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- September 10th, 2011, 11:16 am
- Forum: Scripts
- Topic: Life 1.05 to RLE - Help!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 12599
Re: Life 1.05 to RLE - Help!
Remarkably, I've just been faced with the same problem as David - maybe for the same reason. I'm losing access to Windows XP (in favour of Windows 7) and I have a lot of files saved in Johan Bontes' Life32, which won't run on Windows 7, and many are in Life 1.05 format. I tried opening them with Gol...
- January 7th, 2011, 8:08 am
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Votes for Pattern of the Year 2010
- Replies: 23
- Views: 24948
- November 7th, 2010, 12:39 pm
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Pattern of the Year 2010 competition
- Replies: 19
- Views: 27790
Re: Pattern of the Year 2010 competition
[quote="calcyman"]I think that Andrew J. Wade's Gemini should be entered into the competition, based on comments from various people.
I can't see how anything else could possibly win!
I can't see how anything else could possibly win!
- May 21st, 2010, 5:54 am
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Universal Constructor Based Spaceship
- Replies: 70
- Views: 465179
Re: Universal Constructor Based Spaceship
A new age of Game of Life exploration and design! I agree with Nick. Yes, I've been hoping this phrase would catch on! What is the range of velocities that can be achieved in this way? Any velocity less than c/2 (by the L1, or Manhattan metric) can be attained by a Universal constructor. The proof ...
- May 20th, 2010, 8:31 am
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: Universal Constructor Based Spaceship
- Replies: 70
- Views: 465179
Re: Universal Constructor Based Spaceship
Amazing! I had started work on an approach using "old technology" (mostly slow salvos, thin guns), but had not got far. Anyhow, this pattern opens up endless questions and possibilities: What is the range of velocities that can be achieved in this way? For each velocity, what are the smallest spaces...