non-binary computers?

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From: Jay West <jlwest_at_tseinc.com>
Date: Thu Sep 2 15:42:45 1999

I never heard of octal based systems, but I know a lot of work was done on
trinary computers (3 rather than binary 2 states - on, off, and inbetween).
Everything I heard said they were too expensive, etc.... Try searching the
web under "trinary computer"?

Jay West
Received on Thu Sep 02 1999 - 15:42:45 BST

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