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minus-squareMonkderDritte@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-27 months agoBut how does plated-wire memory (core memory variant) fail with age and no mechanical damage? Or is it mechanical damage, vibrations? Edit: or radiation exposure?
minus-squareJohanno@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 months agoRadiation damage and electrical components degrade by using them.
minus-squareMonkderDritte@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-27 months agoMaybe the ferromagnetic layer got brittle?
But how does plated-wire memory (core memory variant) fail with age and no mechanical damage? Or is it mechanical damage, vibrations?
Edit: or radiation exposure?
It’s the void dude
Radiation damage and electrical components degrade by using them.
Maybe the ferromagnetic layer got brittle?