In 1969 a pair of Bell researchers, Willard Boyle and George Smith, were working on improving computer memories.

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Robert Birge, a chemist at the University of Connecticut, is trying to combine them, by making computer memories out of protein.

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Courts have been letting all kinds of digital documents be used as evidence, including spreadsheets, Internet browser histories, video, audio and the contents of computer memories.

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As those with memories stretching back a couple of decades will recall the various forms of computer malware, the viruses, trojans and the like, were things that affected Microsoft Windows users.

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Mostly, though, I just let my local pictures directory randomly throw a slide show up on my idle computer screen, surprising myself with digital snaps, downloaded art, and carefully scanned prints from yesteryore (memories nearly lost).

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