17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
Hey did anyone see the artical, some time ago in Science News (May 14, 1994) their was this artical on using a 'quantum computer'. Through the marvels of quantum mechanics it is theroretically possible to build a computer that would be really good at factoring large numbers such as the ones used in RSA. This combined with team sieving could possibly be used to signifigantly reduce the time required to factor a key. Any thougts, did anyone else see the artical, has there already been a really stimulating discusion that I missed? Well let me know. gemnis