Ternary Computing Might Make its Big Debut with Quantum Computing

**MIG-31** · Apr 7, 2008, 06:57 AM

A team from Australia suggests that not only will ternary data be helpful in the budding field of quantum computing, but practically necessary

Generations of computer scientists grew up under the notion that ternary computing was just around the corner. Modern computers store information in a binary system, a logical representation of true and false. Ternary computing, on the other hand, stores information as a representation of false, null and true; 0, 1, 2 or -1, 0 and 1.
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Source: Dailytech

Apr 7, 2008, 06:57 AM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,821 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	Ternary Computing Might Make its Big Debut with Quantum Computing A team from Australia suggests that not only will ternary data be helpful in the budding field of quantum computing, but practically necessary Generations of computer scientists grew up under the notion that ternary computing was just around the corner. Modern computers store information in a binary system, a logical representation of true and false. Ternary computing, on the other hand, stores information as a representation of false, null and true; 0, 1, 2 or -1, 0 and 1. ____________ Source: Dailytech __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here