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Ah, yes, there were even ternary computers, using three states (1, -1 and 0) instead of two.
by rahen 3y ago
Ah, yes, there were even ternary computers, using three states (1, -1 and 0) instead of two.
- hnlmorg 3y agoIn the UK we had Dekatrons that could come in a variety of different bases: > While most dekatrons are decimal counters, models were also made to count in base-5 and base-12 for specific applications. Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dekatron https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dekatron I’ve personally played on the Harwell Dekatron, it’s a fun machine https://www.tnmoc.org/first-generation-gallery https://www.tnmoc.org/first-generation-gallery