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From: Starrngr@***.com Starrngr@***.com
Subject: Headware Memory
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 00:58:28 EST
In a message dated 99-02-10 22:08:58 EST, you write:

> And they do. A "pulse" is could in fact be an analog term (I believe
> one current use refers to the transmission of spread spectrum info, often
> down a fiber optic cable). However, in "Shadotechnology", the mechanism
> of chip memory is detailed, and it pretty clearly IS binary, being based
> of a pigment that alters between two colors when stimulated by a laser.
> (Actually, a similar technology already exists)
>
> Mongoose

Yup. I knew there was a basis for my argument, and it is found on pages 84&85
of Shadowtech, section chemestry, subsection optical chips. The text explains
that the stuff OMC's are made of either bounce light of a green or red
wavelenght, depending on other outside conditions. This gives a BINARY
response, which to me indicates a still digital system. Thanks for the
assist, Mongoose.

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