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Article #5261Re: Magnetic Wire Recorders
From: John Witters
Date: Wed, 25 Jul 1990 20:36
Date: Wed, 25 Jul 1990 20:36
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In article <1990Jul25.184953.7175@tc.fluke.COM> alz@tc.fluke.COM (Al Weiss) writes:
>Is my memory playing tricks with me or do I recall correctly that wire
>recorders have been used in satellites? Would someone elaborate on that
>usage?
The technology is called plated wire. I think it is used for computer memory
in a way analogous to old fashioned ferrite core memory. I know nothing more
about it except that it is more resistant to radiation than semiconductor
memory. Radiation from the sun is something you have to worry about when you
put something outside the atmosphere.
Would anyone from NASA care to comment?
-John
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!rice!uw-beaver!fluke!witters From: witters@tc.fluke.COM (John Witters) Newsgroups: sci.electronics,rec.audio Subject: Re: Magnetic Wire Recorders Message-ID: <1990Jul25.203604.1577@tc.fluke.COM> Date: 25 Jul 90 20:36:04 GMT References: <1990Jul14.044030.6001@swbatl.sbc.com> <825@bilver.UUCP> <1990Jul25.184953.7175@tc.fluke.COM> Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc., Everett, WA Lines: 22