[FDE] pictures of the core of the first quantum computer

[James A. Donald]

coderman wrote:
 > these were taken from Geordie's blog:
 > http://dwave.wordpress.com/
 >
 > some of my favorites:

 > 
http://dwave.wordpress.com/2007/01/19/quantum-computing-demo-announcement/
 > http://dwave.wordpress.com/2007/01/22/another-quantum-computer-pic/
 > (and the two linked from previous mail...)
 >
 > [...]
 >
 > indeed!  post-quantum reality is NOW.
 >
 > this computer is using adiabatic QC, which is
 > different from gate model, but functionally equivalent
 > (just need more qubits comparatively).  see
 > http://qist.lanl.gov/pdfs/theory.pdf

Sixteen qbit adiabetic quantum computer is roughly (very
roughly) equivalent to eight qbit gate based quantum
computer. Largest previous quantum computer was seven
qbit, so this news is less exciting than it sounds.

Quantum computers will get interesting when they have
about a hundred qbits.