From:	Neal A Porter <nap@*****.PHYSICS.SWIN.OZ.AU>
Subject:	Re: Computers in 2050+
Date:	Wed, 13 Apr 1994 13:50:34 +1000

>
>On Tue, 12 Apr 1994, Timothy Skirvin wrote:
>
>> I'm thinking, for Megapulse -> Megabytes, that it's basically the
same.
>> However, the pulse is 12- or 16- bit, to allow for other characters (other lan-
>> guages) and for some Matrix characters.
>
>buh?!
>
>Who cares how many megabytes in a 'megapulse'. For all we know,
>ShadowRun computer systems might be 1024-bit or higher, or maybe they
>aren't even binary.
>
>IT'S A NONSENSE WORD WITH NO REAL WORLD CORRELATION!
>
>ARGH!
>
>*goes mad*
>
>____ Robert A. Hayden

Good point, look 60 years ago at what sort of computing we had then,
your average digital wrist watch is better now. So in 60 years the average
wrist phone will probably have the equivelent of a Crap YMP in it.
Scary thought that...., just think of the batteries youll have to carry...

A'Deus.