hehehe I hope... but Quantum computers are such a GIANT leap forward,
that I don't think we can conceive of a rendering application that would
take long enough to bother one...Current computers would take 1000's of
years to crack RSA encryption...With quantum computers cracking it in
under and hour (I remember 20 minutes vaguely, and someone else posted
11 seconds) the jump is incredible... Have you ever started a 1000 year
render?  I don't think so... (except maybe that one Spider sent... it
never did finish the bounding boxes on my computer)

Steve

Peter Popov wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 02 Feb 1999 21:01:35 -0500, Stephen Lavedas
> <swl### [at] virginiaedu> wrote:
> 
> >Actually, you're right... the leap to quantum computers in the distant
> >but forseeable future should actually make Raytracing a nearly realtime
> >even.  (They should be able to easily break current encryption
> >standards)  I am personally extrememly excited about this avenue of
> >advancement.
> >
> >Steve
> 
> Don't you all guys think that by the time quantum computers and so are
> available POV-Ray 9.3j will also be available (free!) with things like
> true (integral) volumetrics, variable iors, backwards photon tracing,
> true causics, trun diffuse interreflection,  wave behaviour,
> wavelength-dependent scattering, diffraction, interference, true
> dispersion, troposhperic refraction, hydrometeoric scattering, Doppler
> effect, Einstein red deviation, photoelectric effect, luminance, heat
> colors etc. The list goes on. Even if such machines are available in
> three months, I can imagine Chris Young rubbing his hands with a big
> smile on his face, and a post in povray.general like "With CPU
> preformance so greatly increased since 3.1a we can at last include
> some year-old ideas that have already been developed and coded but
> proved inadequately slow for the public 3.1 release. Expect a quick
> 3.14159265 release featuring..." and the list I just mentioned.
> 
> Just daydreaming...
> 
> Peter

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