bubble memory

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bubble memory

Magnetic bubble memory.

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bubble memory

(Computer Science) computing a method of storing high volumes of data by the use of minute pockets of magnetism (bubbles) in a semiconducting material. The bubbles may be caused to migrate past a read head or to a buffer area for storage

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bub′ble mem`ory

a computer storage medium that uses magnetic bubbles to represent data bits.

[1970–75]

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1968 - hardware-independent (and officer-proof) networking developed' 1974 - Labour wins General Election and Tony Benn tells Cabinet that the UK computer industry is on verge of collapse thanks to Uncle Sam so rationalisation into ICL is the only answer' 1978 - research into quantum computing, bubble memory, charge coupled device, etc, starts' 1980 - Rob Wilmott & Peter Bonfield "headhunted" from Texas Instruments to turn round ICL.