Prototype rope memory unit

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Date Introduced
1963
Photographer
Richards, Mark
Dimensions
1 x 5 x 8 1/2 in.
Manufacturer
Burroughs Corporation
Credit Line
Gift of the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory
Copyright Owner
© Mark Richards
Location
US
Keywords
magnetic; mechanical
Object ID
XD115.76
Memory Type
Magnetic core

This is a prototype rope memory unit made by Burroughs for the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory for their development of the Apollo Guidance Computer by 1963. It was not selected for the computer, rather a design submitted by Raytheon won.