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Is this company for real ?
I was like  when i saw these. so are they true or did someone forgot the date of April fools day 
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| The Atom Chip Corporation promises to demonstrate a prototype notebook computer based upon its new Quantum II microprocessor at the Consumer Electronic Show in January. The system will reportedly feature a core processing chip operating at 6.8GHz coupled with 1TB of main memory and 2TB of solid-state storage, with both data subsystems being comprised of non-volatile quantum-optical synchronous memory. |
http://atomchip.com/_wsn/page2.html
http://atomchip.com/_wsn/page1.html
PATENT PENDING!
Non-Volatile Quantum RAM / STORAGE
(ATA IDE)
DC Input Voltage: 5.0V ±10%
Standby: <0.5µA
Read: 1.5 µA
Write: 2.5 µA
Reading time:60 ns
Update time:120 ns
Temperature Operating: -50+125Cº
Humidity Operating: 5 - 95%
Shock Operating [max]:2,000G
AtomChip® Quantum® II processor
6.8GHz with 256MB on-board memory
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| Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 3:16 am Post subject: |
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I would say it's a fake.. the "optical transcievers" in the CPU are facing a blank cover (when the cover is on) so how could they work?
Besides I'm not too sure GHZ is an appropriate measure for the chip anyway.
Too much RAM too.
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| Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 3:42 am Post subject: |
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How can it be fake?! It's got an "OK" seal of approval on it! I can't wait for my 25GHZ chip. Just PayPal'd 'em my last $2,000.00 for it. They assured me it will be here soon.
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| Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 4:29 am Post subject: |
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1TB non-volatile Quantum-Optical Synchronous RAM
The expected seling price.is $6000 .
1TB super storage ATA-IDE
The expected seling price.is $2500 .
2TB super storage ATA-IDE
The expected seling price.is $5000 .
found pricing on links from this page
http://atomchip.com/_wsn/page5.html
It does not appear to be intended for home users, maybe they really got something here 
now i feel like Mulder "I want to believe"
Wireless super notebook "AtomChip® SG220-2"
[quote]Specification:1TB QuantumOptical Non-Volatile RAM /6.8GHz CPU, AtomChip® Quantum® II processor /2TB Quantum Storage[ATA-IDE] /12.1" WXGA 1280x800,6:10 TFT Glare Type LCD display with 1.3 Mega pixel camera /802.11a/802.11b/802.11g WLAN /Intel® PRO/Wireless 2100/2200BG/2915ABG network connection /WiFi,Bluetoth,GPRS-with Bluetoth antena /USB2.0x3 /Optical Drive: DVD Super Multi /LAN port, SVGA-out port, PCMCIA slot, 1394A port /Modem port /Interface Ports Front Side:4 in 1 Card reader[SDIO,SD,MS Pro,MS] /BOSE Headphone Music System with noise Cancelling /Buit-in two stereo speakers /Microphone /Application Launch Key:E-mail,Internet, Capture,WLAN /Pointer: Synaptics touchpad with 4 way scrolling button /Windows XP-Professional and Linux/ Voice Command /Li-Ion battery /AC Adapter/ Dimensions: 320(W)x242(D)x22(H)mm/28mm(front/back /Weight around 1900g. [quote]
http://cesweb.org/attendees/show_floor/product_locator/product_details.asp?prodid=5420
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| Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 4:34 am Post subject: |
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how can they get 32 bit Pentium Ms to support 1TB of RAM they claim to give..makes me wonder :S
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| Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 5:20 am Post subject: |
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| ringwraith wrote: |
| how can they get 32 bit Pentium Ms to support 1TB of RAM they claim to give..makes me wonder :S |
Indeed.
Aside from generally "unbelievable" specs, the technologies they espouse do not yet exist in anywhere NEAR production form. "Quantum-optical"?  While you could certainly harness optical signaling to some extent, the creation of any kind of "usable" quantum processor would be HUGE, IMMENSE news at this stage.
Second, it runs Windows XP. Last I checked, XP hasn't been ported to the "quantum-optical" architecture. So this is an x86 "quantum-optical" processor? 
