Ten weirdest computers The Billiard Ball computer is my favourite. Basic computing circuits like half-adders can also be made. But making something as powerful as a microprocessor this way would require acres of space - unless your balls or dominoes are very small. Researchers at IBM have experimented with logic circuits that use cascades of atoms bouncing off each other like billiard balls to pass information along their length. ... Read full entry
Ten weirdest computers
Posted by John Lampard on Tuesday, 15 April, 2008 to the technology subset
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