Thanks, Paul.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
On 12/14/2013 3:17 PM, Paul Braun wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 4:19 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> Bear in mind that this was all done in the early 1950s.
>>
>> This photo, taken from my technical report, shows the mechanical memory
>> drum and the console which contained the drum drive system, the transfer
>> plate, and the individual jack amplifiers. The console and system were
>> designed to our specs and provided by an engineering company whose name
>> does not come to mind after 60 years.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Mechanical+Memory+Drum.jpg.html
>>
>> Memory has come a long way since then. :-)
>>
>>
> I love the history of mechanical stuff. And I love photos like that. Just
> like how a company that designed a system using holes punched in rigid
> cards to control an automatic loom developed into IBM.
>
> Nice.
>
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