The initial state before the first call is for all values set to 0.

The initial state is any of the 8 bit contexts.

It was never possible to restore the initial state exactly.

And we realize that the initial state may itself have been determined by the laws of science.

This way the initial fresh state of the product may be prolonged.

The initial state may be taken to be a point in the space.

But how did he choose the initial state or configuration of the universe?

The first configuration must be the initial state of and the complete input.

The question remains, however: how or why were the laws and the initial state of the universe chosen?

The machine as a whole accepts if the initial state is accepting.