On 10/6/03 08:27, "M. Adam Davis" wrote: > Marc Nicholas wrote: > >> Well, technically anything that can move electrons around *could* do it ;-) >> >> Funny thing about quantum computing: if you could do it, you could compute >> all possible moves in a chess game. Believe it or not, that actually defies >> the laws of physics. >> > Only if you believe that we could not come up with a representation of > something which takes more than all the known atoms in the universe to > represent. Most people are shocked when I tell them there are more possible play-moves in chess than atoms in the entire universe...and when I launch into a diatribe about how we could actually have a computer that considers more variations than atoms, most people start to walk away ;-) There are some interesting advances in quantum entanglement (practical, not theoretical) going on...so maybe in 50-100 years, we might be able to start looking at some practical quantum computing. I wonder if PICs will still be around ;-) -marc -------------------------------------------------- Marc Nicholas Geekythings Inc. C/416.543.4896 UNIX, Database, Security and Networking Consulting -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu