The Babylonians used separate combinations of two symbols to represent every single number from 1 to 59. That sounds pretty confusing, doesn’t it? Our decimal system seems simple by comparison, with ...

(1) A regular computer. The term binary computer may refer to a "classical" computer, meaning "not" a quantum computer. See quantum computing. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other ...

Memo to the developers of superfast quantum computers: give up on the familiar 1s-and-0s binary system used in conventional computers. By switching to a novel five-state system, you will find it ...

The folks at Evil Mad Scientist Labs just put up a post on the giant mechanical binary computer they brought to last month’s Maker Faire. As a faithful reproduction of the Digi-Comp II from the 1960s, ...

The awesome Digirule 2U is a small 8-bit programmable binary computer created by developer Bradley Slattery. Launched via Kickstarter this month, the project is coming to the end of its campaign with ...

Computer Weekly\'s editor gives a personal perspective on the biggest issues in technology and IT strategy. In his 1983 book, Modern times: a history of the world from the 1920s to the year 2000, ...