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Episode 182 - Spinning Memories

Advent of Computing by Sean S Haas

May 18, 202658:31Society & Culture

What connects IBM, the NSA, the Third Reich, and high fidelity recordings of symphonies? The answer is: magnetic drum memory. Join me as I lose all track of scope and plot to discovery just how and why magnetic drum memo...

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Episode 182 - Spinning Memories is an episode from Advent of Computing by Sean S Haas. What connects IBM, the NSA, the Third Reich, and high fidelity recordings of symphonies? The answer is: magnetic drum memory. Join me as I lose all track...

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Published May 18, 2026, 58:31 long, audio available.

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