Re:Ternary circuits: why R=3 is not the Optimal Radix for Co...
by theamk on Saturday January 13, 2024 @05:40PM
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does not look like counter-example to me:
> Due to the low reliability of the computer elements on vacuum tubes and inaccessibility of transistors the fast elements on miniature ferrite cores and semiconductor diodes were designed.
Perhaps trinary is a good idea if you don't have access to transistors or to reliable vacuum tubes, but do have access to diodes and miniature ferrite cores.
I don't see however how this is relevant today - we certainly have access to great transistors now, and as the paper shows with transistors, binary rules.
> Due to the low reliability of the computer elements on vacuum tubes and inaccessibility of transistors the fast elements on miniature ferrite cores and semiconductor diodes were designed.
Perhaps trinary is a good idea if you don't have access to transistors or to reliable vacuum tubes, but do have access to diodes and miniature ferrite cores.
I don't see however how this is relevant today - we certainly have access to great transistors now, and as the paper shows with transistors, binary rules.