A UNIVERSAL TURING MACHINE
AS A SELF-PORTRAIT
A Universal Turing Machine (UTM) is a logical procedure that can be coded as an algorithm in a binary format. Such an algorithm embodies a universal procedure that can mime all computable procedures. The operating systems of general computers, includng PC's may viewed as UTM's. Viewing the code for a UTM on a computer monitor may be likened to viewing a portrait of the computer used for displaying the UTM. The version shown here was written by Steven Gunhouse. He noted that this version is based on Fibonacci numbering to complement Alan Turing's interest in the Fibonacci sequence.
View a Universal Turing Machine as a Self Portrait
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