"Iggy Drougge" <optimus(a)canit.se> wrote:
This might interest some of the perverts out there:
http://www.trinary.cc/
The web site's tutorial says:
The trinary math system utilizes the 3 natural states
of electrical current flow. A wire conducts in one
direction, or the other, or not at all. Base 4 would
need to have 4 states, which don?t naturally exist.
Somebody forgot to spread the word!
Scientists Build Tiny Computer From DNA
http://news.excite.com/news/r/011121/14/science-science-dnacomputer-dc
The double helix molecule that contains human genes
stores data on four chemical bases -- known by the
letters A, T, C and G -- giving it massive memory
capability that scientists are only just beginning
to tap into.
Regards,
--Doug
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Doug Coward
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Analog Computer Online Museum and History Center
http://www.best.com/~dcoward/analog
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