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Subject: Re: Interesting News about Computers from CNN - More Info Inside Here . . .

Author: Ricardo Gibert

Date: 21:14:56 06/17/00

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On June 17, 2000 at 23:50:59, Ricardo Gibert wrote:

>On June 17, 2000 at 22:19:11, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:
>
>>
>>On June 17, 2000 at 20:40:44, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>
>>>On June 17, 2000 at 17:31:12, Eran wrote:
>>>
>>>>Hi,
>>>>
>>>>Please click
>>>>http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/06/16/new.chips.idg/index.html and read
>>>>very interesting news about new Williamette chips and molecular and quantum
>>>>computers that may happen in the future!!
>>>>
>>>>I believe molecular and quantum computers will be too tough even for top
>>>>grandmasters on earth. Perhaps molecular and quantum computers's strength will
>>>>be above 3000 Elo rating!
>>>>
>>>>What do you think?
>>>>
>>>>Eran
>>>
>>>In a few hundred years we will know.
>>>
>>>:)
>>
>>But first i want to see a CLEAR picture of what a quantum is.
>>Not a theoretical discussion and a long theoretical insight that it's
>>likely that quantums exists, but a picture, because how to
>>make a computer out of particles you don't know how they look
>>like?
>
>I think quantum computers use electrons just like in ordinary computers. They
>just use them in a different way. Nobody really knows what an electron looks
>like, but that does not keep us from building ordinary computers.

Actually, there are about half a dozen types of quantum computers under
consideration. Some are based on the use of electrons, while others aren't. For
more details:

http://www.techreview.com/articles/may00/waldrop.htm



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