And lo on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:53:31 +0100, Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] devnull>  
did spake, saying:

> Stephen wrote:
>
>> Bubble memory for one.
>
> Or that guy who developed genetically engineered algae that responded to  
> electricity. The idea was that you could just "grow" your memory as  
> large as you wanted. Near-zero manufacture cost.
>
> He never did quite get the prototype to work - but he came closer than  
> you might think...

Of course the trouble with any biological component is mutation and  
contamination, as we all know a monoculture can be wiped out by a single  
virus (hah) if not clamped down tight; so maintenence costs might have  
been prohibitive despite 'near-zero' manufacturing costs.

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Phil Cook

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