In article <68v59a$rjt$1 at perki.connect.com.au>, sblack at enternet.com.au says...
>>Hi
>>I was wondering if anyone here knows of any research into the speed at which
>humans could process a digital signal that was interfaced to nerve cells via
>touch. If I had a device that touched my skin and gave a digital signal (via
>pressure for example), could I 'learn' binary code? Could I learn to 'run'
>this signal through an internally learnt program and translate, say, a
>digital ASCII signal into language in my brain?
>>Juz wondering.
>>Steve
>
Sure you could. In fact, Morse code is exactly what you describe; a binary
code for characters. I seem to recall that most people can only keep
something like 7 sequential numbers (or bits), in short-term memory, so I
guess, in terms of performance, you'd be on a par with something like a 6502
or Z80 processor.
