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3 Sep 2024 19:19:42 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Wolfram's rule 110 bit  
From: Invisible
Date: 5 Jan 2011 04:24:08
Message: <4d2438b8$1@news.povray.org>
On 22/12/2010 11:07 PM, Darren New wrote:

> Initializing an infinite tape for a
> turing machine at least makes it more powerful than one with an
> uninitialized tape.

OK.

> And rule 110 needs an infinitely initialized tape.

I'm still not convinced that this is actually necessary.

In other words, I suspect that rule 110 *is* Turing complete, it's just 
that the proof provided is a bit weak.


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