Binary notion is too cumbersome - read long to use properly. As a matter of fact e-based system would be the most efficient [1]. There was an attempt to develop

Binary notion is too cumbersome - read long to use properly. As a matter of fact e-based system would be the most efficient [1]. There was an attempt to develop 3-based (ternary) computer by the Soviets[2], ternary in theory is slightly more efficient than binary (3 being close to e) but its engineering obstacles makes it quite impractical. [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-integer_representation#Base_e http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-integer_representation#Base... [2]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ternary_computer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ternary_computer