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The most efficient base for computation is e. The closest integer is 3, which is why the Soviets wasted lots of time and effort making a trinary computer.
by Tangurena 17y ago
The most efficient base for computation is e. The closest integer is 3, which is why the Soviets wasted lots of time and effort making a trinary computer.
- asciilifeform 17y agoWasted? The machine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Setun http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Setun) worked marvelously, and was amazingly cheap and efficient for the amount of computational power it yielded, using the available technology.