Jules Richardson wrote on "Digital Archaeology of

[Sridhar Ayengar]

Patrick Finnegan wrote:
>>>> If we somehow develop technology that uses light instead of
>>>> electrons to run computing I would think the tools of the new
>>>> generation will not be able to be used on the older obsolete tech.
>>> Why couldn't you then use some sort of photosensor to turn the
>>> light pulses into an electronic signal?
>> It would be more likely that you would need to go the other
>> direction. If newer test equipment is using optical technology, you
>> would need to have a device that probes electronically and then
>> translates the signals into optical ones for the new test equipment.
> 
> Like one of those high-tech LEDs (or maybe a laser diode). :)

I have a feeling that getting a circuit like that calibrated properly 
would be a bit of a bitch.  8-)

Peace...  Sridhar