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* September 2: the B3/S23/C1 census reaches a total of ten trillion objects.
* September 2: the B3/S23/C1 census reaches a total of ten trillion objects.
* September 16: the [[pony express]], the first natural [[infinite-growth pattern]] other than the [[block-laying switch engine]] and [[glider-producing switch engine]] is found in a soup.<ref name="ponyexpress1" /> After being initially rejected by Catagolue, the containing haul is recomputed and manually committed on September 28.<ref name="ponyexpress2" />
* September 16: the [[pony express]], the first natural [[infinite-growth pattern]] other than the [[block-laying switch engine]] and [[glider-producing switch engine]] is found in a soup.<ref name="ponyexpress1" /> After being initially rejected by Catagolue, the containing haul is recomputed and manually committed on September 28.<ref name="ponyexpress2" />
* September 24: Catagolue supports the generation of backups, including daily backups for the C1 symmetry of [[Conway's Game of Life]].
* October 5: the first instance of [[Phoenix 1]], the last remaining unseen 12-bit object, is found.<ref name="catagolue20151005" />
* October 5: the first instance of [[Phoenix 1]], the last remaining unseen 12-bit object, is found.<ref name="catagolue20151005" />
* October 21: the B3/S23/C1 census reaches a total of twenty trillion objects.


==2016==
==2016==
* January 25: [[Aidan F. Pierce]] releases a hacked version of [[apgsearch]] v0.54 which can search [[isotropic non-totalistic Life-like cellular automata]] rules and upload the results to Catagolue.<ref name="post27013" />
* January 25: [[Aidan F. Pierce]] releases a hacked version of [[apgsearch]] v0.54 which can search [[isotropic non-totalistic Life-like cellular automata]] rules and upload the results to Catagolue.<ref name="post27013" />
* February 20: the B3/S23/C1 census reaches a total of 50 trillion objects exactly one year after Catagolue was launched.
* June 20: the B3/S23/C1 census reaches a total of 100 trillion objects.
* June 20: the B3/S23/C1 census reaches a total of 100 trillion objects.
* July 5: a new [[:Category:Oscillators with period 16|period-16]] [[oscillator]], [[Rich's p16]], is discovered in the ash of a [[symmetry|D2_+1]] soup.
* July 5: a new [[:Category:Oscillators with period 16|period-16]] [[oscillator]], [[Rich's p16]], is discovered in the ash of a [[symmetry|D2_+1]] soup.
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* August 19: Catagolue gains the ability to census [[Generations]] and [[Birth on zero neighbours|B0]] rules, fed by [[apgsearch]] 4.0.<ref name="post49184" />
* August 19: Catagolue gains the ability to census [[Generations]] and [[Birth on zero neighbours|B0]] rules, fed by [[apgsearch]] 4.0.<ref name="post49184" />
* August 21: Catagolue gains the ability to census [[Larger than Life]] rules, fed by [[apgsearch]] 4.1.<ref name="post49541" />
* August 21: Catagolue gains the ability to census [[Larger than Life]] rules, fed by [[apgsearch]] 4.1.<ref name="post49541" />
* September 10: Catagolue gains official support for [[isotropic non-totalistic Life-like cellular automata|isotropic non-totalistic]] rules, fed by [[apgsearch]] 4.2.<ref name="post50771" /> Previously, these rules required a hacked version of the original apgsearch script in Python.
* September 10: Catagolue gains official support for [[isotropic non-totalistic Life-like cellular automata|isotropic non-totalistic]] rules, fed by [[apgsearch]] 4.2.<ref name="post50771" /> Previously, these rules required a hacked version of the original apgsearch [[Golly]] script.


