Title:			MACROLIFE
Author:			Chris Taylor (chris@sati.demon.co.uk)
Version:		1.80
Title From:		Documentation
Author From:		Documentation
Version From:		Documentation
Supplier:		Chris Taylor (chris@sati.demon.co.uk)
Date:			19/08/95
Keywords:		Simulation software
Shareware:		No
Machine:		Archimedes
Operating system:	RISCOS
Memory requirements:	
Peripherals needed:	
Other s/ware needed:	
Directory:		micros/arch/riscos/d150
Date mounted/updated:	28/09/95
File names:		macrolife.arc
Unarchived files:	52
Unarchived size:	531 kbytes
Omissions:		
See also:		LISTLIFE (c169), GOL (d003)

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Acquiring the package:

Download the archive file(s) and extract using SparkPlug 2
(see the "tools_help" file in micros/arch/riscos/tools for further info).


Description:

MacroLife is a desktop version of the famous game of Life,
invented by the British mathematician John Horton Conway in 1970.

It displays a scrollable window onto a Life plane, or grid, onto
which you can place patterns of cells and watch how they evolve.

Besides running on the desktop, MacroLife offers a very large Life plane.
It is 65,536 cells on a side, over 4 billion cells in total.
(At 32 times magnification, the plane would cover about a square mile.)

Facilities are provided to assist with navigating around the plane, but
they are only needed if you want to generate really large patterns.

Other features include:
    * saving, loading and editing of Life planes and regions.
    * predefined Lifeforms.
    * random field generation.
    * an option to switch to other algorithms such as '3-4' Life.
    * a provision for returning to the start position.
    * a wide range of magnifications.
    * ...