


Hypernet uses quantum computers, which were first conceived when it became clear that electronic miniaturization was going to continue unabated. Physicists have started to consider what would happen if the individual elements within an integrated circuit were single atoms or even photons, which led to the concept of the quantum computer. In such a machine, the principles of quantum physics, especially the idea of parallel universes, would affect the computational process. In particular, this could increase the speed of computation immensely, because it would occur in many parallel universes simultaneously.

These ideas inspired Skydancer to develop a prototype machine she calls a hypercomputer. The processing speed is measured in yottahertz (YHz), which is equal to quadrillions of gigahertz, thanks to the massively parallel processing made possible by quantum computing.



Because Hypernet accommodates essentially infinite bandwidth, it can support an almost unlimited number of simultaneous, uncompressed audio and video streams. To hold such vast amounts of data, Skydancer developed the hyperdrive, which uses quantum principles to store yottabytes in a physical package the size of a Star Wars action figure. She also wrote some new real-time graphics and audio software called Jabba Hyper Utilization Transfer Technology (HUTT).

The CES demo included full-motion, real-time, UltraHD video of several musicians at different physical locations jamming together. Each one was in a separate window on the screen with none of the herky-jerky effect that we've come to expect from current technology. (When one of the musicians began improvising on an unfamiliar instrument, our host explained that it was a han solo.) Then, Skydancer logged onto a prototype hypersite, selected a 100GB movie clip, and downloaded it in under a second. With capabilities like this, Hypernet is bound to replace the old, clunky Internet as quantum computers and modems become widely available. Until then, may the farce be with you!

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