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To: CROSSHIGHWAYMAN

Do a little research before you continue to make a fool of yourself.

REad the book 'the chip', about the design and building of the first computer chip, and how it took off.

The plain truth is that if not for hte space race, and the government pouring massive amounts of money into it - the chip industry would have labored MUCH longer than it did. We would likely be ten or more years behind where we are in the field of computers. And every field that relies on them - including medicine, defense - well, practically everything - would still be sputtering along at late 80's speed.

But hey, if you want to keep posting stupid things for everyone to see, don't worry. The space program made it possible for you to do it.


94 posted on 08/09/2005 4:49:29 PM PDT by flashbunny (Always remember to bring a towel!)
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To: flashbunny
Do a little research before you continue to make a fool of yourself.

The space race did contribute to high tech development...of course.....

But so did the Cold War, Hollywood, medicine and the toy industry.

I contend that the high tech revolution would have arrived just as soon without manned space vehicles.

Once the horizons were extended for personal use of computer technology, the force of the marketplace took over.

Now it's government science that has to catch up and beg for new gadgets.

97 posted on 08/09/2005 5:38:50 PM PDT by CROSSHIGHWAYMAN
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