Fastest Commerically available Computer In the World!!

Reply #1 February 9, 2006 4:07 PM from WinCustomize Forums Top

Neat.

Someone gimme $18,500

Reply #2 February 9, 2006 4:09 PM from WinCustomize Forums Top

Slightly useless... Kinda like Windows 64bit was for quite awhile... When you jump ahead of everything else you dont have anything to use until everything else catch's up...

It is interesting though, dont get me wrong, makes you wonder about the high tech stuff we do not get told about, must be amazing..

By the way, the article at the site states it is the fastest *Laptop* in the world...apparently there are faster desktops...

Reply #3 February 9, 2006 4:39 PM from WinCustomize Forums Top

It's time that the dinosaur called hard disk finally gets replaced by some state of the art chip.

Reply #4 February 9, 2006 4:53 PM from WinCustomize Forums Top

I'm betting that regular products probably won't catch up to this for 10 years. And software after that. It's definately useless for most people's uses.

Reply #5 February 9, 2006 6:48 PM from WinCustomize Forums Top

Seems everyone forgets the 'Cray'.  I'm sure that's commercially available too....tad more than 18 grand though....

Reply #6 February 9, 2006 7:10 PM from WinCustomize Forums Top

It's definately useless for most people's uses.

Not really..I can show it to my friends and watch them drool.

Reply #7 February 9, 2006 7:20 PM from WinCustomize Forums Top

6.8Ghz and 2 TB Ram and 2 TB Storage!! And no HD!!

Yeah, but I've got a big knob...  
 

Reply #8 February 9, 2006 7:23 PM from WinCustomize Forums Top

Yeah, but I've got a big knob...

TMI.....

Reply #9 February 9, 2006 7:45 PM from WinCustomize Forums Top

Door knob? I didn't know they come in different sizes.






But yeah, TMI.

Reply #10 February 9, 2006 7:53 PM from WinCustomize Forums Top

can't be to useless if it runs the current OS!

soon as i get my second million in the bank, i'm going to have one! lol

Reply #11 February 9, 2006 8:10 PM from WinCustomize Forums Top

Yeah, but I've got a big knob...

For An Engishman with a good command of the lanuage, I'm surprised....no astounded that you could misspell nose so badly.

Reply #12 February 9, 2006 9:28 PM from WinCustomize Forums Top

I don't think it''s real. Just look at crappy graphics there. Wouldn't people with all that technology afford something more fancier than "my cousin who knows web" graphics?

Reply #13 February 10, 2006 12:08 AM from WinCustomize Forums Top

Well it's mostly a research and development company. They probably don't expect to sell many, if any, of those $18500 computers. They just want to show their research can be applied today. Looks like they're focused on that quantum RAM stuff, not web design.

Reply #14 February 10, 2006 4:15 AM from JoeUser Forums Top

True. Scientists just isn't known for amazing web design skill.

Reply #15 February 10, 2006 4:17 AM from JoeUser Forums Top

True. Scientists just isn't known for amazing web design skill.

Reply #16 February 10, 2006 7:00 AM from WinCustomize Forums Top

Atom? So when that thing BSODs... ... BOOM! ... ?

Reply #17 February 10, 2006 7:09 AM from WinCustomize Forums Top

Funny enough, the pic shows it running XP. You would think they would spend a little of that cash on getting Stardock to create a "state of art" theme for them?

Gonna put my pennies away for one...

Reply #18 February 10, 2006 9:40 AM from WinCustomize Forums Top

I don't think it''s real

I agree with Mr. XX. I went to the site and looked around, their awards are for things like New Computer 2006 or something like that. If they truly had technology that jumped THAT far ahead of everyone else their name would be ALL over the place. Also, they have a long listing of US patents, I went to the USPTO website and searched for 3 or 4 of them, no results. Therefore there are no existing patents with the patent numbers they claim to hold on their technologies or whatever. Not to mention the domain doesn't even look like it's registered to a company, and there are no contacts available at the supposed company.. I'd say this is about as fishy as it gets.

Oh, and let's not even start talking about the heat issues of trying to run a 6.8GHz processor in a laptop case!! Can anyone say portable hot plate!

Reply #19 February 10, 2006 9:57 AM from WinCustomize Forums Top

pottable plate hot!

