Re: MINIMUM instruction set

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From: Othman Ahmad
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1992 13:41

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Scott Dorsey (kludge@grissom.larc.nasa.gov) wrote:
: 
: It's possible to build a machine with a single instruction (subtract and
: skip if equal), but definitely not practical.  I believe a student at U.
                      ^^^^^^^^^^
YOu can't say that. Based on my current thinking this is the future of a new
class of SUPER INTELLIGENT machines, that cannot crash. After all , there is
only one instruction(conditional).
	I've a strange feeling this is the way our mind works. 
--
Othman bin Ahmad, School of EEE,
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 2263.
Internet Email: eoahmad@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg
Bitnet Email: eoahmad@ntuvax.bitnet

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Subject: Re: MINIMUM instruction set
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