The IBM 738 Magnetic Core Storage used on 709 was also a milestone of hybrid technology.
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All users utilize a 2, 000 word 24, 000 digit, magnetic core storage unit.
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The first use of core was in the Whirlwind computer, and Project Whirlwind's " most famous contribution was the random-access, magnetic core storage feature . " Commercialization followed quickly.
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The S / 360-67 operated with a basic internal cycle time of 200 nanoseconds and a basic 750 nanosecond magnetic core storage cycle, the same as the S / 360-65.
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The 737 Magnetic Core Storage Unit had 4, 096 36-bit words, the equivalent of 18, 432 bytes and served as RAM . The 727 Magnetic Tape Units stored over five million six-bit characters per reel.