I think very simple quantum computers have been made.  With only a few
'bits'.  Maybe I'm mistaken but I remember reading about them in
Scientific American.

Spider wrote:
> 
> What I've read points at the fact that a biological computer would
> increase its efficiency by each "generation" and thus, in a short range
> thing(addition, and so on) would loose, but in a longer term equation
> would gain on the quantum computer. (count all decimals to pi, the
> gemoetrical sum of 1 to sqrt(-1) and so on... (yes, I know that neither
> of them are possible, but, whatta heck :-) )
> 
> //Spider
> 
> Stephen Lavedas wrote:
> >
> > I'm not at all sure that is true... since each op on a biological
> > computer takes so much longer, I believe the numbers I've heard are that
> > quantum computers should be able to break 128bit encryption in 20
> > minutes or so... If I recall, DNA computers require like an hour for a
> > basic math operation, so while the difference may be insignificant, at
> > least gaming on a Quantum computer will rock.
> >
> > Steve
> >
> > Spider wrote:
> > >
> > > The leap to a biological, quad computer will be far better at destroying
> > > encryptions, but too slow for games.
> > >
> > > just a note.
> > >
> > > //Spider

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