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		kens on Sept 24, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Inside a Ferroelectric RAM Chip This was an IBM board so all the chips were in large, square, metal packages. These packages are descendants of the SLT modules used in the System/360.

kjs3 on Sept 24, 2024 [–]

Ah...that makes complete sense. The SLT chips are certainly bubblememory-ish.

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