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I remember a proposal of matrix operations that would never stop and never fail instead they could report eventual failings in items in the resulting matrix. It was in the same conference in copenhagen 1990. It would work well with the optical computer. On Wed, May 18, 2022, 14:28 Robert Bernecky <berne...@snakeisland.com> wrote: > Hi, Björn, > > The IEEE does a fairly decent job of keeping me informed > about progress on the optical (and quantum) computing front. > IEEE Spectrum, their monthly "flagship" publication is worth > looking at, either online or at a decent technical library: > > https://spectrum.ieee.org/tag/optical-computing > > Can you give us some links and/or citations for your reading > in this area? > > Thanks, > Bob > > > On 2022-05-18 10:00, Björn Helgason wrote: > > One of the apl conferences I think it was 1989 in copenhagen there was a > > presentation about optical computers. > > > > Have not heard much about it since but it looks like it is coming to the > > surface again. > > > > As far as I remember the presenter said it would fit apl very well. > > > > Incidentally Ken Iverson gave me a copy of J on this same conference on a > > discette. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > -- > Robert Bernecky > Snake Island Research Inc > 18 Fifth Street > Ward's Island > Toronto, Ontario M5J 2B9 > > berne...@snakeisland.com > tel: +1 416 203 0854 > text/cell: +1 416 996 4286 > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