Reply #20 February 10, 2006 1:48 PM from JoeUser Forums Top

Well for someone thats fake they sure put on a good show, still not sure if it is or not:

2006 International CES Exhibitor Directory

Product Details

Product Name: Wireless notebook "AtomChip® SG220-2C"
Exhibitor: Atom Chip Corp.
Product Contact: Ben Aryeh
Contact E-mail: vpresident@atomchip.com
On-Site Contact: Marina Adams
Product Category: Computer Hardware and Software - Notebook Computers - Other Notebook Computers
Product Description: Specification:4GB QuantumOptical Non-Volatile RAM /4.0GHz CPU, AtomChip®Quantum® processor /100GB-200GB or 500GB Quantum Storage /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 / Voice Command/ PROMT-Translator(8 languages)/Li-Ion battery /AC Adapter/ Dimensions: 320(W)x242(D)x22(H)mm/28mm(front/back) /Weight around 4.18lb(1900g).

Company Booth(s): Booth Number Show Location
36604 South Hall 4
1_1_

2006 International CES Exhibitor Directory


Atom Chip Corp.
Reed Lane
Westbury, NY 11590
USA
Telephone: 516-428-9859
Fax: 516-997-8188
E-mail: vpresident@atomchip.com
URL: www.atomchip.com

Atom Chip Corporation is a research and development corporation. We are a world leader in the manufacturing of Quantum-Optical RAM and storage. In one cubic millimeter 3.2GB of non-volatile memory are contained. The devices do not employ any mechanical or moving parts. This is radically better than all existing memories.

Company Booth(s): Booth Number Show Location
36604 South Hall 4

Company Contact(s): Dr. Shimon Gendlin, CEO & President
Mr. Arthur Gendlin, First Vice President
Mrs. Marina Adams, Vice President
Mr. Ben Aryeh, Prodaction Director
Mrs. Valentina Aryeh, Treasurer

Brand Name(s): AtomChip

Product Categories: Computer Hardware and Software
Computer Hardware and Software - Notebook Computers
Computer Hardware and Software - Notebook Computers - Other Notebook Computers

New Product(s): 100GB/500GB Storage for replacement HDD
1TB super storage ATA-IDA
Wireless notebook "AtomChip® SG220-2C"

Export Market(s): Germany
Hong Kong
Israel
Japan
Malaysia
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
United Kingdom

From the http://cesweb.org/attendees/directory/rd_exhibitor_details.asp?exhibid=7059&
Link

Also: http://cesweb.org/attendees/show_floor/product_locator/product_details.asp?prodid=5422

Oh and here:
http://us.gizmodo.com/gadgets/ces/live-from-ces-quantum-disk-from-atom-chip-corp-147086.php

I have submitted it to Snopes and Urban legends for them to check into. I find it both ways, some saying its real, some saying its not, I will leave it up to those that investigate these things to tell me for sure.

Reply #21 February 10, 2006 3:30 PM from JoeUser Forums Top

It's most likely it's not real, but since it's based on different techology, it may not get hot at all.

Reply #22 February 10, 2006 4:15 PM from WinCustomize Forums Top

Did a little googling:

http://www.portablegadgets.net/article/46/atom-chip-corporation-unveiled-68ghz-laptop

http://www.highdots.net/hardware-chips/atom-chip-corporation-169663.html

Wow, this one really makes you scratch your head...
http://web.archive.org/web/20040527160143/http://atomchip.com/

http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=2742

Just to list a few... Dunno, seems really cool but it's just all a little too hokie for me to buy off on it.

Reply #23 February 10, 2006 5:09 PM from WinCustomize Forums Top

Anything with 'quantum' in the name sounds too corny, like a bad sci-fi movie. This probably has nothing to do with quantum mechanics, which makes it seem a bit less legitimate.

And what is up with the "Welcome to the World of Nanomicrons and Beyond!" A micron is a millionth of a meter, and nano is a billionth of a meter, so this is the world of a billionth of a millionth of a meter? And what could be beyond that? Working with quarks? I think not.

I also wonder about the 6.8GHz processor. The technology they claim to have is for RAM and other storage, not processors. Processors and memory are very different. And if they can fit 3.2GB of storage into a cubic millimeter, why can't they do better than 6.8GHz?

Yeah, this is definately fishy.

Reply #24 February 10, 2006 7:36 PM from WinCustomize Forums Top

Um.....

The Cray's are real....

And faster....

Reply #25 February 10, 2006 9:06 PM from WinCustomize Forums Top

Yeah, but they're not laptops. And they don't have a cool word like 'quantum' in their name.

Wonder how much a real supercomputer costs...