On 16 September 2016 at 14:51, David Bridgham <d...@froghouse.org> wrote: > On 9/15/16 23:13, ben wrote: > >> PS: Ternary arithmetic I can understand, but Ternary Logic needs Mr >> Spock to figure out. > > Ternery logic would seem to be useful for implementing an asynchronous > design instead of, say, dual rail encoding.
Huh? But there have been several -- the Russian/Polish SETUN was the first committed to hardware. http://www.computer-museum.ru/english/setun.htm But there have been others: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ternary_computer One chap is even trying to build his own: https://hackaday.io/project/1043-base-3-ternary-computer-from-scratch -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com • Skype/AIM/Yahoo/LinkedIn: liamproven Cell/Mobiles: +44 7939-087884 (UK) • +420 702 829 053 (ČR)
