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From: taplin@thor.acc.stolaf.edu (Brad Taplin)
Newsgroups: comp.society.futures
Subject: Re: Optronics & optical computers
Summary: Please clarify question(s).
Keywords: What do you call an optical computer?
Message-ID: <11504@thor.acc.stolaf.edu>
Date: 28 Feb 90 20:06:14 GMT
References: <19.25e972d8@uoft02.utoledo.edu>
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Followup-To: Proposed discussion.
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In article <19.25e972d8@uoft02.utoledo.edu> grx1042@uoft02.utoledo.edu
>I'd like to get a few opinions or a discussion going on this: What does
>everyone think about the possibility of optronics or optical computers?  Is
>this feasible; does it make sense?  It kind of puts you in a whole different
>realm, since photons are uncharged. 

My Keywords line says it all.
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