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Title: Is there a version of Conway's 'Game of Life' Simulation available on the CPC?
Post by: Puresox on 22:10, 08 June 15
I understand there is a version developed for Symbios , but I am not familiar with how that works. So wondered if there was a version available , under a different name for the CPC?
Title: Re: Is there a version of Conway's 'Game of Life' Simulation available on the CPC?
Post by: TFM on 22:41, 08 June 15
Yes, there are a couple. Somewhere it was all posted in the forum.  :)


EDIT: That could be one:
Conway's Game of Life for CPC—very fast+many features coming! New: QuadLife! (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/programming/amstrifejohn-conways-game-of-life-for-the-cpcfast-many-features-on-the-way!/)

Title: Re: Is there a version of Conway's 'Game of Life' Simulation available on the CPC?
Post by: Prodatron on 23:50, 08 June 15
Quote from: Puresox on 22:10, 08 June 15
I understand there is a version developed for SymbOS

Yes, the one for SymbOS is this one:

I developed it because of these reasons:

1.) demonstrating multithreading on the Z80 inside the multitasking environment of SymbOS: the app uses a second task for calculating the field and which is working at a lower priority
2.) provide the possibility to define alternative rules beside the classic 23/3 rule; I included the interesting "copy world" rule but you can define even 2^18 rules in total as well :)
3.) includes a huge library of objects; SymbOS Conway's Game of Life contains more than 200 different figures which can be used to create own fields

I didn't find these three features in other 8bit implementations yet?
Title: Re: Is there a version of Conway's 'Game of Life' Simulation available on the CPC?
Post by: Puresox on 15:22, 15 June 15
Quote from: TFM on 22:41, 08 June 15
Yes, there are a couple. Somewhere it was all posted in the forum.  :)


EDIT: That could be one:
Conway's Game of Life for CPC—very fast+many features coming! New: QuadLife! (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/programming/amstrifejohn-conways-game-of-life-for-the-cpcfast-many-features-on-the-way!/)


Ahh thanks, someone has already been there! Not been on for a few days , so thanks for the response
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