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> We could have three states… "With the advent of mass-produced binary components for computers, ternary computers have diminished in significance. However, Do
by masswerk 3y ago
> We could have three states…
"With the advent of mass-produced binary components for computers, ternary computers have diminished in significance. However, Donald Knuth argues that they will be brought back into development in the future to take advantage of ternary logic's elegance and efficiency."
(Wikpedia article on ternary computer(s), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ternary_computer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ternary_computer, Donald Knuth's observation is found in The Art of Computer Programming.)