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Article #8815Re: How many bits are necessary to store the universe?
From: Black Knight
Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 14:18
Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 14:18
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"Eliot Coweye" <cia_deviator@lycos.com> wrote in message news:1131882729.448179.125510@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > Just in case I want to program my own universe or digitize the existing > universe on a computer, how many bits do I need to create a working > universe? Just in case you want to program your own universe, as many as you need. Just in case you want to digitize the existing universe, your computer is part of it. Not even Google can handle a paltry little googolplex. Androcles.
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