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  1.     Thi≤á listinτ wil∞ givσ thσ instruction≤ fo≥ operatinτ thσ ì
  2. gamσ oµ LIF┼ tha⌠ ╔ wrotσ durinτ thσ sprinτ oµ 1983.
  3.  
  4.     Thσá gamσá caε bσ calleΣ u≡ b∙ simpl∙ typinτá thσá prograφ ì
  5. namσá afte≥ thσ CP/═ promt«á  Thσ screeε wil∞ bσ cleareΣá anΣá thσ ì
  6. curso≥á placeΣ iε thσ middlσ oµ thσ screen«á  Entr∙ oµ thσ patterε ì
  7. caε bσ donσ witΦ thσ usσ oµ thσ directioε key≤ (eithe≥ CP/═ o≥á W╙ ì
  8. format⌐ whicΦ wil∞ changσ thσ directioε oµ curso≥ motion«  An∙ ke∙ ì
  9. wil∞ (bu⌠ spacebar¼á F¼ P¼ C╥ anΣ thσ directioε keys⌐ wil∞ prin⌠ ß ì
  10. character.
  11.  
  12.      Spaceba≥ - clear≤ alread∙ ocupieΣ space.
  13.      ╞á - add≤ tw∩ floater≤ t∩ pattern≤á anΣá start≤ ì
  14.           game.
  15.      ╨á - add≤á storeΣ patterε t∩ arra∙á anΣá start≤ ì
  16.           game«  Thi≤ patterε wil∞ diσ afte≥ 2░ 
  17.           generation≤ iµ nothing else is in field.ì
  18.      C╥ - starts game processing.
  19.  
  20.     Oncσá thσá gamσá ha≤ beeε started¼á i⌠ caε bσá stoppeΣá bσ ì
  21. hittinτ an∙ key«á ┴ '?º appear≤ iε thσ lowe≥ lef⌠ corne≥ fo≥ u≡ t∩ ì
  22. fivσ seconds« Iµ n∩ othe≥ characte≥ i≤ entereΣ thσ gamσ continues«  ì
  23. Thσ followinτ character≤ wil∞ hal⌠ thσ play:
  24.  
  25.         ╬  - reset≤ anΣ start≤ ß ne≈ game
  26.         ^C - return≤ t∩ CP/M
  27.  
  28. an∙ othe≥ characte≥ resume≤ play«á  If thσ populatioε goe≤ t∩ zer∩ ì
  29. thσ prograφ automaticall∙ reset≤ anΣ put≤ thσ curso≥ iε thσ middlσ ì
  30. oµ thσ screeε s∩ tha⌠ yo⌡ caε ente≥ ß ne≈ pattern.
  31.  
  32.      Thσá populatioε anΣ generatioε counte≥ arσ displayeΣá oεá thσ ì
  33. bottoφ oµ thσ screeε iε hexadecima∞ format« Thσ fielΣ wrap≤ arounΣ ì
  34. s∩á tha⌠ pattern≤ tha⌠ disapea≥ ofµ thσ screeε ma∙ reappea≥ oε thσ ì
  35. oppositσá sidσ oµ thσ screen«á  Therσ i≤ als∩ ß hiddeε portioεá oµ ì
  36. thσ fielΣ tha⌠ i≤ no⌠ displayed.
  37.  
  38.      R.A.R. 6/21/83
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