Lifeline Volume 1
| Lifeline Volume 1 | ||
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| Published in | March 1971 | |
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| Succeeded by | Volume 2 | |
| This page is a transcript of Volume 1 of the Lifeline newsletter |
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| This article may contain spelling mistakes and/or errors that will not be corrected. It is preserved in this way for history's sake. A record of such errors can be found at Lifeline/Errata. |
A QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER FOR ENTHUSIASTS OF JOHN CONWAY'S GAME OF LIFE O OOOOO OOOOO OOOOO O OOOOO O O OOOOO O O O O O O OO O O O O OOO OOO O O O O O OOO O O O O O O O OO O OOOOO OOOOO O OOOOO OOOOO OOOOO O O OOOOO• Editor and Publisher: Robert T. Wainwright •NUMBER 1MARCH 1971
A QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER FOR ENTHUSIASTS OF JOHN CONWAY'S GAME OF LIFE O OOOOO OOOOO OOOOO O OOOOO O O OOOOO O O O O O O OO O O O O OOO OOO O O O O O OOO O O O O O O O OO O OOOOO OOOOO O OOOOO OOOOO OOOOO O O OOOOO Number 1 MARCH 1971• Editor and Publisher: Robert T. Wainwright •
What you are now reading is the prototype issue of LIFELINE, a newsletter for enthusiasts of John Horton Conway's game of 'Life'. Scientific American having already devoted two full Mathematical Games columns to this subject can not, obviously, continue to provide the space required to report adequately on all the new developments still occurring. Many readers (the writer included) have expressed an interest to have some means by which they may continue to exchange new developments. My own prior investment of time and effort motivates me to establish this newsletter and I will maintain it in proportion to the degree of interest expressed by you, the 150 correspondents of Martin Gardner's October 1970 and February 1971 columns.
This first newsletter is compiled from information contained in your letters to Martin Gardner and from experiments conducted by the writer. Subsequent newsletters will necessarily depend upon the extent of your response to LIFELINE. A subscription form is provided abreast of new Life developments. I will attemtp to provide an interesting mix of information in a free format and solicit your comments and suggestions on how this could best be done.
John Conway first presented his game of Life to Martin Gardner early last year. At that time he had followed the life histories of all but one of the pentominoes.