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Magnetic Core Memory

stmw
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tech

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magnetic core memory

DIY electronics

retro computing

The story shares a link to a Computer History Museum page about magnetic core memory, sparking a discussion on DIY kits for building one's own magnetic core memory.

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    11/6/2025, 11:24:04 PM

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asdefghyk
12d ago
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Its possible to DIY nagnetic core memory. A search will reveal several kits ....

EXAMPLE Weave Your Own Apollo-Era Memory A staggering 8 bytes of ferrite-core memory can be yours with the Core64 kit

https://spectrum.ieee.org/weave-your-own-apollo-era-memory

stmw
11d ago
Very cool!
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