Chapter 186: Ternary Computer
"Very nice, we might be able to help! Base computer? Serov touched his chin and muttered to himself.
"Do you want to help Madame again? It's not a useful project, let them toss it themselves, I don't see what the use is! Valya said without paying attention to it, this can make Serov find pride in a woman for the first time, in addition to a little more historical knowledge, Serov has always been from socializing to dealing with people, from managing archives to analyzing events, from history to experience, in fact, he is not this woman's opponent at all. Now that he became a general, he completely relied on the support of Sherepin and Baglamyan, and his family knew his own affairs, and whenever the two of them went out together, it was usually Valya who livened up the atmosphere, and Serov only listened, and now he finally found an opportunity to prove that he had foresight.
"Madam, the advent of computers will change the world!" Serov rarely said to Valya in a very serious tone, "We must seize this opportunity, to be honest, your Ministry of Chemical Industry will be stuck with other funds, this time you must not be stuck in the Moscow State University project, if it is really not possible, I will let the KGB take over this project......"
"How can it be so important, you are serious, there are few practical inventions?" Valya frowned and said unconvinced, "It's just something made up by a group of big 2☆ professors, can the KGB personally intervene?" You KGB can't use it like this if you have funds......"
Serov really can't explain the reason for this, after all, Valya is a person of this era, how can she know that the world in a few decades will not be very revolutionary. Because the revolution is mainly after networking. It's all about changing the world. If the Soviet Union did not do this, it would be too late for the United States to do it, and the American hegemony of the Internet will be consolidated more than any privilege in later generations.
The advent of the Internet is definitely not something that can be done by a single department of the KGB, and there is no need to rush. The most important thing is that Serov saw what the Internet was like, and he had no sense of expectation. But the base computer is different, Serov has never seen it, and naturally has great expectations, and with the support of the KGB itself, he can also appear. So why not.
One of the characteristics of the base code is symmetry, that is, the consistency of the opposite numbers, so unlike binary code, there is no concept of unsigned numbers. In this way, the architecture of the base computer is also much simpler, more stable and economical. The command system is also easier to read and very efficient.
With the advancement of technology, computer components such as vacuum tubes and transistors have been replaced by faster and more reliable ferrite cores and semiconductor diodes. These electrical components form a very good controllable current transformer, which makes it possible to implement base logic, because there are various states of voltage: positive voltage (1), zero voltage (0) and negative voltage (-1). Not only is base logic faster and more reliable than binary logic, but it also requires less equipment and power. These reasons contributed to the creation of the base system computer cetyhь.
"Who is the initiator of the base computer?" Serov must take advantage of the Reborn. Otherwise, the base computer will definitely die.
"It seems that the most important supporter is Academician Gref of the Academy of Sciences, and I don't know anything else!" Valya saw Serov rarely so attentive. I knew that Serov must have attached great importance to this computer, and immediately told everything he knew.
"When the time comes, I will visit Academician Gref at the Academy of Sciences!" Serov finally made up his mind, he couldn't watch the base computer disappear like this, what a pity, after all, it was a crooked black technology on the Internet in later generations.
The Academy of Sciences of the USSR is the highest technical institution and scientific institution of the Soviet Union, and has the most famous scientists in the country. It is under the direct leadership of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union and is responsible for the national science and technology activities of the municipalities directly under the central government, so as to determine the general direction of the national science and technology research in accordance with the requirements of the national economic development plan drawn up by the Central Family Planning Commission.
At the same time, it comprehensively guides the research work of the higher academic institutions of the Academy of Sciences of the member states and other research units of the state, major colleges and universities of the natural sciences and other research institutes of the state, and major natural sciences and social sciences. The Academy of Sciences has nearly 10 scientific research institutions in Moscow, and the Far Eastern Branch of the Ural Branch of the Siberian Branch plays a pivotal role in the local economic construction.
Serov came here to find Academician Greiff to inform the Ministry of Chemical Industry that there was a shortage of funds, and to talk about whether the project could be transferred to the KGB. So as soon as Serov explained his intentions, he didn't even drink a glass of water, and Academician Gref immediately agreed to Serov's suggestion.
