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Originally Posted by samd6
Posting here, since SB tends to get eaten by the lag monster.
How long before somebody on DP- or StP-Earth invents a hyperwave radio* or someone on Inp-Earth invents a quantum modem*? On second thought that's not the right question as one-off inventions seem to be a staple of StP- and DP-Earth's genre thoughtforms. A reproducible, reliable quantum modem or hyperwave radio will have profound effects on the setting, especially InP- and DP-Earths.
Such a thing will almost certainly get invented, though it is likely to be too large for personal use. I figure somewhere between one and two cubic meters for a quantum modem, and around the size of a shipping container for a hyperwave radio. (Vacuum tubes don'cha know.)
*The same thing really, just with different names and differences in how they are used.
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What are the differences in how they're used? Are they different in how they function despite achieving the same objective? Is a "quantum modem" some sort of quantum entanglement communicator?