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Ask HN: Could you ever hear a core dump?

2 points by Pixelicious 8 years ago · 1 comment · 1 min read


Were there computers for which core dumps were a physical process?

DrScump 8 years ago

Computers with actual magnetic core memory were also really loud, so it would have been hard to hear any other detail.

Generally, the only noise you'd hear in response to a core dump was the programmer, screaming. Go Team S0C7!

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