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Title: Lightspeed Computers! (Intel leads the way) Post by: ConfusedUs on 2004-02-12, 09:50 http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/11/technolo...11CND-CHIP.html (http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/11/technology/11CND-CHIP.html)
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 11 ? Intel scientists say that they have made silicon chips that can switch light like electricity, blurring the line between computing and communications and presenting a vision of the digital future that will allow computers themselves to span cities or even the entire globe. This is freaking sweet, although I forsee bad things Skynet went online at 5:43pm on Februrary 11th, 2004 Title: Re: Lightspeed Computers! Post by: ReBoOt on 2004-02-12, 23:56 yupp skynet here we come!
Title: Re: Lightspeed Computers! Post by: scalliano on 2004-02-13, 00:53 Where's John Connor when you need him??
Title: Re: Lightspeed Computers! Post by: Phoenix on 2004-02-13, 09:33 Lovely.
Title: Re: Lightspeed Computers! Post by: Kenny_WHS on 2004-02-14, 06:41 Wow! It is finally happening! I invisioned the idea of using fibre for processor cores in 1999 when I was really bored, the basic thing that got me hyped about the idea was that you could assign light wavelengths to specific numbers. This would result in a computer that would no longer rely on 0 and 1. Base 10 computer anybody? Just immagine what this will do for 3D rendering and floating point calculations! /me drools.....
Title: Re: Lightspeed Computers! Post by: Kain-Xavier on 2004-02-14, 07:21 Gah. This technology will force me to expose myself to more "natural " light . <_<
As for Skynet... Skynet is for chumps. I want neural implants already. :P |