It's not a binary choice. Independent boffin builds a ternary CPU on an FPGA

The 5500FP is a ternary CPU implemented on an FPGA. It's not very fast, but it makes it easier to experiment with computers that don't use binary. Independent researcher Claudio Lorenzo La Rosa ...
CoinTelegraph

Scientists figure out how to surpass ‘quantum advantage’ with binary computers

Quantum computing continues to advance, but so does classical computer science. Quantum computing promises to solve problems binary computers can’t, but new research from a team in New York shows the ...
PC Magazine

binary computer

(1) A regular computer. The term binary computer may refer to a "classical" computer, meaning "not" a quantum computer. See quantum computing. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other ...
techtimes

Experimental Physicists Construct a Quantum Computer that can Read Beyond Binary Systems

Researchers out of the University of Innsbruck have fabricated a quantum computer that leverages a complex quantum digit system as opposed to the traditional qubits. For those who may not know how a ...