>This is a Star Trek question and has absolutely no place on this
>discussion.
Sam,
Did you bother to read the entire question? Just because he was explaining
why he was curious doesn't mean this is an invalid question! Thanks to you
we've got a LOT of messages that have nothing to do with the actual
question.
>> Was crystaline storage ever attempted like this? Is it possible?
>> Feasable?
>> Thanks,
Tim,
Yes, unfortunatly there has been very little information on this. This is
old enough that it probably actually fits under the classic computer head.
I've run across this twice, once was in a magazine somewhere between
1987-90, and I think it was Byte (I'm afraid I only remember where I was
when I read the article, not when).
There has apparently been considerable work on Holographic Memories, and at
the time I gathered they were about the size of a sugar cube. I remember
it said something about a cube that size being able to hold the equivalent
of a CD or more. IIRC it was at least semi nonvolitale, and rewritable.
They also had a prototype Optical computer that was the size of a desk, and
the speed of an IBM XT. This was when a 386 was HOT stuff.
I also heard something about this in the last year or two, but I'm afraid I
can't remember anything about it.
>Sam Alternate e-mail:
>dastar_at_siconic.com
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>Don't blame me...I voted for Satan.
It shows, and I'm sure it doesn't surprise anyone here. You seem to thrive
on causing strife.
Zane
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