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To: Sam Citron who wrote (57827)	12/19/2001 10:21:53 PM
From: Katherine Derbyshire	Respond to of 70976

>>"plastic will take the place of silicon for many purposes, but don't expect to write off silicon as a valuable computer component for at least a decade or two". << At least. Silicon has better electrical properties than plastic ever will, IMO, which means silicon will always win where performance is needed. Plastic electronics are important because they enable completely new applications, but I don't buy the "plastic will replace silicon" argument. Katherine