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- From: carl@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU (Carl J Lydick)
- Newsgroups: rec.puzzles
- Subject: Re: Turing Machines
- Date: 26 Jan 1993 06:32:25 GMT
- Organization: HST Wide Field/Planetary Camera
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- References: <728019101.AA05890@csource.oz.au>
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- In article <728019101.AA05890@csource.oz.au>, Ben.White@f364.n633.z3.fidonet.org (Ben White) writes:
- >Has anyone here ever constructed a universal turing machine? I've got
- >its order if you could be bothered (I couldn't - it goes for a few
- >pages).
-
- I tried once, but I ran out of memory :-). Seriously, by imposing the
- adjective "universal," you've required that the machine have infinite memory.
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- Carl J Lydick | INTERnet: CARL@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU | NSI/HEPnet: SOL1::CARL
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- Disclaimer: Hey, I understand VAXen and VMS. That's what I get paid for. My
- understanding of astronomy is purely at the amateur level (or below). So
- unless what I'm saying is directly related to VAX/VMS, don't hold me or my
- organization responsible for it. If it IS related to VAX/VMS, you can try to
- hold me responsible for it, but my organization had nothing to do with it.
-