Academician Gref finally let go of a piece of his heart and said happily, "In contrast, the logic of "base" is closer to the way of thinking of the human brain. Because in general, our perception of the question is not only "true" and "false", but also "don't know". In base logic, the symbol "1" stands for "true"; The symbol "-1" stands for "false"; The symbol "0" stands for "I don't know". Obviously, this logical expression is more in line with the development trend of computers in artificial intelligence. It provides the possibility of fuzzy computing and autonomous learning of computers. ”
Fuzzy Computing and Autonomous Learning in Computers? Artificial intelligence? If this is really realized, will it not destroy the human race? Serov thought expressionlessly, was it because of this possibility that the base computer was ordered to be discontinued?
Serov thought about it, felt that he should be thinking too much, and asked, "Artificial intelligence is still far away, right?" I think coming to the Academy of Sciences today is more like a science fiction journey......"
"That's why I say it's a possibility? Comparatively, however, it is easier for a base computer to do this than a binary computer! Academician Gref said with a smile.
"In practice, Academician Greif, I really hope that what you say may never come true!" Serov shook his head and said, "This possibility is a threat to mankind at all, but there should be little hope, our KGB hopes that this kind of computer can be applied to our work, which can save a large part of the manpower in management!" ”
"Of course, this is also what our Kejia wants!" Academician Gref said with a smile.
"Then Comrade Gref, we have a chance to meet again, and when the production is put into production, I will ask you to come to the manufacturer in person to finalize the base computer......" Serov put on a big-brimmed hat and prepared to leave, and there was almost no communication between the two sides, one was willing to fight and the other was willing to suffer, and the matter was finalized.
Of course, Serov did not leave the Academy of Sciences immediately, after all, it was not easy to come here, so why should you listen to the opinions of experts, and you can't just listen to Academician Gref himself! Listen to other people's opinions as well.
"Oh? Is it the study of Academician Greiff? In terms of all the bases, binary is the least efficient and the base is the highest. Of course, the base system is theoretically the highest. However, if you want to implement a two-state gate, binary is easy, and to implement a state gate, you need a lot more than a lot of wires, and the end result is that from the angle of chip gate electrical use, binary is the most efficient and the base is the most wasteful." Another academician seems to be very familiar with his colleague, at least Serov, who was brought in, is completely blinded, and he simply wants to go back to the school and rebuild it.
"This comrade of the KGB, you are an expert in the field of secret services! So you should be more aware of what are the limitations of this base computer? As soon as the academician opened his mouth, Serov blushed for a while, he is an expert, the real experts are those who graduated from Agent City, Serov is at most a spy head, or a layman's spy head, or the kind that lives at most two episodes in the TV series......
Serov did understand what this expert meant, the Soviet Union's electric industry is not even better than the United States, even some second-rate countries can not compare, it is this limitation that restricts the base computer, from now on the development of crystal chips for this production is obviously unrealistic, in the long run, of course, transistors should be developed, but it will take time to change the prejudice against transistors in the Soviet industry, the most important point, that is, the state of the Red Army, people think that electric tubes are suitable for fighting a nuclear war, how do you convince people?
"Next time I won't come again, it turns out that I still have a phobia of intensity, why didn't I find out?" Serov, who came out of the Soviet Academy of Sciences, complained about sweat in his head. The elder is just an ordinary person, where has Serov ever seen a person at the doctorate level or above? This time I entered the Soviet Academy of Sciences purely because of my long knowledge, and those who can't wait to sweep the floor are all famous and high-achieving students, which makes Serov in the middle of the calendar quite inferior. I can't do it well, but this time I met tens of thousands of high-ranking people at once, and Serov wondered if all the Soviet scientists were here, and in fact it was almost like this.
Serov, who returned to the car, was still a little shocked, originally thought that the KGB scientific research unit was very powerful, but now it seems that Serov is still young to think so. The scientific research units of the KGB were not at all comparable with the entire Soviet Academy of Sciences, and even some KGB scientific research units were subordinate units of the Academy of Sciences. (To be continued......)
PS: This is the longest single chapter in this book, and I almost cheated myself when I wrote this chapter!