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Re: [Full-Disclosure] Coming soon: CPU fix for buffer overflows



On Tuesday 24 February 2004 15:02, Marek Isalski wrote:
> >>>> Michael Williamson <michael@puffin.tamucc.edu> 24/02/2004 >13:30:15
> >>>> >>>
> >
> >On Mon, 2004-02-23 at 20:38, Mike Barushok wrote:

> Bad analogy time...
>
> A non-deterministic Turing Machine is a bit like having an infinite
> (?probably has to be countable) number of deterministic Turing Machines
> running in parallel.  The 4004 can simulate that too, just not in 'real
> time'.  Far from it!  But it will get the answer eventually.

Well. That is not proven.  If the expansion and subsequent predicted collapse 
of the universe happens _sooner_ than that poor 4004 finishing its quantum 
simulation answer, your theory does not fly.    ;-))  

Maarten

> Regards,
> Maz

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