From: Jim Choate <ravage@ssz.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 1998 07:22:30 +0800
To: cypherpunks@ssz.com (Cypherpunks Distributed Remailer)
Subject: Re: FCPUNX:comp.html (fwd)
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> Date: Tue, 10 Feb 1998 15:10:08 -0800 (PST)
> From: "James A. Donald" <jamesd@echeque.com>
> Subject: Re: FCPUNX:comp.html

> However quantum computers so far envisaged (but not yet
> built) can only do a few steps before they lose quantum 
> coherence.
> 
> So far factoring a four bit number is well beyond the state
> of the art in quantum computation. 

I only have two things to say to this:

 - This year.

 - Quantum Coupled Architectures


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