diff --git a/index.html b/index.html index 3c68e22..02fbb6f 100644 --- a/index.html +++ b/index.html @@ -27,32 +27,32 @@ toroids (rings) of a hard - magnetic material + magnetic material (usually a semi-hard - ferrite). Each core stores one + ferrite). Each core stores one bit of information. Two or more wires pass through each core, forming an - X-Y array of cores. When an electrical current above a certain - threshold is applied to the wires, the core will become magnetized. - The core to be written is selected by powering one X and one Y wire - to half of the required power, such that only the single core at the - intersection is written. Depending on the direction of the currents, - the core will pick up a clockwise or counterclockwise magnetic field, - storing a 1 or 0. - - This writing process also causes electricity to be + X-Y array of cores. When an electrical current above a certain + threshold is applied to the wires, the core will become magnetized. + The core to be written is selected by powering one X and one Y wire + to half of the required power, such that only the single core at the + intersection is written. Depending on the direction of the currents, + the core will pick up a clockwise or counterclockwise magnetic field, + storing a 1 or 0. + + This writing process also causes electricity to be induced into nearby wires. If the new pulse being applied in the X-Y wires is - the same as the last applied to that core, the existing field will do - nothing, and no induction will result. If the new pulse is in the - opposite direction, a pulse will be generated. This is normally - picked up in a separate "sense" wire, allowing the system - to know whether that core held a 1 or 0. As this readout process - requires the core to be written, this process is known as + the same as the last applied to that core, the existing field will do + nothing, and no induction will result. If the new pulse is in the + opposite direction, a pulse will be generated. This is normally + picked up in a separate "sense" wire, allowing the system + to know whether that core held a 1 or 0. As this readout process + requires the core to be written, this process is known as destructive - readout, and requires additional circuitry to reset the core to - its original value if the process flipped it. + readout, and requires additional circuitry to reset the core to + its original value if the process flipped it.