I am rolling outta my chair! good one!
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Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 12:19 PM
Subject: Re: Modern Tube computing
> On 21 Jan 2004, R. D. Davis wrote:
>
> > Now then, just imagine how one could market a tube-based computer to
> > those computer aficionados who share certain traits with the
> > golden-eared audiophiles.
>
> Want to know why your computer crashes all the time? Because the one
> you've got is not using clean electronics! That's right, digital
> computers made with Integrated Circuits (ICs) produce inferior
> calculations, leading to subtle shifts and fluctuations that can cause
> rounding errors and ultimately cause Windows(tm) to crash.
>
> Instead, buy our nifty ENIAC (Entirely New Incredibly Accurate Computer)
> 3000 Computer system! It's based on vacuum tube electronics. That's
> right, vacuum tubes!
>
> Audiophiles have known for years that tube-based audio gear produces a
> richer, more vibrant sound than that offered by digital audio electronics.
> That's because tubes prouce a more clean signal. And the same
> effect applies to computing. If you're using a digital computer made
> with ICs, their resolution is not fine enough to handle calculations to
> the precision that modern computing requires, thus causing regular
> computer crashes. In fact, over 80% of computer failures in the United
> States [1] are attributed by Complex Random Attenuation Problems. CRAP
> is the leading cause of computer problems, beating out software bugs and
> even shoddy programming. Our all new, state-of-the-art ENIAC 3000 uses
> cleaner, more precise, vacuum tube logic elements that makes our computer
> hum. It's like music (coming from a tube-based amplifier) to your ears!
>
> Beat the CRAP out of your computer and upgrade to an ENIAC 3000 today!
>
> [1] Statistics from the Bureau of Universal Numerics & Computing (BUNC)
>
> (Ad paid for by Microsoft)
>
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