Talk:Z22 (computer)

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What does this article mean that the Whirlwind "reportedly" used core in 53? This is a widely reported statement, can anyone suggest a reason it would not be true? Drums were in use on the Mark I, which predates the Z22 by some time. I believe this claim is in error. Maury 22:11, 28 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Indeed, the entire paragraph seems unencyclopedic:

It has been said that the Z22 was the first computer with magnetic storage. As core memory and drum memory were invented earlier and were—by hearsay—used in military computer prototypes before, this is not assured knowledge, though. (The Whirlwind reportedly used magnetic core in 1953, and magnetic drum memory was commonly used a few years before that.)

It must have been said by some very uninformed person, or somebody dropped an essential qualifier like "Zuse's first computer". I'll remove the entire para. -R. S. Shaw 18:28, 9 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]