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- Documentation of various original programs written
- by Ward Christensen
-
- ----LIFE8.ASM----
- OVERVIEW:
- LIFE program for the VDM. Makes use of the high
- bit rev-video for some function, so not quite as "nice" on
- a VTI or other tube. Stores chars with the hi bit off so
- an unmodified VTI would be a real problem.
- Overview: has commands to run; randomly fill the
- screen; save/restore screens in memory; clear; input
- (using h,j,k,l like wordmaster, but not control keys);
- movers (little guys who randomly, "undyingly" bounce about
- the screen; 0 to 99 random "mutation" hits per generation
- (either "toggle" mutations, or "only on"); variable speed;
- side wrap around or not; a "post" which, in run mode, is an
- undying cell which is movable under keyboard control without
- stopping running; and exit to CP/M.
-
- USAGE:
- Totally documented within itself. "?" is a help
- command which gives a menu of functions, then typing a
- function key (such as / to randomly mutate generations)
- causes help information on the exact command format.
-
- DEPENDENCIES:
- VDM. Written for CC00H. .ASM supplied for
- others to change.
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