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1994-07-28 - Re: GUT and NP

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From: “Perry E. Metzger” <perry@imsi.com>
To: jamesd@netcom.com (James A. Donald)
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UTC Datetime: 1994-07-28 02:09:12 UTC
Raw Date: Wed, 27 Jul 94 19:09:12 PDT

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From: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@imsi.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 94 19:09:12 PDT
To: jamesd@netcom.com (James A. Donald)
Subject: Re: GUT and NP
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James A. Donald says:
> If a turing machine can *perform* it, then it is an algorithm.
> 
> Since a turing machine certainly cannot perform quantum
> "algorithms", then by definition they are not algorithms.

If a turing machine can *perform* it, then it is an algorithm.

Since a turing machine certainly cannot perform Sun Workstation
"algorithms", then by definition they are not algorithms.

Perry

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