> If we somehow develop technology that uses light
instead of electrons to run
> computing I would think the tools of the new generation will not be able to
> be used on the older obsolete tech.
While there is a little traqnsition overlap, every generation of
technology will always have some incompatibilites with those before and
after.
On Thu, 18 Jan 2007, William Donzelli wrote:
Yes, I realize when...no, never mind...I think some of
you guys were
born with grumpy old man syndrome fully in place.
Harrumph. It took a lot for me to get where I am. Why, we only had 0s
and 1s, and the 0s were special order, uphill both ways. If it hadn't of
been for IBM's patent of the brass roller, we never would have gotten
photocell based card readers.
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Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin at
xenosoft.com