Digital BW, The Print

I posted something about this a few days ago, but didn't see it 
come up.
The developer of the Foveon chip is lecturing at Carnegie mellon 
Univ. tomorrow at 4;30.
A professor, here at CMU who is a good friend of the developer 
gave me a call to let me know about the lecture.  I had 
photographed the CMU prof., this past year for an assignment, 
and we started talking about digital photography, and he 
mentioned his friend < Carson Mead, to me  the guy who started 
Foveon, who just partnered with Sigma to use their X# chip in the 
new cameras.  I told this prof, that its too bad Foveon couldn't 
partner up with one of the bigger professional camera 
companies like Nikon or Cannon, he said that Carson 
approached these companies, but they were too conservative, 
and showed no interest!!!!
Well according to an interview with Carson Mead in todays PGH 
Post Gazette newspaper, it sure seems like this guy is a genius 
who more than know what he's talking aboout
To paraphrase a quote from Carson Mead talking about the 
conventtionl way manufacturers are making chips, quote "they 
are attempting to do this like they are brain dead".  He has a 
better and simpilier idea which looks like  his methods will 
revolutionize digital photography.
David in PGH