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2 total messages Started by Ben White Fri, 15 Jan 1993 03:31
Turing Machines
#2487
Author: Ben White
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1993 03:31
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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).


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Re: Turing Machines
#2506
Author: Carl J Lydick
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 06:32
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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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