Cores in space: The core memory module from a 1980 Spacelab computer
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Science
Moderate confidence — 64/100
- For storage, the Spacelab computer contained 128 kilobytes of RAM.
- Rather than silicon memory, the computer used magnetic core memory, with each bit stored in a tiny ferrite ring.
Unverified
- For storage, the Spacelab computer contained 128 kilobytes of RAM.
- Rather than silicon memory, the computer used magnetic core memory, with each bit stored in a tiny ferrite ring.