"Iggy Drougge" <optimus_at_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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Analog Computer Online Museum and History Center
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Received on Fri Nov 23 2001 - 01:25:41 GMT