Too big to build (was Hard Copy reports)

Pete Dashwood <dashwood@removethis.enternet.co.nz> wrote in message > >> >
>
> 1. Query Syntax. (Enabling Lambda functions and deferred processing on
> multiple simultaneous cores)
> 2. New (possibly molecular) storage capability which will pack large
amounts
> of data into very small spaces so enabling faster access to it.
> 3. Increased CPU processing power with multiple cores.
> 4. Exponential increase in Network bandwith, with wireless replacing
fiber.
>

Re point 2: I've written a rather tongue-in-ch essay to prove that, given
a few assumptions - the most important one being that we stick with current
technology - a computer with 2**64 bytes memory space would be a minimum of
40 x 40 x 82 metres!

PL

"tlmfru" <lacey@mts.net> wrote in message
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>
> Pete Dashwood <dashwood@removethis.enternet.co.nz> wrote in message > >> >
 
> amounts 
> fiber. 
>
> Re point 2: I've written a rather tongue-in-ch essay to prove that,
> given
> a few assumptions - the most important one being that we stick with
> current
> technology - a computer with 2**64 bytes memory space would be a minimum
> of
> 40 x 40 x 82 metres!
>

:-)

Ah, those were the days... remember the first 360s...? 2**15 bytes in 10 x
10 x 3 metres...(with false flooring and peripherals...)

http://sanjose.bizjournals.com/sanj.../21/story5.html

Pete.