RE: Re: [ql-users] Clive Sinclair

2001-10-19 Thread Ian . Pine
Wafer memory... Wafer Scale Integration I believe he referred to it as at the time. An ambitious project back then (maybe even today) because it requires flawless wafer sized pieces of silicon. Even though silicon is the earth's most abundant (or second or whatever) element, the cost of

Re: Re: [ql-users] Clive Sinclair

2001-10-19 Thread Jerome Grimbert
[EMAIL PROTECTED] makes some magical things to make me read } Wafer memory... } Wafer Scale Integration I believe he referred to it as at the time. B. Wrong. It refers to a bigger microdrive like device, with magnetic tape. The same infinite tape trick as in microdrive, no rewind needed.

RE: Re: [ql-users] Clive Sinclair

2001-10-16 Thread Ian . Pine
..the QL would have been more successful than the Macintosh, there'd be a million active QL users, and Motorola would be producing 3rd generation 850 MHz 68060 CPU's ;-) And keyboard membranes wouldn't be as rare as hens' teeth. -Original Message- From: pgraf Sent: 16