On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 10:01 PM, Richard Loosemore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sophistry.
I noticed. Try cutting back on it a little, please? > The statement "computers are complex" is meaningless, because a computer > can be programmed to do anything: Actually, any system that can be programmed do to anything must necessarily be complex. Irrespective of the program, a CPU is complex at the hardware design level. > - If it is programmed to do nothing except write out the text string > "humpty dumpty" forever, then it is not complex. Did you miss the bit where I granted "Hello World" as an example of a non-complex program? > - If it is programmed to emulate a standard example of a complex system, > it is complex. Or if it's programmed to do anything useful. ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: http://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=101455710-f059c4 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
