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| From | Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.folklore.computers |
| Subject | Re: Delay Line Memory |
| Date | 2016-02-16 15:41 -0600 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <na04tv$30e$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <na03mr$ttc$1@dont-email.me> |
On 2/16/2016 3:21 PM, Charles Richmond wrote: > Yesterday I saw a video on YouTube about a delay line memory device. > It did *not* use mercury or any liquid to hold and circulate the > memory contents. Instead it had a *wire*!!! The wire was physically > twisted at one end ot input the bit. The other end "decoded" the bit > and also re-circulated the bit. > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9cUbYII5RY > > > I'd *never* heard of anything like this! Is anyone here familiar with > this type of delay line memory??? What machines used this??? > Neat. Kinda like the mechanical reverb on an old musical instrument amp. I've got a piano amp with one of those, if you jar it when the reverb is on it sounds like an earthquake in a spring factory. Bet the computer version was very sensitive to mechanical noise, too.
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Delay Line Memory "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2016-02-16 15:21 -0600
Re: Delay Line Memory Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2016-02-16 15:41 -0600
Re: Delay Line Memory David Wade <dave.g4ugm@gmail.com> - 2016-02-16 22:18 +0000
Re: Delay Line Memory Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2016-02-16 17:36 -0500
Re: Delay Line Memory Lawrence Statton <lawrence@senguio.mx> - 2016-02-16 16:57 -0600
Re: Delay Line Memory bert <bert.hutchings@btinternet.com> - 2016-02-16 15:08 -0800
Re: Delay Line Memory Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-02-17 01:31 +0000
Re: Delay Line Memory Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-02-17 03:42 +0000
Re: Delay Line Memory Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-02-17 00:25 +0100
Re: Delay Line Memory Elliott Roper <nospam@yrl.co.uk> - 2016-02-17 14:03 +0000
Re: Delay Line Memory Anonymous <no_email@invalid.invalid> - 2016-02-17 00:14 +0000
Re: Delay Line Memory Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-02-17 11:46 -0800
Re: Delay Line Memory jhhaynes@earthlink.net - 2016-02-17 18:18 -0800
Re: Delay Line Memory David Wade <dave.g4ugm@gmail.com> - 2016-02-18 09:44 +0000
Re: Delay Line Memory hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-02-16 16:43 -0800
Re: Delay Line Memory Anonymous <no_email@invalid.invalid> - 2016-02-17 01:24 +0000
Re: Delay Line Memory Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-02-16 18:52 -0700
Re: Delay Line Memory Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-02-16 22:19 -0500
Re: Delay Line Memory JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2016-02-17 11:34 -0600
Re: Delay Line Memory Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2016-02-16 20:06 -0600
Re: Delay Line Memory Lawrence Statton <lawrence@senguio.mx> - 2016-02-16 20:23 -0600
Re: Delay Line Memory "hgww" <hgww@gmail.com> - 2016-02-17 14:35 +1100
Re: Delay Line Memory Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-02-17 04:17 +0000
Re: Delay Line Memory "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2016-02-18 17:14 -0600
Re: Delay Line Memory Lawrence Statton <lawrence@senguio.mx> - 2016-02-18 19:27 -0600
Re: Delay Line Memory Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-02-19 04:14 +0000
Re: Delay Line Memory Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-02-19 19:07 -0500
Re: Delay Line Memory Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-02-17 01:30 +0000
Re: Delay Line Memory "Joe Morris" <j.c.morris@verizon.net> - 2016-02-17 19:11 -0500
Re: Delay Line Memory Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-02-17 23:13 -0500
Re: Delay Line Memory Jon Elson <elson@pico-systems.com> - 2016-02-17 22:25 -0600
Re: Delay Line Memory isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2016-02-17 23:16 -0800
Re: Delay Line Memory Jon Elson <elson@pico-systems.com> - 2016-02-18 12:01 -0600
Re: Delay Line Memory Jon Elson <elson@pico-systems.com> - 2016-02-18 12:10 -0600
Re: Delay Line Memory Lawrence Statton <lawrence@senguio.mx> - 2016-02-18 13:46 -0600
Re: Delay Line Memory Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-02-19 19:13 -0500
Re: Delay Line Memory Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-02-18 04:49 -0800
Re: Delay Line Memory Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-02-19 19:21 -0500
Re: Delay Line Memory Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-02-18 04:51 -0800
Re: Delay Line Memory Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-02-19 19:16 -0500
Re: Delay Line Memory Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-02-16 18:52 -0700
Re: Delay Line Memory "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2016-02-19 20:50 -0600
Re: Delay Line Memory Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-02-20 06:31 +0000
Re: Delay Line Memory G. <gerry77@no.spam.mail.com> - 2016-02-17 04:08 +0100
Re: Delay Line Memory Stan Barr <plan.b@bluesomatic.org> - 2016-02-17 08:19 +0000
Re: Delay Line Memory Jon Elson <jmelson@wustl.edu> - 2016-02-17 14:57 -0600
Re: Delay Line Memory "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2016-02-19 20:43 -0600
Re: Delay Line Memory isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2016-02-19 22:13 -0800
Re: Delay Line Memory Stan Barr <plan.b@bluesomatic.org> - 2016-02-20 08:17 +0000
Re: Delay Line Memory Lawrence Statton <lawrence@senguio.mx> - 2016-02-20 09:17 -0600
Re: Delay Line Memory Lawrence Statton <lawrence@senguio.mx> - 2016-02-20 09:20 -0600
Re: Delay Line Memory Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-02-20 18:49 -0800
Re: Delay Line Memory isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2016-02-20 21:06 -0800
Re: Delay Line Memory jhhaynes@earthlink.net - 2016-02-17 18:23 -0800
Re: Delay Line Memory isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2016-02-17 23:06 -0800
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