Minimal Configuration (IMAGE) Santa Fe Institute Caption The minimal configuration for flipping a bit of information from 1 to 0 requires three states and three sequential time steps. Credit David Wolpert Usage Restrictions Caption and credit required License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.