objectivity and factoring analysis

[bear]

On Fri, 26 Apr 2002, Anonymous wrote:


>These estimates are very helpful.  Thanks for providing them.  It seems
>that, based on the factor base size derived from Bernstein's asymptotic
>estimates, the machine is not feasible and would take thousands of years
>to solve a matrix.  If the 50 times smaller factor base can be used,
>the machine is on the edge of feasibility but it appears that it would
>still take years to factor a single value.

One thousand years = 10 iterations of Moore's law plus one year.
Call it 15-16 years?  Or maybe 20-21 since Moore's seems to have
gotten slower lately?

			Bear


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