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** requires an 'expanded' machine - 128K RAM or more in slot 1. **

This program is written in assembler (for the MAP updates) and BASIC. 
It implements the cellular automaton defined by Conway (1972, 
Scientific American). This is displayed on a 64*256 grid, one pixel 
per cell. The grid is filled at random, the generations are then 
displayed. The larger than normal grid means that some interesting 
patterns can be observed as the generations proceed.

Rules of life (the fate of all cells is decided at the same time), 
note a cell may have up to eight neighbours:








There have been many articles written on LIFE and the strange 
structures which can arise, the availability of computers like the Z88 
makes it possible to produce large scale life arrays, and watch them in 
real-time.
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Number of neighbours
2
3

0 or 1
4,5,6,7,8
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Action
Cell remains as is
New cell if empty, else remains as 
is
Cell dies from loneliness
Cell dies from overcrowding
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