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Re:Excel as Code by thefifthsetpin on Monday September 20, 2021 @03:23PM (#28597717)
Can't you just implement a turing machine in Excel by using the cells in a row as your tape?

* Store the initial internal state in A1.

* Store the initial head position B1.

* Store the initial state as boolean values in the rest of row 1.

* Write simple lookup formulas in row 2 to compute the next state from the previous row.

* Fill down. Look for the halting state in column A and your output will be written in that row.

What am I missing?

Re:Excel as Code by felienne on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @01:37AM (#28613376)
Yeah you can, I made one here a long time ago: https://www.felienne.com/archives/2974 :)