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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.  

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