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The essentials:
FastLife requires a Color Graphics Adaptor or compatable video board.
A Microsoft compatable mouse is fully supported if present and HIGHLY
recommended: the Game of Life was made for a mouse.
Start FastLife by typing "FASTLIFE<ret>" at the DOS prompt.
Commands are selected by typing the first (capitalized) letter of
command word shown in the menu area.
To enter cells with the mouse, point to the desired location in the
magnify area and press the LEFT button. Move the magnification
by pointing to the desired location in the life field and pressing
the RIGHT button. With the keyboard, position the magnify cursor
with the arrow keys and press the INS key.
The <name>.fl files are saved life images. To try them out, clear the
life field with the 'Xtra-Clear' command, then 'Read-Absolute' and
select from the list of files by typing the letter(s) of the file you
want to try out. 'Go' will start the lifecycles.
Documentation at this point is sketchy. Complete information on how to use
the program can be viewed by selecting the 'Help' command, but it is highly
abbreviated. Mostly, have fun exploring!