As far as I an tell it doesn't have any storage. If you had hooked up some T flip-flops on to the output then you could save any output without having any input. However, from what I gathered this decoder doesn't have a way to store an output. A computer probably also requires program memory, but I digress.
Regardless, it was a good video explaining how a decoder works, better than a lot other ones I've seen.
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I thought of the single redstone torch that is on as the storage, since it doesn't turn off after it pulses. I also saw this as the output, but I could see how you disagree. I've seen large debates on "What is a computer," and they've discussed the same things you did.
Thank you for the input and glad you liked my explanation :-)
Here's my explanation of what a redstone decoder, aka a redstone computer, is.
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In what way is a decoder a computer? A decoder is simply a component of a computer.
It has input, output, processing, and storage... The four things that determine a computer.
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As far as I an tell it doesn't have any storage. If you had hooked up some T flip-flops on to the output then you could save any output without having any input. However, from what I gathered this decoder doesn't have a way to store an output. A computer probably also requires program memory, but I digress.
Regardless, it was a good video explaining how a decoder works, better than a lot other ones I've seen.
I thought of the single redstone torch that is on as the storage, since it doesn't turn off after it pulses. I also saw this as the output, but I could see how you disagree. I've seen large debates on "What is a computer," and they've discussed the same things you did.
Thank you for the input and glad you liked my explanation :-)
youtube.com/mottbotminecraft