PulseAugur
EN
LIVE 04:44:33

Maker builds USB drive with Apollo-era magnetic-core memory

By PulseAugur Editorial · [2 sources] ·

A maker has constructed a functional USB drive using 1950s-era magnetic-core memory, a technology previously used in Apollo spacecraft. This project, driven by current high RAM prices, utilizes salvaged Russian computer parts and is hand-threaded with 64 iron rings, each storing a single bit for a total capacity of 8 bytes. While extremely limited in storage, the device offers persistent, unpowered storage and resilience to radiation. AI

IMPACT Niche tooling improvement; minimal industry-wide impact.

RANK_REASON DIY project using old technology, not a new product release or significant industry event.

Read on Mastodon — fosstodon.org →

AI-generated summary · Google Gemini · from 2 sources. How we write summaries →

Maker builds USB drive with Apollo-era magnetic-core memory

How we ranked this

Signal score
0 / 100
Composite score across the factors below. Higher = stronger signal that this story matters right now.
Newsworthiness bucket
Tool
DIY project using old technology, not a new product release or significant industry event.
Source corroboration
2 independent sources
Multiple independent publishers reporting the same story raises confidence that it's real and newsworthy.
Topics
other
Editorial topic classification. Feeds into how the story surfaces on /topic/<slug> hub pages and into the per-entity coverage mix.
AI-industry relevance
Low
Off-topic or adjacent — cluster remains reachable but doesn't surface in AI-industry rankings.
Story freshness
96 days old
Aged out of breaking-news scoring windows; ranking reflects the durable signal from the full source set.

Full methodology in our editorial standards.

COVERAGE [2]

  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Mark Tyson ·

    RAMpocalyse pricing prompts maker to construct his own memory using ancient Apollo-era tech — USB drive resurrects hand-threaded magnetic core memory using salvaged Russian computer parts

    DIYer shows how they made a handsome magnetic core memory USB drive using home CNC and 3D printing equipment. However, it isn't a homebrew answer to the AI-induced memory crisis with only 64 bits of data capacity

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    RAMpocalyse pricing prompts maker to construct his own memory using ancient Apollo-era tech — USB drive resurrect… DIYer shows how they made a handsome magnetic

    RAMpocalyse pricing prompts maker to construct his own memory using ancient Apollo-era tech — USB drive resurrect… DIYer shows how they made a handsome magnetic core memory USB drive using home CNC and 3D printing equipment. However, it isn't a homebrew answer to the AI-induced m…

    LINKS tomshardware.com/…/rampocalyse-pricing-pr… tomshardware.com/pc-components

RELATED ENTITIES

RELATED TOPICS