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This is about the minimum fraction of a [[gem-gum factory]]. <br>
A fraction of a size that is sufficient for it to be able to do a full self replication. <br>
Most likely quite deeply in the macroscopic range. <br>
In mature [[gem-gum factory]] systems they could possibly have the size of a human thumb nail or even bigger.

For special [[gem-gum factories]] that are specialized as <br>
"after global disaster civilization re-spawning safe-points" (see [[disaster proof]]) <br>
it would be useful for such pixels to not be much bigger than a thumbnail though.

For the case of attempting [[bootstrapping]] among the [[direct path]] <br>
See instead page: [[Early diamondoid nanosystem pixel (direct path)]] <br>
While these will be much smaller they'll still be much bigger than [[molecular assemblers]]. <br>
Micron scale systems? Hard to tell as of yet.

== pixels per factory & fractional pixels ==

A whole [[gem-gum factory]] may be: 
* (1) several full pixels joined together in seamless way or  
* (2) just one pixel or 
* (3) a fraction of a pixel - which can suffice if the products to be made don't need all the components that would be needed in a self replication process.
Case (3) hypothetical sub cases:
* (3a) given the right data from an external data-storage it can still make the molecular mill assembly lines needed to become a full pixel.
* (3b) the molecular mill assembly lines that are present within the pixel are not capable to create the molecular mill assembly lines that are necessary to reach full pixel status. No matter which data is fed. But the necessary assembly lines for upgrading to a full pixel can still be imported by connecting it to a [[global microcomponent distribution system]].

== Related ==

* [[self replication]]

* specialized molecular mill assembly lines that lie dormant in data storage only 
* thoughts on minimal sizes and maximal sizes of such pixels
* relation to the [[grey goo horror fable]] -- mobile self replicating nanofactory pixels
* How about calling this "replixel" (for replicating pixel)?

* [[Early diamondoid nanosystem pixel (direct path)]]