EV>Some of you may already heard about this but I thought I post my
EV>comments about what I recently read about IBM making a faster CPU using
EV>Germanium (sp?) instead of Silicone for the chip.

EV>It suprised me because I remember from the old days that Germanium
EV>Transistors were slow compared to Silicone Transistors.

EV>The CPUs highest speeds were made when the CPU was supercooled, but
EV>there was still a speed advantage of the Germanium (sp?) CPU over the
EV>currently fast Silicone CPUs at room temperature.

Super cooling has set several records not only in CPU speeds but also
Electrical Motor Horsepower in a small size.
But I am with you and woudl like to see a real comparision between
Germanium and Silicon Super Cooled to the Same Temperature.
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