--- Daniel Carrera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> x86 processor, solar cells, fusion technology, cars, fuel cells.
>
But Daniel, all of these are positively *BURIED* in patents.
> > The architecture of a new
> > microprocessor can be drawn on a piece of paper,
>
> The issue is cost. That drawing (which would not fit on any piece of
> paper I know of) is very expensive to do. The point is not whether you
> need a huge facility to design a microprocessor, but whether there is a
> heavy capital investment before you get any money back.
>
There is - which is (among other things) why there is a large amount of patents
relating to this.
>
> Cheers,
> Daniel.
>
Sander
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