Computer Fundamentals

Module 3 – Great Ideas Never Die

Page 4 of 5 · About 15 minutes per lesson, including practice.

Could Binary Have a Successor?

Every computer today stores information using two states:

• 0
• 1

Researchers have also explored computers that use three states. This is called ternary computing.

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The World’s First Ternary Computer

Agila Research Direction

Agila is built for today’s processors, but it also studies future architectures. Ternary computing may influence future operating systems if practical ternary hardware becomes available.

Example code on Agila Forge ↗