The Turing Grid: A digitalised Turing tape computer

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The Turing Grid is presented as an “infinite” 3D spreadsheet-style computing space where each cell at (x, y, z) can store data and executable code.
Users can read/write text or JSON in cells and execute code directly in-cell using multiple languages including Python, Rust, Ruby, Node, Swift, and Bash.
The system supports long-running background processes via “daemons,” enabling scheduled cells to run continuously.
It includes workflow features such as “pipelines” to chain cell outputs to subsequent cells, along with labels and links for navigation and connectivity between cell locations.
Versioning is built in by keeping the last three revisions per cell with undo support, and the project code is linked via the author’s GitHub profile.

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Think of it as an infinite 3D spreadsheet where every cell can run code. (Edit: this is capped actually at +/- 2000 to stop really large numbers from happening).

Coordinates: Every cell lives at an (x, y, z) position in 3D space

Read/Write: Store text, JSON, or executable code in any cell

Execute: Run code (Python, Rust, Ruby, Node, Swift, Bash, AppleScript) directly in a cell

Daemons: Deploy a cell as a background daemon that runs forever on an interval

Pipelines: Chain multiple cells together — output of one feeds into the next

Labels: Bookmark cell positions with names for easy navigation

Links: Create connections between cells (like hyperlinks)

History: Every cell keeps its last 3 versions with undo support.

Edit: The code for this can be found on the GitHub link on my profile.

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