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LIFE.HLP
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LIFE.BAS IS A SIMULATION OF IMAGINARY THINGS LIVING WITH
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EACH OTHER. IT IS CONCERNED WITH THINGS THAT CONCERN ALL OF US
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SUCH AS ISOLATION, OVERPOPULATION AND EXTINCTION.
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THE GAME IS PLAYED WITH PLAYING PIECES CALLED 'COUNTERS'
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WHICH ARE PLACED AT RANDOM ON SQUARES ACCROSS A
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CHECKERBOARD. THESE COUNTERS ARE THEN MANIPULATED
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BY THREE 'GENETIC LAWS'; FOR BIRTH, DEATH AND
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SURVIVAL.
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UNDER THE LAW OF BIRTH, EACH EMPTY SQUARE ADJOINED BY
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THREE-NO MORE,NO LESS-COUNTERS ON NEIGHBORING SQUARES
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WILL YIELD A NEW COUNTER IN THE NEXT MOVE OR
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GENERATION.
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THE LAW OF DEATH IS MORE COMPLEX. EACH COUNTER
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WITH ONLY ONE PIECE, OR NONE, ADJACENT TO IT DIES
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OF ISOLATION AND IS REMOVED.....AND IN ADDITION
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EACH COUNTER WITH FOUR OR MORE IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORS
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DIES OF OVERPOPULATION.
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UNDER THE LAW OF SURVIVAL, WHERE CONDITIONS DO NOT
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LEAD TO EITHER BIRTH OR DEATH, EACH COUNTER WITH
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TWO OR THREE NEIGHBORS SIMPLY SURVIVES. THE GAME
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GOES ON THROUGH A SUCCESSION OF GENERATIONS UNTIL
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EITHER ALL OF THE PIECES DIE OFF, A STABLE PATTERN
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IS REACHED OR THE COUNTERS CAN MOVE NO FURTHER
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BECAUSE OF THE LIMITS OF THE BOARD.
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TO START THE GAME YOU WILL BE ASK TO ENTER THE NUMBER
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OF ROWS AND COLUMNS. YOUR ENTRY MIGHT LOOK LIKE 5,6
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WHICH MEANS THAT YOUR CHECKERBOARD WOULD HAVE 5 ROWS
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AND 6 COLUMNS.
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NEXT YOU WILL BE ASK TO PUT IN THE COORDINATES
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OF LIVING CELLS. THIS ALLOWS YOU TO PUT IN THE
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LIVING CELLS ANYWHERE YOU WISH ON THE CHECKERBOARD
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TO START THE GAME. WHEN YOU HAVE ENTERED AS MANY
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COORDINATES AS YOU WISH ENTER 0,0 FOR THE LAST
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COORDINATE. THIS WILL THEN START THE GAME.
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TO RUN THE GAME YOU MUST TYPE 'R BASIC' IF THE COMPUTER
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PRINTS A '.' WHEN YOU HIT RETURN. WHEN THE COMPUTER
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PRINTS 'READY, FOR HELP TYPE HELP' OR 'READY' TYPE IN
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'OLD D11:LIFE'. THE COMPUTER WILL RESPOND WITH ANOTHER
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'READY'. TYPE 'RUN' OR 'RUNNH' AND THE COMPUTER WILL BEGIN
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EXECUTING THE GAME.
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