Replication of Quantum Factorisation Records with a Vic-20, an Abacus, and a Dog
https://eprint.iacr.org/2025/1237
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Replication of Quantum Factorisation Records with an 8-bit Home Computer, an Abacus, and a Dog
This paper presents implementations that match and, where possible, exceed current quantum factorisation records using a VIC-20 8-bit home computer from 1981, an abacus, and a dog. We hope that this work will inspire future efforts to match any further quantum factorisation records, should they arise.
