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		SeanLuke on Dec 22, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Is_computer_on_fire() (2000) Better: the Newton had, as part of the NewtonScript language reference, a built-in "IsHalting" function which tested a function and determined if it would halt with a provided input. See page 23-84 of: http://manuals.info.apple.com/MANUALS/1000/MA1509/en_US/Newt...

scintill76 on Dec 22, 2014 [–]

Is this just a joke, or is the language and/or function actually limited such that a meaningful return value can be computed?

SeanLuke on Dec 22, 2014 | [–]

NewtonScript is very much a Turing-complete language.

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