[93310] in Cypherpunks
Nanotechnology
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Anonymous)
Fri Jan 16 16:39:16 1998
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 1998 22:10:07 +0100 (MET)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
From: nobody@replay.com (Anonymous)
Reply-To: nobody@replay.com (Anonymous)
I think people here seriously underestimate how long nanotech will take.
Suppose you have a machine which takes atoms and deposits them onto a
surface, building it up layer by layer. This is possible with today's
technology, but it's a slow process.
Consider this: If someone builds a replicator which takes a week to make
a copy of itself, every person on this entire planet could have one within
eight months. Think about it.
