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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!