 Hal9000
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Sulaiman
Tue May 25 2010, 08:27PM
Sulaiman Registered Member #162 Joined: Mon Feb 13 2006, 10:25AM
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Where I work we repair industrial electronics and to the surprise of many of us older guys (and complete ignorance of the younger guys) a magnetic core memory based controller came in! Would you believe it, we had spares in stock !
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HV Enthusiast
Tue May 25 2010, 08:31PM
HV Enthusiast Registered Member #15 Joined: Thu Feb 02 2006, 01:11PM
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I definitely some computer history.

I have an old PET computer in my attic right now, although the photo below is just one taken from the internet.

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