Project Whirlwind. Volume 9. Storage Tubes. Part 1

Abstract

Electrostatic storage tubes have been selected for the high-speed internal memory of the Whirlwind computers. The tubes are of the deflection type where a cathode ray beam writes on a dielectric surface. Both plus and minus signals are read out of the tubes representing the digit 0 and 1. Signals are stored permanently and are maintained by a holding gun.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1947
Accession Number
AD0896850

Entities

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cathode Ray Tubes
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Control Panels
  • Data Storage Systems
  • Dielectrics
  • Electrolytes
  • Electron Emission
  • Electron Guns
  • Electron Tubes
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Measurement
  • Metal Matrix Composites
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.