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Will It Ever Be Possible to Build Computers That Use Systems Other Than Binary Numbers?

This week's question is about computers that use systems other than binary numbers. Euryandia on YouTube asks, will it ever be possible to build a ternary computer? We've already done it: we have built base three instead of base two. And the advantages of a ternARY machine are that you can pack more punch in a smaller package.

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