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| − | The '''Ampex ARM10''' was [[main memory]] for the [[PDP-10]], which connected to the [[PDP-10 | + | The '''Ampex ARM10''' was [[main memory]] for the [[PDP-10]], which connected to the [[PDP-10 Memory Bus|external memory bus]]. There were almost certainly at least two different forms, sharing only the name: a 256K [[word]] [[core memory]] unit (reported on the [[KA10]] MIT-AI [[ITS]] machine); the large '''ARM-10L''' was also a core system. |
| − | Finally, there are [http://www.brouhaha.com/~eric/retrocomputing/pdp-10/ reports] of one which provided "four mega-words of [[error-correcting code|ECC]]-protected [[semiconductor]] memory (using 64K [[Dynamic RAM|DRAM]]s)"; that | + | Finally, there are [http://www.brouhaha.com/~eric/retrocomputing/pdp-10/ reports] of one which provided "four mega-words of [[error-correcting code|ECC]]-protected [[semiconductor]] memory (using 64K [[Dynamic RAM|DRAM]]s)"; that was likely the [[Ampex ARM20]]. |
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Revision as of 15:23, 23 October 2022
The Ampex ARM10 was main memory for the PDP-10, which connected to the external memory bus. There were almost certainly at least two different forms, sharing only the name: a 256K word core memory unit (reported on the KA10 MIT-AI ITS machine); the large ARM-10L was also a core system.
Finally, there are reports of one which provided "four mega-words of ECC-protected semiconductor memory (using 64K DRAMs)"; that was likely the Ampex ARM20.
External links
- ARM 10L memory - ARM-10L unit at the Computer History Museum
- Magnetic core memory - core module
- Magnetic core memory - core module
