From:	"Robert A. Hayden" <hayden@*******.MANKATO.MSUS.EDU>
Subject:	Re: Computers and MP
Date:	Wed, 13 Apr 1994 20:18:58 -0500

On Wed, 13 Apr 1994, J Gavigan wrote:

> Hmmm.. Having looked at the theory put forward by Robert, about
> the three colors... Today, we got 1 (yes) or 0 (no), which has to
> do with, say a photocell either receiving a burst of light, or not
> receiving a burst of light.
> When you have 3 colors, you have FOUR possibilities:
>
> 1) Nothing.
> 2) Green.
> 3) Red.
> 4) Blue.

Uh, reread mine again. I suggested all three lasers combining to
colourize one bit, which would give you eight states, instead of 4.

> I dunno what the advantages of this are, but...

Well, let me put it into today's terms. It takes 8 bits to make a
character on today's computer. Using an eight-state bit, you could
ccreate a character in only 3 bits (and that would be up to a 512
character alphabet).

> Yeah, but it's fun to talk and argue about it, isn't it? :)

No

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