The Setun Was a Ternary Computer from the USSR in 1958
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alt="Scientific staff members working on the computing machine Setun"/>[Codeolences] tells us about the FORBIDDEN Soviet Computer That Defied Binary Logic. The Setun, the world’s first ternary computer, was developed at Moscow State University in 1958. Its troubled and 
alt="Scientific staff members working on the computing machine Setun"/>[Codeolences] tells us about the FORBIDDEN Soviet Computer That Defied Binary Logic. The Setun, the world’s first ternary computer, was developed at Moscow State University in 1958. Its troubled and Hackaday
The Setun Was A Ternary Computer From The USSR In 1958
[Codeolences] tells us about the FORBIDDEN Soviet Computer That Defied Binary Logic. The Setun, the world’s first ternary computer, was devel...
Hackaday
The Setun Was A Ternary Computer From The USSR In 1958
[Codeolences] tells us about the FORBIDDEN Soviet Computer That Defied Binary Logic. The Setun, the world’s first ternary computer, was devel...
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