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Fozzie_DeBear · 02-09-2007, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by mykalberta

You are right about the current encryption methods.

There are alot of security methodologies/theories that are simply limited by computing speed and bandwidth.

If this is actually true (and that is a big if that a Vancouver company would be the first to do this) that would be an AMAZING feat for a Canadian scientific community. I would put this above Alexander Graham Bell and the telephone in that magnitude and importance.

You will likely see this snapped up but the US special research projects (I am really surprised this hasnt already happend via Darpa or the US University Computing Networking Intiative).

Time to commercial use would easily be 50 years away before you start seeing computers with it and would likely be priced in the 5-10K range for starter systems.

I personally dont expect this to hit the commercial market - there isnt really anything a home user would need. I expect the home compting market to max out at around 8.4 Ghz processors. After that the home computer will liekly become the way of the diosaur with it being built into TV's

MYK

Well a big chunk of their early funding came from a silicon valley VC firm called Draper Fischer Jurvetson who are more open than most investors to bleeding edge companies, but they aren't philanthropic at all so there must be a feasable way for them to cash out in the next few years...

By the way another cool Alberta high performance computing company that all you propellerheads may find interesting is Obsidian Research in Edmonton. Basically supercomputers use a protocol called Infiniband to talk to one another, but was only able to be used with the computers close to one another. OR's technology allows the 'clustering' of supercomputers over greater distances...big time interest from NASA, Financial Institutions, Military, Universities etc.

If I only had $20k to invest/lose *sigh*

Lurch · 02-09-2007, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by mykalberta

You are right about the current encryption methods.

There are alot of security methodologies/theories that are simply limited by computing speed and bandwidth.

If this is actually true (and that is a big if that a Vancouver company would be the first to do this) that would be an AMAZING feat for a Canadian scientific community. I would put this above Alexander Graham Bell and the telephone in that magnitude and importance.

You will likely see this snapped up but the US special research projects (I am really surprised this hasnt already happend via Darpa or the US University Computing Networking Intiative).

Time to commercial use would easily be 50 years away before you start seeing computers with it and would likely be priced in the 5-10K range for starter systems.

I personally dont expect this to hit the commercial market - there isnt really anything a home user would need. I expect the home compting market to max out at around 8.4 Ghz processors. After that the home computer will liekly become the way of the diosaur with it being built into TV's

MYK

This strikes me as very funny. Wasn't it IBM that had thoughts along these lines, i.e. what would a normal person want with a computer in their home? I'm sure some company will be able to dream up an application people will want if the technology is there.

As for 50 years from invention to commercialization, that seems crazy talk. The telephone took something like 3 years in the 1870's - I'm pretty sure that if an advance like this is made, commercialization will occur in lock-step with the cost of the technology.

bluejays · 02-10-2007, 03:58 PM

The thing is, this is a private company with a COMPUTER invention. Who's to stop them from refining it to be the size of a desktop and selling it on the open market? In this day in age, commercialization rules, and if there's a demand for such a product, it'll get out there. My guess? 10 years.

Phanuthier · 02-11-2007, 02:02 AM

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Originally Posted by underGRADFlame

Can you dumb that down a little more, you with your high tech talk!

Actually that was a good explanation, so when can I expect to be using this there duhicky in my double wide?

Basically, light gives is faster, can hold more data, is simpler, should be easier to produce (besides memory?) and just better every which way. If Maxwell didn't die so young, we probably would have never had microelectronics, everthing would be photonics.

bluejays · 02-11-2007, 11:01 AM

K...here's one question I have (and it may defeat my 10 year guess), but I remember years back, they said fiber optic computers would be the wave of the future (when the costs come down), and certainly this invention is light years ahead, but whatever happend to the fiber optics computer?

Phanuthier · 02-11-2007, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by fleury

K...here's one question I have (and it may defeat my 10 year guess), but I remember years back, they said fiber optic computers would be the wave of the future (when the costs come down), and certainly this invention is light years ahead, but whatever happend to the fiber optics computer?

I don't know too much about it, but I think dispersion is what's holding it back.

Stranger · 02-11-2007, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by underGRADFlame

Can you dumb that down a little more, you with your high tech talk!

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I know this doesn't have anything to do with the conversation, but what you said here reminded me of this:

Hibbert: Homer, I'm afraid you'll have to undergo a coronary bypass operation.
Homer: Say it in English, Doc.
Hibbert: You're going to need open heart surgery.
Homer: Spare me your medical mumbo jumbo.
Hibbert: We're going to cut you open, and tinker with your ticker.
Homer: Could you dumb it down a shade?

Gold!

Nothing like a good Homer quote to make my day!

Nehkara · 02-12-2007, 06:57 PM

The unveilings will be Tuesday, February 13th in Mountain View, California and Thursday, February 15th in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Their new website opens tomorrow, on the 13th of February. You can sign up for free for premium content (interviews, video, etc.) on their website.

photon · 02-12-2007, 09:29 PM

I'd say it's all a gimmic to drum up $$, but they're already flush.

Sounds like it'll be remote access to the computer only.

I guess we'll see what they've got.

Bobblehead · 02-13-2007, 09:02 AM

Interesting article about this that ars technica posted.

Bobblehead · 02-13-2007, 01:42 PM

So not much info on the actual demo, but I think it was successful. link

photon · 02-14-2007, 02:11 PM

http://scottaaronson.com/blog/?p=198

A good little writeup on this.

Fozzie_DeBear · 02-20-2007, 10:02 AM

Here is a good writeup in the Economist...I was also talking with an Alberta Quantum Scientist and he is worried that this will over-hype the Quantum Computing field a la cold fusion...

underGRADFlame · 02-20-2007, 10:54 AM

The question on all of our minds is, can this computer properly run Windows Vista "Super Duper Home/Work/Playtime Edition" without slow downs?

Flash Walken · 02-20-2007, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by underGRADFlame

The question on all of our minds is, can this computer properly run Windows Vista "Super Duper Home/Work/Playtime Edition" without slow downs?

i just want to knwo if i can unrar porno files whilst watching them at the same time without audio/video slowdowns.

Phanuthier · 02-21-2007, 02:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Fozzie_DeBear

.I was also talking with an Alberta Quantum Scientist and he is worried that this will over-hype the Quantum Computing field a la cold fusion...

That is right. People seem to be thinking we will be seeing quantum computers in our homes soon; we are not. This proof of concept of a quantum computer can only handle certain and specified tasks, for solving very intensive mathmatical algorithms.