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A vision for the future

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Name: Joseph Smith

From: California

Bio: Gadgeteer and TechnoPhile

Area of Expertise: Technology Developer/Administrator

Topic: Information Infrastructure

Headline: Lighter Side of Computing

Nutshell: Light wavelength-based computing fundamentally changes how computers work.

Vision:

Eventual development of crystal and fiberoptic communication leads to the fundamental change of programing language. Instead of boiling down to 1s and 0s, computers are based on shades of light. Chroma Language, based on the 5 primary colors – White, Black, Red, Yellow, and Blue – allows for true natural language computing and development of artificial inteligence.

Date Submitted: November 10, 2004

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