On Sun, 8 Dec 2013 18:01:01 -0500, David L. Craig wrote:
>
>Boolean algebra is a mathematics based upon variables
>that can take on only two possible values. IIRC, the
>Soviets were rumored to have probed the attributes
>of trinary-state computing in the '60s or '70s and
>discontinued the research, but I have not located a
>source to confirm even the rumor. Maybe Lynn Wheeler
>has it in his archives.
>
For a start:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ternary_computer
GIYF,
gil
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