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To: WALT REISCH who wrote (4300)	12/7/1999 9:29:00 PM
From: Krowbar	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 8393

Walt, it is conceivable to use 2 lasers that intersect at a point below the surface, but I don't think that has been demonstrated yet. I don't think that it will be easy to "focus" 1 laser at different points below the surface,without interference from the other layers, either. Here is another CDDD article... C3D Shares Soar After High-Capacity Storage Discs Demonstration New York, Dec. 7 (Bloomberg) -- C3D Inc. shares have risen 44 percent in six trading sessions since the designer of systems that store music, data and movies unveiled two new devices that hold as much as 2,500 times the capability of some current devices. C3D rose 5 7/16 to 54 3/8 today after reaching a 52-week high of 54 7/8. The stock has risen 31 fold since April. New York- based C3D demonstrated its technology Nov. 30 at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, California.C3D says its technology allows data to be stored in varying layers CD-sized disc or a card the size of a credit card. The discs are capable of storing hundreds of gigabytes of data, while the cards can store tens of gigabytes. Digital video discs, or DVDs, currently store about 4.7 gigabytes on each of two layers.''I spoke to a few persons who were at the demonstration and they said it's interesting stuff and has a lot of potential,'' said Wolfgang Schlichting, research manager of removable storage at International Data Corp. C3D is looking to sell its technology to companies like Hewlett-Packard Co., Sony Corp. and Hitachi Ltd.. It was founded five years ago and sold shares to the public in April. The company says it has 45 patents but no products on the market. It hopes to have the devices available by the fourth quarter of 2000. The first discs and cards won't allow consumers to record, though future versions will. ''I think they will have to demonstrate this technology a little bit more before companies will partner with them to mass produce products,'' Schlichting said. Representatives from International Business Machines Corp., Dell Computer Corp. and Apple Computer Inc., among others, attended the demonstration, said Patrick Maloney, C3D business- development manager. Each layer of the disc or card is made up of a fluorescent compound. The layers hold the data and are transparent unless light from the reading device, similar to a CD or DVD player, is focused on a specific layer, said Ingolf Sander, C3D's senior vice-president of product management. quote.bloomberg.com I inserted the bold. What persons did he talk to, and who wrote this report? Do they have the technical background to assess this claim? Why didn't they attend the demo? Why weren't deals made with Dell, etc. if it was that promising? Until a working prototype is demonstrated, I consider this a very successful pump and dump. Del

To: WALT REISCH who wrote (4300)	12/7/1999 9:36:00 PM
From: Krowbar	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 8393

Walt, I was much more interested in the silicone carbide controller article. If successful, EV's and hybrids will be very efficient. You can open another Navigator window in Netscape by clicking edit(upper left corner), then new, then Navigator window (slide to the right). Now you can go from one to the other by clicking on the one that you want on the bottom of your screen. In Explorer it is almost the same, except it just says window. Great for cutting and pasting urls and text to your replies. Del