I wonder, are there any intermediate languages that are non-binary? Java bytecode and the Microsoft Intermediate Language are both represented by binary files I think.

Voyager’s computer, at least, works on quaternary (4 state) data rather than binary (2 state) data. They keep referring to data storage quantities in quads rather than bits or bytes.

Well, some languages are higher level than others. Pure microcode expanded binary is actually a rarity.