Re: LOGO-L> Language vs Visual

["Jerry W. Hubbard" <jhubbard@fastrans.net>]

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> From: Jeff <jeffr@mugc.cc.monash.edu.au>
> To: Tom Woods <woods@moose.ncia.net>
> Cc: logo-l@gsn.org
> Subject: RE: LOGO-L> Language vs Visual
> Date: Sunday, July 20, 1997 3:09 AM
> 
> > With morse, there are more than just two characters. There is a short
tone
> > and a long one representing the did and the dah. There are also
> > corresponding short and long periods of silence which delineate letters
and
> > words. Just try to teach a machine to read morse without taking these
silent
> > periods into consideration!
> > Tom
> ...this problem makes a terrific project with legoLogo
> 
> Jeff

This describes Morse code as a three-element code: dot, dash, and
space. But, Morse code is a two element code. It is a true binary code.
The duration of a dot is the basic timing element. It is the binary one.
A dash is three dots long. Or, three binary ones with no zeros between.
A space is the length as a dot, but it is a binary low. A space is used
to separate dots and dashes within a character. The space between
characters is the equivalent of three dots long, and that between words
is five dots long.

To Morse code *it is*:

I                                     dot dot                         101
T                                    dash                            111
S                                   dot dot dot                    10101
IT IS                               dot dot   dash     dot dot   dot dot
dot
letter space                                                        000
word space                                                         00000
IT                                                                      
101000111
IS                                                                     
10100010101
IT IS                                                                  
1010001110000010100010101

I hope this is of some help.

Jerry W. Hubbard <jhubbard@fastrans.net>
First Job of Government:  Protect people from govermment.
Second Job of Government: Protect people from each other.
It must NEVER be the job of government to protect people from themselves.
                                                                           
         Robert P. Kuthe                  


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