Were there computers for which core dumps were a physical process?
Ask HN: Could you ever hear a core dump?
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Re: Ask HN: Could you ever hear a core dump?
#2Computers 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!