IBM System 360 Core Storage

This is not the oldest core storage in the museum, but it is the best documented.
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Close-up A close-up of a 3 wire core storage plane.

360 Core Plane A whole core plane.

Page 25A page from an IBM manual.

Basic Operation Memory unit This is a Basic Operation Memory unit in the museum.

Basic Operation Memory unit The other side of the BOM.

Close-up of BOM A close-up of the edge of the BOM.

64KBytes A gate in a core storage unit.

Model 360/67 512KBytes of storage.

512MByte Memory StickI hold in my hand ...

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