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- From somewhere or other...
-
- >
- >
- > Has anyone heard of a product called DNA ?
- > Apparently it is some kinda self-replicating code.
- > And it can store millions of (ie "Mega-") records in a small amount
- > of space.
- >
- > What I need to know is
- > - what platform does it work on
- > - does it come with any documentation?
- > - and do you really get free Jeans with every copy?
- >
- > It looks as if it may be a competitor of OnLine. If so, any reviews of the
- > product would be appreciated.
- > Are there any performance figures available?
- > The customer told me that if a process dies before passing on the info
- > in it's "thread" of DNA, that info could be lost for ever - so OnLine might
- > beat it on integrity there.
- >
- > Any info gratefully recieved.
- > - J
- >
- > PS I think it comes from a company called Crick & Watson
- >
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- Platform: Any life form, Claims to be very portable, however "porting"
- DNA from one life form to another is difficult and highly error prone.
-
- Documentation: None available. The designer (sic) negleted to document
- the product. Some documentation has become available lately from 3rd
- parties, who are attempting to re-engineer DNA. So far they have met
- with limited sucess.
-
- Free Jeans: Yes.
-
- Crick & Watson are not the developers. They were one of the first to
- attempt re-engineering. Original developers are unknown. Legend (unreliable)
- ascribes design and development to a creature called "God", attributes
- unknown. Others argue for a spontaneous process known as "evolution". No
- one is sure. Debate on this point usually degenerates into a religious
- argument.
-
- --jorge
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