Re: Hot computers [was Re: NEWS: From Genes to Difference Engines]

From: Spike Jones (spike66@ibm.net)
Date: Sat Apr 15 2000 - 09:39:22 MDT

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Robert Bradbury wrote:

> liquid beryllium if you wanted the lowest mass (lower pumping costs)
> or liquid tungsten if you wanted the highest operating temperature.

Liquid tungsten would be *too* hot. Likely it would cause the
diamondoid break down. And it would melt anything it touched
that wasnt diamondoid. spike

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