schwartz wrote:
I'd like the member's opinion on the credibility of Atom Chip Corp.'s claim to have developed optical RAM that employs holographic storage techniques. http://www.atomchip.com I had read years ago that IBM was looking into holographic methods for data storage, but a friend of mine pointed out that you'd need really deep-pockets to develop this kind of technology and he doubted a small outfit like Atom Chip could do it. Linux's problem with SATA drivers made me think of this, because Atom Chip claims their notebook operates without a hard drive but with lots of optical RAM, and can run Linux or XP. Does anyone know anything about Atom Chips's corporate status and the validity of their claims?
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I'd wait until some independent bodies actually verify their claims. The patents they mention for the Gendlin Effect do exists but it is a long way from a patent to cost-effect production of devices that work.
Googling and chasing the trail of Shimon Gendlin references indicates there are some questions to the ownership of the technology that *might* exist but I can't find a single person other than someone associated with Shimon Gendlin himself that can verify those chips aren't just a hoax or an multi-level marketing scheme.
There is a cute video about their solar chips: http://www.compu-technics.com/images/solar%20memory.WMV
I just find it difficult to believe that any company that has the know-how for clean-room production of that kind of technology can't take better stills or is so ignorant of video production.
Regards, Daryl