Ferrite Core Memory The ferrite core memory board is organized by 4 x 9 blocks. Each block is represented with matrix of 34 x 32 ferrite cores. Each ferrite core is traversed by three wires in this design. TECHNICAL DETAILS MANUFACTURER Kombinat VEB Keramische Werke Hermsdorf ORIGIN Germany Democratic Republic YEAR 1969 CAPACITY 1224 Words x 32 bits SIZE board: 254 x 140 mm block: 16 x 17 mm ferrite core: 0.4 mm

A view to six memory blocks. Each block is represented with matrix of 34 x 32 ferrite cores and has a size of 16 x 17 mm. This and other detail photos has been made with Canon 3D camera and Sigma APO Macro 180mm lens

A view to part of one memory block.

A detail view to ferrite cores. Each ferrite core has diameter of 0.4 mm and is traversed by three wires.

Boxes, containers of ferrite cores. The ferrite cores (and the memory boards too) were produced in Eastern Germany in a factory called "Kombinat VEB Keramische Werke Hermsdorf". The Hermsdorf is a small village in Thüringen.