

                           LIFERULE DOCUMENTATION
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Program author:         Volker Kiehne, Herborn Germany
support:                Hans-J. Mayer, Leimen Germany 
			


minimal requirements:   >= 386 PC, MOUSE, VGA, WINDOWS 3.1

Files:                  LIFERULE.EXE    Executable under Windows
			LIFERULE.SCR    Screen saver module under Windows
					to load in windows directory.
			LIFERULE.TXT    Info Text
			LIFERULE.GER    German Info text


None of the files listed above should be modified. These programs are not
for any kind of business use. The programs are declared as freeware. 
This means in our opinion, you can copy the files listed for any 
private use and you can give copies to your friends. 

It will be highly recommended that you send us a Postcard to the address 
listed below. This will motivate us to make in next release more then 5.500 
lines of coding as we have in the moment.

No fee may be charged for these programs, or for their use.

We can not guarantee the stability or fail save of these programm. We have
looked to make a save program, but in our experiences we have noticed,
that some bugs can be on the Command -File;Save-  with higher resolution 
windows drivers. We are working on this problem. 
The source files are not on disk. If you are interested, please contact 
the authors.

The program LIFERULE is an experimental project. You should use it to 
experience with the rules, which is in the original invented by the 
mathematician John Conway in 1972.

On the hot summer in 1994 we have made first a DOS program of life,
which allows the interactive setting of points. But some times later we
have recognized that it will be more efficient to make a program under 
Windows, which allows the user free settings of points and rules. 


Version 3.00 
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The following features are implemented.

-       Free RULES definitions. ( Default: John Conways rules )
	In the menu choose File;Setup;Rules;Default
-       Parameters are stored in the File: LIFE.INI 
        (Network: INI File is in the same directory as executable !)
-       You can choose the COLORS of the points, background color,
	and the shadow color.
-       Implementing of an INHERITANCE mode to show the inheritance
	of points.
-       SHADOWS can show the textures in higher resolution modes.
	( On 1 point and 100% rectangle use a Pentium P75 or higher, 
        because it is not nice to wait some minutes ! )
-       you can choose the FILL GRADE on random setting of points.
-       you can choose the RECTANGLE in percent of your display
	to show random points.
-       Intervall TIME for slow down.
-       SAVING the display in the compact .RLE Bitmap format.
	( No Load in this release! )
-       Highly optimized computing of points.
-       INTERACTIVE drawing of points ( F1 ). 
	Also in the LIFERULE.SCR file available ( F1 ).
-       You can choose the STEPS of generations to compute.
-       Abort computation with the ESC key

Please try to experiment with the programm as it is. A Help file will be 
contributed later, with your replies. If you have found interesting rules 
and or figures, please send us an E-MAIL to the address listed below.

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Please send your comments and ideas to the following internet address.

E-MAIL:		MA@NOVELL.ET.FHT-MANNHEIM.DE

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A nice postcard will be welcome to the adres listed below.

Postcards:      Hans-J. Mayer
		Im Enkler 11
		69181 Leimen
		GERMANY


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