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A fully reversible computers would consume no power whatsoever, so wouldn't require power to function. Instead, you would need power to (re)initialize its state
by thrance 1y ago
A fully reversible computers would consume no power whatsoever, so wouldn't require power to function. Instead, you would need power to (re)initialize its state, or to copy the results of its computations to e.g. your monitor. An unplugged reversible computer would be free to compute (and uncompute) its bits perpetually, unconcerned about the rest of the world. The functional programmer's dream, in a sense.
- physix 1y agoThanks for that and the preceding comments. I was thinking about the possible paradox of getting a reset for free. But, the cost invariably comes at some point, e.g. when you restart and need to reset your state.