Re: How many bits are necessary to store the universe?

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From: Black Knight
Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 22:47

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"Jan Panteltje" <pNaonStpealmtje@yahoo.com> wrote in message 
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> On a sunny day (Sun, 13 Nov 2005 19:15:20 GMT) it happened "Ron Baker,
> Pluralitas!" <stoshu@bellsouth.net.pa> wrote in
> <chMdf.1423$2k6.46@tornado.socal.rr.com>:
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>>
>>"Eliot Coweye" <cia_deviator@lycos.com> wrote in message
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>>> 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?
>>>
>>
>>42
> How about a parity bit?
> ;-)

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The answer to life universe and everything
123456789012345678901234567890123456789012
         1         2         3         4

42 BYTES needed. 8 bits to a byte, 336 bits including parity.

Androcles.

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