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Originally Posted by fleury
AOK, I'm not a science major by any stretch, but in laymans terms, what exactly is the difference b/w this computer and regular Core 2 Duo's, and what are it's capabilities?
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Eep, that's a toughie. Dumbed down BIG TIME but.....Current computers run binary information (0 or 1) where as a quantum computer can run as a 0 or 1 or both at the same time and everything in between. In short, it can calcualte informatioin much, much faster than current systems and hold far more information. The comupters we are using now are pretty much the same as the first ones invented back in the 40's, only difference is they are now much more compact and efficient. Quantum computers represent the first steps in a whole new generations of computers.
Man, I really hope these guys are for real. It would be SWEET if a Canadian company managed to put together the worlds first working quantum computer.