Laptop Super Computer

BeerCheeze · Posted: Tue, 04 Oct 2005 13:01:14 Post Subject:

That's the problem... it's too big of a leap from one company. A huge leap in one area from one company is much more believable than a huge leap in several areas from one (pretty much unknown at that) company.

CHollman82 · Rated R Joined: 30 Sep 2005 Posts: 73

True, but its not really several areas that they are talking about. They are talking about changing the way we represent data inside of a computer from electron transmission and storage (electricity) to quantum transmission and storage (light). This would effect both processor speed and density of physical storage mediums. If you look into it they show a 2tb hard drive in the computer in the screenshot, but that is not a typical drive, it is a solid state non-volitile memory module. So, in this situation, this advancement would effect processor speed, memory density, and physical storage (hard drive) density, with the last two being pretty much identical, all from one change to the way computers work.

Hellfire · Rated XXX Joined: 05 Aug 2003 Posts: 3473

I agree it's a HUGE step for one company to make, but then again, those kind of steps has been made in the past and squelched by the bigger companies, so never know.

If it is a hoax, they've gone through a HELL of a lot of work and expense. What does it cost to register a booth at CES?

BeerCheeze · Posted: Tue, 04 Oct 2005 13:36:20 Post Subject:

But we are talking several areas. Because the way a CPU works, and is made is significantly different than the way you would make memory (be is solid state or not).

Also to support that you would need to make a custom BIOS. And not just different programming, but a different chip, as I would doubt that the BIOSes chips used now would be usable. Plus all the connections (internal connection), there is just a HUGE list of things that would have to be changed or re-invented for the technology that they are saying they have now.

Also, laws of physics are laws of physics. A 7Gig CPU would produce a lot of heat.

And let's not forget about the financial side. It would make little sense to first intro this technology in a laptop. It would make much more sense to do so in a Server where $15K is nothing. You would easily have a much bigger potential customer base, willing to spend more. R&D cost money... LOTS of money. You would never make it back on $15K laptops.

CHollman82 · Rated R Joined: 30 Sep 2005 Posts: 73