Ask HN: Could you ever hear a core dump?

2 pointsPixelicious8y ago1 comments

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

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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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2 pointsPixelicious8y ago1 comments

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

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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