Item CERN-OBJ-IT-020 - CDC 6600 Magnetic Core Memory

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CDC 6600 Magnetic Core Memory

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A plan of magnetic core memory with 64x64 bits (4Kb) as used in a CDC 6600. The very first CDC 6600 was delivered to CERN in 1965 and was the fastest supercomputer of its time.

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      On loan, 513-1-021 IT visit point .

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      2266326

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