Episode 77 - Magnetic Memories
Advent of Computing
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The History of Magnetic Core Memory
Magnetic core memory is non volatile. Once you throw data into corps, it just stays there until you override it. Data stays in memory even when the machine is off. This is thanks to the properties of parite. It keeps magnetization without needing a refresh. In total, corn memory is just better than any contemporary option. Whirlwind would be the first machine to use core and from there, it would become the standard.
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