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1979-12-31
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Procedure Instructions;
Var
Ch: Char;
Procedure Lecture_On_Life;
Begin
ClrScr;
GotoXY(29, 2);
WriteLn('Instructions for LIFE.');
WriteLn;
WriteLn;
Write(
'LIFE simulates the growth of a colony of animalcules in a "'
);
WriteLn(Width: 1, ' by ', Height: 1, ' World".');
WriteLn;
WriteLn(
'Whether a cell is born, lives or dies depends on the number of living'
);
WriteLn(
'animalcules near by. If a cell is empty and has exactly 3 neighbors, it'
);
WriteLn(
'will be born in the next generation. If it is alive and has 2 or 3'
);
WriteLn(
'neighbors, it will stay alive. Otherwise, it either dies of loneliness'
);
WriteLn('or suffocates from overcrowding.');
WriteLn;
WriteLn(
'You type in the starting pattern, going to the location of where you'
);
WriteLn(
'want to place a cell. Then press either the SPACE bar, or 5 to place'
);
WriteLn(
'or take away a seed. To begin the generations press the ESC key. You'
);
WriteLn(
'can also save and load ''Life'' files from disk. Press ^L to Load, and'
);
WriteLn(
'^S to Save. You can also interupt the generations by hitting RETURN'
);
WriteLn('and changing the screen, loading and also saving it.');
WriteLn;
WriteLn(
'The ''<'' key speeds things up a bit, the ''>'' key slows things down. If'
);
WriteLn(
'the good old days at M.I.T., this game was played with pencil & graph'
);
WriteLn('paper.');
GotoXY(27, 24);
Write('Press any key to continue.');
While KeyPressed do
Read(Kbd, Ch);
Read(Kbd, Ch)
End;
Begin
ClrScr;
GotoXY(35, 3);
Write('The Game of');
GotoXY(34, 5);
Write('L I F E');
GotoXY(35, 7);
Write('Version 2.0');
GotoXY(21, 10);
If Yes('Would you like instructions for Life') then
Lecture_On_Life;
ClrScr
End;