[Marine_Uncle]

RE: "There is a revolution going on and I am not sure anyone is noticing."
Well Ernest. I bet the Chinese are taking notice. :)

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

They just put this up on Distrowatch:

Ramone Linux-- alpha

A DIY Linux distribution Brought to you by: geliangtang

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

So Intel is getting the manufacturing of tiny micropeocessors down to an art.....

All that is needed is software....and operating systems....which is LABOR INTENSIVE,...And where is the largest Labor Force in the world....CHINA!

Trying to find the comment regarding how many transistors could be placed in the width of a human hair....be back when I find it.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Here we go....I know you with your experience will have something to say about the history of all of this:

Intel promises 10nm in 2015

****** IDF 2013: 7nm in 2017***************************************

From the comments:

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Modest Anonymous

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Monopoly or not, it's the future in making. Astonishing.

The diameter of human hair varies from 17 to 180 micrometers, so you can lay at least 18 million (!!) 7nm transistors onto a section of the tiniest human hair.

18 million for God's sake.