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tracy is currently offline  tracy
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Date: Thu, 17-Jan-85 22:47:33 EST
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I figure that as soon as we invent a subjective time rate modification field
(cf. many SF stories) we will be able to built extremely fast computers.  Just
put a computer, any computer, inside of a sped up field.

There are some drawbacks:  the power consumption is directly proportional to
the speed increase, and the thing will probably need really strange cooling
devices to radiate away all the heat it would generate.  You'd also have to
design interface devices between the two time areas.  They could be based on
electromagmetic radiation with receptors in a different band on each side.
(Apparent frequency shifting as the radiation crosses the field interface.)
(The CPU activity light fried his hand off?) 

I think it's probably hard to simulate a system that's (in a similar
timeframe) more complex than the system you are building the simulator in.
But if we can get the differential time rate, we could simulate, well,
everything!

My only question is, who thought this up first?  (I know about Niven's
field).

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Re: Fast Computer Design [message #114287 is a reply to message #113065] Tue, 17 September 2013 15:20 Go to previous message
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	On the subject of speeded-up time; I remember reading an article
in an old Analog entitled "Far Out Physics" in which the author speculated
about negative mass. You see, time runs slower near large normal masses
(accelerated frames of reference); therefore, time will run FASTER near
a large negative mass.
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