Why ternary computers like Setun didn't become popular despite being cheaper and more reliable than binary computers, and also having important computational advantages? We could have had cheaper computers for everyone.
Edit: The answers to question about binary system do not resolve my question, since Setun, as I understand it, was based on some sort of binary circuit which used 2-bit combinations to represent the three values, the fourth combination wasn't used. Thus an argument about non-binary circuits being non-reliable doesn't apply to Setun.
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