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From: john@datacube.UUCP
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Subject: Re: VERY LARGE main memories: crypt
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Date: Fri, 12-Sep-86 13:35:00 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep 12 13:35:00 1986
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>/* Written  9:26 am Sep  9, 1986 by preece@ccvaxa.UUCP in datacube:net.arch */
>> /* Written  4:16 pm  Sep  7, 1986 by bwong@ihwpt.UUCP in ccvaxa:net.arch */
>> If there are only that many electrons in the whole universe, how can
>> you develop storage, using electrons, that is as large ?
>---------
>Virtual memory.

Well OK, but don't expect your nonvolitle storage, disk, organic memory,
or whatever, to be that big either, it to requires at least one electron
for each bit stored :-)

				John Bloomfield

Datacube Inc. 4 Dearborn Rd. Peabody, Ma 01960 	617-535-6644
	
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