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From: clipka
Date: 15 Oct 2009 12:01:39
Message: <4ad74763@news.povray.org>
Darren New schrieb:

>> So in this sense, say: Can a computing machine that is programmable 
>> /by re-wiring only/ ever be Turing complete?
> 
> What about a real physical implementation of a Turing machine, where 
> rewiring it gives you different Turing machines?

As I already mentioned, this would require interpreting the "re-wiring 
operator" to be considered as part of the Turing machine itself (and the 
instructions you give to them as part of the input data), which I would 
really hesitate to agree with.


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