==2018==
==2018==
* June 3: Catagolue gains the ability to census [[Generations]] variants of [[Larger than Life]] and [[isotropic non-totalistic Life-like cellular automata|isotropic non-totalistic]] rules, fed by [[apgsearch]] 4.3.<ref name="post60663" />
* June 3: Catagolue gains the ability to census [[Generations]] variants of [[Larger than Life]] and [[isotropic non-totalistic Life-like cellular automata|isotropic non-totalistic]] rules, fed by [[apgsearch]] 4.3.<ref name="post60663" />
* October 28: Catagolue starts collecting data on [[methuselah|long-lived patterns]].<ref name="post65133" />
* October 28: Catagolue starts collecting data on [[methuselah|long-lived patterns]], fed by [[apgsearch]] 4.54.<ref name="post65133" />
* October 29: Catagolue gains the ability to census [[BSFKL]] rules, fed by [[apgsearch]] 4.56.<ref name="post65313" />
* October 29: Catagolue gains the ability to census [[BSFKL]] rules, fed by [[apgsearch]] 4.56.<ref name="post65313" />
* November 7: Catagolue gains the ability to census higher-range totalistic [[Life-like cellular automata]], fed by [[apgsearch]] 4.63.<ref name="post65439" />
* November 7: Catagolue gains the ability to census higher-range totalistic [[Life-like cellular automata]], fed by [[apgsearch]] 4.63.<ref name="post65439" />
* November 29: the B3/S23/C1 census reaches 250 trillion objects.
* November 29: the B3/S23/C1 census reaches a total of 250 trillion objects.
* December 1: Catagolue gains the ability to census isotropic [[hexagonal neighborhood]] rules, fed by [[apgsearch]] 4.66; only C1, 1x256, 2x128, 4x64 and 8x32 are supported, not higher symmetries, as these are currently incompatible with the hexagonal neighbourhood.<ref name="post66090" />
* December 1: Catagolue gains the ability to census isotropic [[hexagonal neighborhood]] rules, fed by [[apgsearch]] 4.66; only C1, 1x256, 2x128, 4x64 and 8x32 are supported, not higher symmetries, as these are currently incompatible with the hexagonal neighbourhood.<ref name="post66090" />
* December 11: the first instance of the [[heptapole]], the last remaining unseen 13-bit object, is found.<ref name="post66400" />
* December 11: the first instance of the [[heptapole]], the last remaining unseen 13-bit object, is found.<ref name="post66400" />
* December 11: Catagolue starts collecting data on [[diehard]]s, fed by [[apgsearch]] 4.69.
* December 11: Catagolue starts collecting data on [[diehard]]s, fed by [[apgsearch]] 4.69.
* December 12: Catagolue supports [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gzip gzip] compression of certain tabulations.
==2019==
* January 3: the B3/S23/C1 census reaches a total of 300 trillion objects.
* January 9: Catagolue gains the ability to census [[Golly]] rule tables and rule trees, fed by [[apgsearch]] 4.8.
* January 15: Catagolue gains native support for [[Deficient]] and [[Extended Generations]] rules, fed by [[apgsearch]] 4.83.
* February 12: a [[Schick engine]] first appears naturally in an asymmetric soup.<ref name="post70479" />
* March 3: a [[figure eight on pentadecathlon]] first appears in an asymmetric [[soup]],<ref name="post72438" /> making it the highest period oscillator to have occurred [[natural]]ly.<ref>{{citeCatagolueStats|March 3, 2019}}</ref>
* March 24: Catagolue starts collecting data on soups with large final populations, fed by [[apgsearch]] 5.03.<ref name="post73826" />
* March 27: the first instance of long^4 [[melusine]], the last remaining unseen 14-bit [[still life]], is found.<ref name="post74007" />
* March 31: the B3/S23/C1 census reaches a total of one million submitted hauls.
* April 12: Catagolue starts collecting data about glider syntheses from [[Shinjuku]].
* April 14: the B3/S23/C1 census reaches a total of 400 trillion objects.


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Censuses|Catagolue, History of]]
[[Category:Censuses|Catagolue, History of]]

Revision as of 12:45, 24 June 2019

The following is an overview of the history of Adam P. Goucher's Catagolue.

2015

  • February 20: Catagolue becomes operative.
  • April 24: the B3/S23/C1 census reaches a total of one trillion objects.
  • September 2: the B3/S23/C1 census reaches a total of ten trillion objects.
  • September 16: the pony express, the first natural infinite-growth pattern other than the block-laying switch engine and glider-producing switch engine is found in a soup.[1] After being initially rejected by Catagolue, the containing haul is recomputed and manually committed on September 28.[2]
  • September 24: Catagolue supports the generation of backups, including daily backups for the C1 symmetry of Conway's Game of Life.
  • October 5: the first instance of Phoenix 1, the last remaining unseen 12-bit object, is found.[3]
  • October 21: the B3/S23/C1 census reaches a total of twenty trillion objects.

