Author: Adam Oellermann
Date: 01:30:43 10/03/01
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On October 02, 2001 at 14:56:25, Slater Wold wrote: >On October 02, 2001 at 01:17:27, Eran wrote: > >>On October 02, 2001 at 00:27:30, Slater Wold wrote: >> >>>On October 01, 2001 at 21:33:02, Dann Corbit wrote: >>> >>>>[snip] >>>>>If it will do in the future, it will be a solid chess computer, right? ;-) >>>> >>>>Solid, spherical, multi-layer whatever. >>>>You aren't going to get electrons or photons to move faster than light. >>>> >>>>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. >>>> >>>>I'm not saying it is impossible. Just that it is not possible with any physical >>>>process we know of now. >>> >>>Put simply: NOT IN OUR LIFETIME. >>> >>> >>>:) >>> >>> >>>Slate >> >>I hope to see, feel and play it even once before I die. What a pity if I will >>never do it. Heck, y'know that life is not fair. Next generation of our children >>and grandchildren will be luckier than we are today! They could buy very >>powerful heldhand computer chess (around 4000 Elo Rating!) containing atomic >>chips or "superstring" chips or whatever for $1.99 to $5.99 at CVS stores in the >>year 2100!!. What a bright future for them &%$#@%*!@%($%@@W%^#$ How lucky they >>will be; I am beginning to envy them really :-((( >> >>Eran > >I'm not sure about you. But I plan to be alive in 2100. :) > I hope to be alive, but I don't particularly expect to be at the top of my game chesswise... - Ada,
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