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From:	"Arthur" <arfa AT clara DOT net>
To:	"DJGPP Mailing List" <djgpp AT delorie DOT com>
Subject:	RE: allegro == or != programming
Date:	Sun, 9 Aug 1998 07:59:31 +0100
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> > But a physically perfect machine? So far there is no evidence that
> > something can do
> > work without losing some energy in the process, no matter how small.
> > If it's based on
> > the interference of photons then it could possibly lose energy through
> > light
> > emmissions.
>
> In fact, the second law of thermodynamics indicates that it will
> _always_ produce waste heat.

Oops, forgot about that one. You're right of course. However the heat emmitted from
interacting photons will be very small - almost insignificant (esp. compared to
modern day processors).

James Arthur
jaa AT arfa DOT clara DOT net
ICQ#15054819

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