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Is there a Turing-complete programming language for pen and paper?
Let’s say you wanted to use the mind as a calculator, and pen and paper as memory/registers/storage. Is there a programming language that works with pen and paper?
Replying to @ki4jgt@feddit.org
Yes, the WDR Paper Computer: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WDR_paper_computer
It’s an awesome way to show the fundamentals of an assembly language without getting too complicated.
Originally designed for use in schools to teach computer science without needing an expensive electronic computer.