Computer without moving parts, is it possible? What language should it use?

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Don't the Eee PC's have no moving parts? They have SSDs instead of disks. Although, technically all machines have moving parts - computers wouldn't work so well if the electrons were frozen in place :-)

BTW, Marshall, you're asking a lot of questions tha are being closed and marked offensive. Are you intentionally doing this or has your account been hacked?

paxdiablo 2009-02-14 22:27:48

Does the keyboard count as a movable part?

Zach Scrivena 2009-02-14 22:35:18

Ugh! Shudders as he remembers the rubber-mat keyboard from the zx80 :-) But you're right - so far we've got the fan and keyboard to replace.

paxdiablo 2009-02-14 22:38:30

There are keyboards that can be projected on a table. Not sure if they are easy to work with, but they look cool.

Gamecat 2009-02-14 22:56:24

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Look at the OLPC project.

S.Lott 2009-02-14 22:28:05

I like the OLPC project. But it is too plastic. It must survive the aging that is going on in the dusty dark corners of my basement.

Flinkman 2009-02-14 22:57:16

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Of course it's possible. My EeePC wouldn't have moving parts if it didn't have fans. So all you need is giant heatsinks and SSDs instead of HDDs. However, that doesn't mean it will 'just work' in 200 years. Nothing lasts forever.

Blorgbeard 2009-02-14 22:28:52

Aaah, forgot about the fans :-)

paxdiablo 2009-02-14 22:30:14

I think we need real keys. But they need to survive 200 years of dust and temperature shifting.

Flinkman 2009-02-14 22:58:43

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