Weight: 2.2 kg with 4 (!) P-M CPUs.
If all that wasn't enough, some of the math simply doesn't add up:
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| In this NvIOpRAM the information is recorded and read by a laser beam. The density of information of this memory is 128MB/square millimeter having the thickness of the recording media (array) of 20microns. 3.2GB of NvIOpSRAM are contained in one cubic millimeter. Also, this new Quantum-Optical technology allows NvIOpRAM to be built up to 256GB in one package. 256GB of memory fits in a recording media with the physical dimensions of: length- 10mm, width- 4mm and thickness- 4mm. |
They claim density of 128MB/sq mm. If that is true, how does one get 256GB from 40 sq mm of media space?
The site is humorous.
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| Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 6:53 am Post subject: |
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Here it shows atleast that the same company was at the CES in 2004
If it's a hoax its been going on for some time..
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/ces20047.htm
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| Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 7:11 am Post subject: |
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It says something here about atom chips but i have no time to read it must go to work..
http://www.europhysicsnews.com/full/18/article3/article3.html
Also it seems that the company used to be called Compu-Technics.
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| Compu-Technics is a research & development corporation. It is a world leader in the manufacturing of Quantum-Optical RAM and storage. Ultra-Portable Wireless NoteBook "SG111" is a new product from the company: 100GB/256GB AtomChip Non-Volatile RAM and Storage / 4.0GHz AtomChip |
Would be really great if this where what it looks like, the big bottleneck the harddrive could be removed by something better, but we shall see 
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| Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 7:39 am Post subject: |
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Read the article. It's hard to imagine that they are talking about a technology that would reasonably be used to power Windows XP in a laptop anywhere near today. The technology does not even appear to have logic gates yet. Of course, I'm not conversant in most of this technology, so I don't really know. Where's MTX now that we need him?
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| Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 9:22 am Post subject: |
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Windows XP can only support 4gigs of memory right? So what does the other 996gigs of memory do?
I bet the laptops powered by Intel Extreme2 graphics just to sweeten the deal.
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| Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 11:53 am Post subject: |
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| Cow187 wrote: |
Windows XP can only support 4gigs of memory right? So what does the other 996gigs of memory do?
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yes the 32 bit version, but what about the x64 version
unless microsoft built in some limitation it should be exponentially more memory supported..
Edit ok i looked it up:
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition initially supports up to 128 gigabytes (GB) of RAM and up to 16 terabytes of virtual memory. Physical memory support will grow in the future as hardware capabilities expand.
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| Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 1:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Silver wrote: |
| Cow187 wrote: |
Windows XP can only support 4gigs of memory right? So what does the other 996gigs of memory do?
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yes the 32 bit version, but what about the x64 version
unless microsoft built in some limitation it should be exponentially more memory supported..
Edit ok i looked it up:
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition initially supports up to 128 gigabytes (GB) of RAM and up to 16 terabytes of virtual memory. Physical memory support will grow in the future as hardware capabilities expand. |
...except that a Pentium-M is incompatible with x64.
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| Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 3:38 pm Post subject: |
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http://atomchip.com/_wsn/page3.html
best page ever
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| Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 3:51 pm Post subject: |
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HAHAH, this scam is funny.
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| Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 4:03 pm Post subject: |
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i somehow feel that i have seen this before. :rolleyes:
fake but would be awesome if real  |
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| Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 4:32 pm Post subject: |
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| Interesting, but totally fake. |
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| Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 6:28 pm Post subject: |
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can we sue?
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| Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 7:09 pm Post subject: |
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| SABERJ2X wrote: |
| can we sue? |
yeah if you actually bought one for false advertisements which gets you your cash back but at the cost of wasted court time and not to mention lawyer fees if you get one... |
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| Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 9:08 pm Post subject: |
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Hehe, some people have a vivid imagination or watch Start Trek too much.
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| Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 10:34 pm Post subject: |
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Dammit, $2,000.00 down the drain! *shakes head* Who could've known?
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