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From: Florian Weimer <fw@deneb.enyo.de>
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Subject: Re: Pointer function parameter
Date: 30 Oct 2000 19:53:58 +0100
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"Ken Garlington" <Ken.Garlington@computer.org> writes:

> : Oh, one last thing: a TM cannot "exist".  (Does that fall under your
> : definition of "do ANYTHING"?)  A TM has an infinitely long tape, whereas
> : we can only build machines with finite memories.
> 
> Glue the ends of the tape together to form a loop? :)

"an infinitely long tape" /= "an endless tape" ;-)