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Tom Lyon
On The Metal
Exploring Computer Readiness
In this chapter, the speakers discuss the terminology used to describe a computer being ready for tasks, suggesting the use of the term 'ready loop' instead of 'idle loop'. They also talk about their collection of different-sized platters and their interest in rotating media. Lastly, they mention their discussion on the history of technology and a memory to memory scope from an IBM 704 computer.
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