"We've had the capacity to create ternary computers for a long time - there's just no reason to. We have built decimal computers."
Actually, there was a ternary computer built [1]. And there is sort of a reason to, just not a great one, but one that may come back once we hit the frontier of miniaturization [2].
Actually, there was a ternary computer built [1]. And there is sort of a reason to, just not a great one, but one that may come back once we hit the frontier of miniaturization [2].
[1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Setun
[2]: http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/issue.aspx?id=3268&#...