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From: keith@MIPS.com (Keith Garrett)
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Subject: Re: 64-bits, How many years?
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Date: 21 Feb 91 16:48:13 GMT
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In article <1991Feb18.202512.13150@kithrup.COM> sef@kithrup.COM (Sean Eric Fagan) writes:
>In article <1991Feb18.163010.31688@m.cs.uiuc.edu> gillies@m.cs.uiuc.edu (Don Gillies) writes:
>>Also, I bet a 64-bit address space will take a fusion reactor
>>power plant to supply enough energy.....
>
>You seem to be assuming that silicon (or even GaAs) will be used.  Using
>protein-based "memory" takes a lot less power (none, actually) to maintain.

then why do i get so hungry??? 8^}
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