Mellon optical memory
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title:
Mellon optical memory
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Mellon optical memory was an early form of computer memory invented at the Mellon Institute in 1951. The device used a combination of photoemissive and phosphorescent materials to produce a "light loop" between two surfaces. The presence or lack of light, detected by a photocell, represented a one or zero. Although promising, the system was rendered obsolete with the introduction of magnetic-core memory in the early 1950s. It appears that the system was never used in production.
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Early type of computer memory
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mellon_optical_memory
date created:
2007-07-20T17:54:53Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T17:23:41Z
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