Brainy wafer (Nov, 1969)
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Source: Popular Mechanics ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Nov, 1969
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Source: Popular Mechanics ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Nov, 1969
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Brainy wafer
There are 64 complete electronic memory circuits on this chip of silicone (shown for size comparison on the nib of a pen). The circuits, which can transmit electronic signals in as little as 3-billionths of a second, are used in the buffer memory of IBM’s newest computer, System/360 Model 195.
