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Subject: Re: Do you believe a future computer will calculate 2^168 nodes per second?

Author: Bernhard Bauer

Date: 04:18:44 10/02/01

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On October 01, 2001 at 21:33:02, Dann Corbit wrote:

>Look at the MHz you imply with the above figure and then calculate the trace
>size that would be needed to prevent breaking the speed of light.
>
>9cm of wire takes a full nanosecond to transverse.
>

10 to 15 years ago I heard that quite often.
But then they said that it took the light a full nanosecond to get 30 cm in
vacuum.
At that time it was impossible for light to go through wire.
So things are changing.

Kind regards
Bernhard



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