Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #01968
To: "'beam@corp.sgi.com'" beam@corp.sgi.com
From: Sean crowbar@top.monad.net
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 17:07:11 -0500
Subject: [alt-beam] a simple challenge
To say that a robot cannot do something without a CPU is simply saying =
that one lacks the necessary knowledge to build a robot without a CPU =
that performs the desired task. After all, all a CPU is composed of is =
simple logic gates. The advantage a CPU has is that it can be easily =
modified, and its function can be changed. BUT! Even the most =
complicated computer program can be hard wired, that is, built out of =
logic components, without a CPU. As long as there is no necessity to =
load a different program, there is no necessity of a CPU. =20
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