2016

  • January 25: Aidan F. Pierce releases a hacked version of apgsearch v0.54 which can search isotropic non-totalistic Life-like cellular automata rules and upload the results to Catagolue.[4]
  • February 20: the B3/S23/C1 census reaches a total of 50 trillion objects exactly one year after Catagolue was launched.
  • June 20: the B3/S23/C1 census reaches a total of 100 trillion objects.
  • July 5: a new period-16 oscillator, Rich's p16, is discovered in the ash of a D2_+1 soup.
  • July 6: the B3/S23/C1 census reaches a total of 5 trillion soups.
  • August 22: the B3/S23/C1 census reaches a total of 100,000 distinct objects.
  • September 4: the B3/S23/C1 census reaches a total of 150 trillion objects.
  • September 20: D2_+2 becomes the first B3/S23 symmetry other than C1 to reach 1 trillion objects.

2017

  • January 13: Catagolue starts collecting slow salvo data using the SS pseudo-symmetry.
  • March 15: B38/S23/C1 (Pedestrian Life) becomes the first rule/symmetry other than B3/S23/C1 to reach 10 trillion objects.
  • May 16: the B3/S23/C1 census reaches a total of 200 trillion objects.
  • August 19: Catagolue gains the ability to census Generations and B0 rules, fed by apgsearch 4.0.[5]
  • August 21: Catagolue gains the ability to census Larger than Life rules, fed by apgsearch 4.1.[6]
  • September 10: Catagolue gains official support for isotropic non-totalistic rules, fed by apgsearch 4.2.[7] Previously, these rules required a hacked version of the original apgsearch Golly script.

2018

2019

  • January 3: the B3/S23/C1 census reaches a total of 300 trillion objects.
  • January 9: Catagolue gains the ability to census Golly rule tables and rule trees, fed by apgsearch 4.8.
  • January 15: Catagolue gains native support for Deficient and Extended Generations rules, fed by apgsearch 4.83.
  • February 12: a Schick engine first appears naturally in an asymmetric soup.[14]
  • March 3: a figure eight on pentadecathlon first appears in an asymmetric soup,[15] making it the highest period oscillator to have occurred naturally.[16]
  • March 24: Catagolue starts collecting data on soups with large final populations, fed by apgsearch 5.03.[17]
  • March 27: the first instance of long^4 melusine, the last remaining unseen 14-bit still life, is found.[18]
  • March 31: the B3/S23/C1 census reaches a total of one million submitted hauls.
  • April 12: Catagolue starts collecting data about glider syntheses from Shinjuku.
  • April 14: the B3/S23/C1 census reaches a total of 400 trillion objects.

References

  1. ↑ Apple Bottom (2015-09-27). "Re: apgsearch v2.2". ConwayLife.com forums. Retrieved on 2016-06-30.
  2. ↑ Adam P. Goucher (2015-09-28). "Re: apgsearch v2.2". ConwayLife.com forums. Retrieved on 2016-06-30.
  3. ↑ Adam P. Goucher (2015-10-05). "Census (2015-10-05 backup)". Catagolue. Retrieved on 2016-06-29.
  4. ↑ Aidan F. Pierce (January 25, 2016). Re: Hacking apgsearch (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  5. ↑ Adam P. Goucher (August 18, 2017). 345/3/8 (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  6. ↑ Adam P. Goucher (August 21, 2017). Re: apgsearch v4.0 (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  7. ↑ Adam P. Goucher (September 10, 2017). Re: apgsearch v4.2 (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  8. ↑ Adam P. Goucher (June 3, 2018). Re: apgsearch v4.0 (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  9. ↑ Adam P. Goucher (2018-10-28). Re: apgsearch v4.0 (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  10. ↑ Apple Bottom (2018-11-03). Re: apgsearch v4.0 (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  11. ↑ Adam P. Goucher (2018-11-07). Re: apgsearch v4.0 (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  12. ↑ Adam P. Goucher (December 1, 2018). Re: Non-totalistic hex rules (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  13. ↑ Billabob (December 11, 2018). Re: Soup search results (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  14. ↑ Adam P. Goucher (February 12, 2019). Re: Soup search results (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  15. ↑ testitemqlstudop (March 3, 2019). Re: Soup search results (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  16. ↑ Adam P. Goucher. "Statistics". Catagolue. Retrieved on March 3, 2019.
  17. ↑ Adam P. Goucher (March 24, 2019). Re: apgsearch v5.0 (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  18. ↑ alphazelf (March 27, 2019). Re: Soup search results (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
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