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The Museum of Hoaxes is dedicated to promoting knowledge about hoaxes. (Click here for opening hours, etc.) On our blog we post about dubious- sounding claims, and whatever else strikes our fancy. The site is also home to the Hoax Photo Database, the Hoax Forum, and the Hoaxipedia.
The Museum of Hoaxes is dedicated to promoting knowledge about hoaxes. (Click here for opening hours, etc.) On our blog we post about dubious- sounding claims, and whatever else strikes our fancy. The site is also home to the Hoax Photo Database, the Hoax Forum, and the Hoaxipedia.
RUDE ROVERThe Christmas dog with no class! He sings and toots Jingle Bells.
INFLATABLE TREEWho needs the hassle of a real Christmas tree?
FARTING SANTAGo ahead and pull his finger!
AtomChip Notebook Computer
You may never have heard of the Atom Chip Corporation before, but you will if they've really built what they claim to have built--a notebook computer that boasts a 6.8GHZ CPU and 2TB of non-volatile Quantum Storage (in place of a hard disk). For those who aren't tech savvy, a notebook computer like this would be years ahead of anything else on the market. The company says that it will present this miracle technology to the world during an upcoming Consumer Electronics Show. However, the pictures it has on its website look strangely amateurish, like pieces of computer hardware glued together. The liberal use of the word "quantum" in its description is also a clue that this thing is totally bogus. The Register states that it's a "trifle sceptical" of the company's claims.
Listed in chronological order. Newest comments at the end.
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Ooops, this picture: http://atomchip.com/db4/00366/atomchip.com/_uimages/512GBram.JPG
Posted by Bob on Sun Sep 11, 2005 at 08:02 PM
Guys, go onto google and search Atom Chip and you will find a German University where there is a team who has developed such a chip. It hardly suprises me that this could indeed be real.
http://pi1.physi.uni-heidelberg.de/physi/atph/index.php
I'm not saying it could be a hoax, but I'm saying that it could indeed be real. Remember how only a few years ago we were hitting the 1GHz barrier, and the 2, 3, 4, 5, and even 6 with massive OCing of P4s.
Ever heard of a little saying, "Nothing is impossible"? A long time ago people laughed at the idea of 32bit computers, and CD Roms, hard drives that could hold a GB. Welcome to the 21st centery, anything is possible... even meeting aliens! xD
Posted by Jon in New Hampshire on Mon Sep 12, 2005 at 03:04 PMhttp://pi1.physi.uni-heidelberg.de/physi/atph/index.php
I'm not saying it could be a hoax, but I'm saying that it could indeed be real. Remember how only a few years ago we were hitting the 1GHz barrier, and the 2, 3, 4, 5, and even 6 with massive OCing of P4s.
Ever heard of a little saying, "Nothing is impossible"? A long time ago people laughed at the idea of 32bit computers, and CD Roms, hard drives that could hold a GB. Welcome to the 21st centery, anything is possible... even meeting aliens! xD
Wow, and they even managed to port Windows XP on that new 6.8GHz processor. 
BTW if you have enough fast memory then you don't need to differenciate 'memory' and 'storage'. They claim to use the same technology with two different interfaces (and I doubt if you can address 2TB using ATA IDE bus).
Really, the WindowsXP screenshot is one of the most suspicious thing that gives the whole hoax away. It seems to be a mediahack (instead of an investor trap) and it seems to work.
Posted by atleta in Budapest on Mon Sep 12, 2005 at 04:01 PM BTW if you have enough fast memory then you don't need to differenciate 'memory' and 'storage'. They claim to use the same technology with two different interfaces (and I doubt if you can address 2TB using ATA IDE bus).Really, the WindowsXP screenshot is one of the most suspicious thing that gives the whole hoax away. It seems to be a mediahack (instead of an investor trap) and it seems to work.
What gets me is that they're actualy registered with CES. I guess we'll have to find out in january if it was a hoax or not. The concept does make sense, but the speed of the optical components would be hindered by the silicon based metal circuts. Imagin a computer with optical micro circuts. The required metal components would be minimum and with the amount of light being used the heat would be far less than todays standards. I do remember reading about crystal circut technology where micro sized crystals containing certian types of gas could filter light in certian directions through the crystal. I can't remember the name of the technology though. I'll try to look it up at work.
Posted by Dizzle on Mon Sep 12, 2005 at 10:40 PM1TB of memory is not enought, that company better get their ass in gear and make something to hold more data..is he kidding? idk haha
Posted by toc in nj on Tue Sep 13, 2005 at 11:54 AMWhat the hell would anyone need a terabyte for?
Posted by Citizen Premier in spite of public outcry on Thu Sep 08, 2005 at 04:45 AM
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Bill Gates once said "64k should be enough for anyone"
Posted by Soundboy_Jeff in somewhere in San Diego on Tue Sep 13, 2005 at 04:14 PMPosted by Citizen Premier in spite of public outcry on Thu Sep 08, 2005 at 04:45 AM
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Bill Gates once said "64k should be enough for anyone"
the scary thing is... all the links work, including the one to CES 2006.
If they actually SHOW this thing, they'd have to use standard benchmarks to prove their rhetoric right? Can any of the current standards even show 6.8ghz processing speed?
Posted by Soundboy_Jeff in somewhere in San Diego on Tue Sep 13, 2005 at 04:16 PMIf they actually SHOW this thing, they'd have to use standard benchmarks to prove their rhetoric right? Can any of the current standards even show 6.8ghz processing speed?
