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- HodgePodge
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- Purpose:
- A cellular automaton, described in Scientific American May 1985, involving
- the deterioration and curing of the health of a two-dimensional array of cells.
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- Hardware:
- Compiled and tested on a '040 ColorStation. The algorithm performs best on
- 16-bit per pixel frame buffers, when the display window is small. The display
- rate there of 25
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- The fun part of this simulation is to explore the variable space, and see
- how many different modes you can discover -- I know of 4 or 5 distinct ones.
- Sometimes, the same settings can support multiple stable modes. Pick up a copy
- of The Magic Machine, by A. K. Dewdney for more details.
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- Enjoy
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- Allen King
- aking.bbn.com
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