10th May 2006, 1:51 PM
We'll eventually need "gigaquads" or whatever magical measurement of information Star Trek is using these days, but not for the current tech. Currently, our technology is using polygons, textures, and 24 bit sound files. When our tech is using holographic models with full behavior set and neuroligic AI, THEN we'll start needing more data.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)