Citizen Premier asked what anyone whould need a Terabyte for. Folks, maybe you haven't lived through the individual computer growth but I've watched it and been a part of it to a greater or lesser extent since the late 70's. The first individual computer I ever saw (long before the PC) was a basic motherboard and the user had to enter hex code to do anything. My first computer was a TRS-80 Model 1 with 4K of RAM and the mass storage was a cassette recorder. My present compute is years old but still has 64Mg RAM and a 20 Gig hard drive, almost full. If a terabyte "hard drive" regardless of the technology hits the streets at a decent price, it will get filled up. Governments will use it first, then businesses, then ordinary people. Programmers will fill the space with more complex programs and people will dump more data into storage. With the right removable storage your doctor may have your complete medical history and DNA projections stored in the computer. With the right associated technology the government can keep track of you 24/7 "to prove you didn't commit a crime" or "for National Security" or whatever. Businesses can have your complete comercial history on file "to better serve your needs" and researchers can keep a copy of a digital you to experiment on.
Maybe this is all too paranoid, maybe a 1Terabyte storage device would just get filled with pictures, music and movies. But if this company isn't on the verge of this breakthrough, it won't be long. And any technology can be used to destroy freedom. George Orwell got "1984" wrong but maybe he was just too early.
Posted by Christopher Cole in Tucson, AZ on Tue Sep 13, 2005 at 05:47 PMMaybe this is all too paranoid, maybe a 1Terabyte storage device would just get filled with pictures, music and movies. But if this company isn't on the verge of this breakthrough, it won't be long. And any technology can be used to destroy freedom. George Orwell got "1984" wrong but maybe he was just too early.
I'm a musician/sound producer and 1TB is not very much. The Vienna Symphonic Library (orchestral samples) is 240GB just for that one library. You can get 500GB Sata II drives today, two of them in a raid 0 array gives you 1TB storage with almost twice the throughput speed. Plus the main drive (another 500GB) and that's 1.5TB you can order today straight from the Dell website. People who do video editing could use up that amount of space easy. What do YOU use your computer for?
Posted by Shockie on Wed Sep 14, 2005 at 01:30 AMI work in semiconductor company.
When i look at ther pictures on the site it's clear that this is a joke.
They've never heard of cleanroomsuits, contamination etc.
In a cleanroomenviroment you weare other clothes than the one on these pictures
Posted by Dr.G in holland on Wed Sep 14, 2005 at 10:09 PMWhen i look at ther pictures on the site it's clear that this is a joke.
They've never heard of cleanroomsuits, contamination etc.
In a cleanroomenviroment you weare other clothes than the one on these pictures
When is this coming out????? How much is it gonna cost? Me and my friends can't wait, Quake on this is going to be INSANE!!!
Posted by butttttah on Thu Sep 15, 2005 at 01:31 AMTheirs lots u can use a terabyte for....xxx movies, warez, and awesome hacking proggies
Posted by butttttah on Thu Sep 15, 2005 at 01:35 AMMan Alive, how can anyone think this website represents a real product ?
Posted by VoiceOfReason on Thu Sep 15, 2005 at 08:13 AMResearching the Quantum Processor you find there are many labs doing working on this. i dont see it completly unlikly as for the website these guys are computer engineers not webmaster. I want to see it in the fair before i can discredit
Posted by Josh in PSU on Thu Sep 15, 2005 at 09:14 AMIt's at least 50% fake, i dont want to go in detail... wait im not even going to give an argument. It's fake u'll see! (Time will tell)
Posted by iCQ in Netherlands on Fri Sep 16, 2005 at 07:06 PMYou are all idiots. This is the biggest fake on the planet.
Posted by Dustin in Austin, TX on Wed Sep 21, 2005 at 08:48 AMHere is who registered the domain name, has anyone tried contacting this person? This seems too far fetched to be true.
Registrant:
Shimon Gendlin
Shimon Gendlin
21 Reed Lane
Westbury, NY 11590
US
Email:
Registrar Name....: REGISTER.COM, INC.
Registrar Whois...: whois.register.com
Registrar Homepage: http://www.register.com
Domain Name: atomchip.com
Created on..............: Sun, Aug 25, 2002
Expires on..............: Fri, Aug 25, 2006
Record last updated on..: Fri, Jul 29, 2005
Administrative Contact:
WIPOI
Shimon Gendlin
21 Reed Lane
Westbury, NY 11590
US
Phone: 516-368-4800
Email:
Technical Contact:
Register.Com
Domain Registrar
575 8th Avenue 11th Floor
New York, NY 10018
US
Phone: 1-902-7492701
Email:
Posted by Sk33t3r in Texas on Wed Sep 28, 2005 at 05:56 AMRegistrant:
Shimon Gendlin
Shimon Gendlin
21 Reed Lane
Westbury, NY 11590
US
Email:
Registrar Name....: REGISTER.COM, INC.
Registrar Whois...: whois.register.com
Registrar Homepage: http://www.register.com
Domain Name: atomchip.com
Created on..............: Sun, Aug 25, 2002
Expires on..............: Fri, Aug 25, 2006
Record last updated on..: Fri, Jul 29, 2005
Administrative Contact:
WIPOI
Shimon Gendlin
21 Reed Lane
Westbury, NY 11590
US
Phone: 516-368-4800
Email:
Technical Contact:
Register.Com
Domain Registrar
575 8th Avenue 11th Floor
New York, NY 10018
US
Phone: 1-902-7492701
Email:
They have been developing holographic storage for years now guys.. It's been in science articles for a long time now. This could be a real development.
Posted by Cody in FL, USA on Wed Sep 28, 2005 at 10:38 PMYOUR RETARDED
Posted by Shockie on Thu Sep 29, 2005 at 03:50 AMRe: Shockie
No it's "you're retarded".
Ironic, eh?
Moron.
Posted by Peanut in UK on Thu Sep 29, 2005 at 05:00 AMNo it's "you're retarded".
Ironic, eh?
Moron.
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