Chapter 3: The Origin of the Code
When computers were first introduced to the world, their language was ridiculously simple. Binary code was transmitted in a series of digital bits. They were either a one or a zero. They had an electrical charge or none at all. On or off. Alive or dead.
The quantity and patterns in which the bits were transmitted determined the final product. A particular pattern of ones and zeroes might give you a representation of a photograph, while another combination might give you the text of an e-mail.
Binary code was ideal for a two-dimensional world. It was entirely inefficient for a three-dimensional world. There was merely too much information to interpret. Binary was simply too slow and tedious.
One of the first things the machines did when creating the Matrix was develop a new code standard, something drastically more efficient than binary, hexadecimal, or any other man made computer code. This new code had the ability for three-dimensional states to be translated and transmitted faster and more accurately. More information could be imprinted onto a single bit.
Smith at one time had admitted to the genius of it all. But the work of art that the Matrix was had soon become his prison. He didn't know how others of his kind could stand it. Then again, none of them even experienced the emotional characteristics that he had begun to exhibit back when Thomas Anderson had first become an issue.
The Matrix had become completely overbearing. He was almost frantic in the manner that he wanted out. To him, it was imperative for him to leave.
With an unbelievable stroke of luck, he did manage to find a way out.