2-state 3-symbol contender (cited from P.Michel) 

Comment: This TM produces 6 nonzeros in 26 steps.
State on
0		 on
1		 on
2		 on 0 on 1 on 2
Print Move Goto Print Move Goto Print Move Goto
A 1RB 2LA 1RH 1 right B 2 left A 1 right H
B 1LB 1LA 0RA 1 left B 1 left A 0 right A
Transition table 
The same TM just simple.
The same TM with repetitions reduced.
The same TM with tape symbol exponents.
Simulation is done as 2-macro machine.
The same TM as 2-macro machine with pure additive config-TRs.

Pushing initial machine.
Pushing macro factor 2.

Steps BasSteps BasTpos  Tape contents
    0        0       0  A>
    1        3      -1  <A 11
    2        4       0  01 B> 11
    3        5      -1  01 <A 11
    4        8       0  10 A> 11
    5        9      -1  10 <A 21
    6       10       0  11 B> 21
    7       14       2  11 10 A>
    8       17       1  11 10 <A 11
    9       18       2  112 B> 11
   10       19       1  112 <A 11
   11       23      -3  <A 222 11
   12       24      -2  01 B> 222 11
   13       26       0  012 H> 22 11
   13       26       0  012 H> 22 11   [stop]

Lines:       15
Top steps:   13
Macro steps: 13
Basic steps: 26
Tape index:  0
nonzeros:    6
log10(nonzeros):    0.778
log10(steps   ):    1.415
Run state:   stop
The same TM just simple.
The same TM with repetitions reduced.
The same TM with tape symbol exponents.
The same TM as 2-macro machine with pure additive config-TRs.
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Input to awk program:
    gohalt 1
    nbs 3
    T 2-state 3-symbol contender (cited from P.Michel)
    : 6 26
    5T  1RB 2LA 1RH  1LB 1LA 0RA
    L 6
    M	201
    pref	sim
    machv TM23_a  	just simple
    machv TM23_a-r	with repetitions reduced
    machv TM23_a-1	with tape symbol exponents
    machv TM23_a-m	as 2-macro machine
    machv TM23_a-a	as 2-macro machine with pure additive config-TRs
    iam	TM23_a-m
    mtype	2
    mmtyp	1
    r	1
    H	1
    mac	0
    E	2
    sympr	
    HM	1
    date	Tue Jul  6 22:12:33 CEST 2010
    edate	Tue Jul  6 22:12:33 CEST 2010
    bnspeed	1

Constructed by: $Id: tmJob.awk,v 1.34 2010/05/06 18:26:17 heiner Exp $
                $Id: basics.awk,v 1.1 2010/05/06 17:24:17 heiner Exp $
                $Id: htSupp.awk,v 1.14 2010/07/06 19:48:32 heiner Exp $
                $Id: mmSim.awk,v 1.34 2005/01/09 22:23:28 heiner Exp $
                $Id: bignum.awk,v 1.34 2010/05/06 17:58:14 heiner Exp $
                $Id: varLI.awk,v 1.11 2005/01/15 21:01:29 heiner Exp $
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Start: Tue Jul 6 22:12:33 CEST 2010
Ready: Tue Jul 6 22:12:33 CEST 2010