You can weave software into hardware!
And then fly to the moon!!
Katie Broida
@kbroida
Software and Apollo
Core Memory
(RAM)
Core Rope Memory (ROM)
Space Technology Handwoven by Watchmakers and Seamstresses
How good was this handmade memory?
Virtually indestructible memory storage
Meticulous weaving
Core Rope Memory: unique in time and space
Core Rope Memory:
A How-To Guide
Load component with magnetic iron cores
Pass needle loaded with wire through cores
Machine will advance to next location
Solder wire in place, remove pins, press and fold wires into assembly
Finally, run tests and "pot" the memory module
Memory Lost
Kitty Cicardo
Virginia Milato
Eleanor Capadona
Vernell Norman
Caroline Butler
Helen Lennon
Edna Walcott
Mary Julian
Mary Lou Rodgers
Not much improvement today
🌚 Thank you! 🚀
handwoven.technology
@kbroida