so Games it is.
These rules and cellular automaton simulation originally
"devised by the British mathematician John Horton Conway in 1970."
Thus "Conway's Game of Life"
Some of you may have watched me plugging away in programming at this. This is only
slightly revised from the Last version I posted on that Forum (The very last change was
the final Living Cell count wasn't updating. The count was correct I just didn't show it
after the last update. I fixed that and implemented a 10 jiffy delay so you could pick up on it.)
10 Jiffies doesn't change the overall code speed much.
This version is pretty slow as thing's go. I allowed a few different grid sizes to mitigate that.
On the lower resolution Grids it's fast enough to be interesting.
User can pick Random cell activation on the first Grid or Pick the Grid pattern with the Keyboard
and/or the Mouse. The Mouse support is a little shaky on the emulator. Windows Emulator works
a little better than the Linux one.. (for whatever reason) .. I don't have a Mac...so ??
The Host system and the Emulator "FIGHT" over the Mouse near the X16 screen edges. Host system usually wins.
Mouse support works flawlessly on X16 Hardware.
20 JUL 2023. Tested several patterns from LIFE Wikipedia entry. All worked as expected... (I always have
nagging doubts when implementing someone else's algorithm
) The BASIC source as text:
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1 REM IF A CELL IS ON AND HAS FEWER THAN 2 NEIGHBORS THAT ARE ON, IT TURNS OFF
2 REM (DIES OF LONLIENESS)
3 REM IF A CELL IS ON AND HAS EITHER 2 OR 3 NEIGHBORS THAT ARE ON IT
4 REM REMAINS ON. (STASIS)
5 REM IF A CELL IS ON AND HAS MORE THAN 3 NEIGHBORS THAT ARE ON IT TURNS OFF.
6 REM (OVERCROWDING)
7 REM IF A CELL IS OFF AND HAS EXACTLY THREE NEIGHBORS THAT ARE ON, IT
8 REM TURNS ON. (BREEDING)
10 GOSUB 6000 : REM INIT ALL VARS
80 GOSUB 2000
130 DIM GC%(2,GX,GY)
140 GOSUB 900 : REM INITGRID
145 CG=$F2:GOSUB 2210
150 GOSUB 300 : REM DRAWGRID
155 GOSUB 400 : REM UPDATE GRID
160 GOSUB 300 : REM DRAWGRID
165 IF LL = O THEN PRINT:PRINT "NO LIVING CELLS !!! ":PRINT:PRINT:END
170 GOTO 155
199 GOTO 8000
REM INITGRID
200 COLOR 1,0:CLS:COLOR 1,15
202 FOR I=2 TO 6:LOCATE I,2:PRINT " ":NEXT I
204 COLOR 6,15:LOCATE 3,2:PRINT " INITIALIZING";
205 FOR Y = 1 TO GY
208 COLOR 6,15:LOCATE 5,2:PRINT " ROW:";:COLOR 7:PRINT Y;
210 FOR X = 1 TO GX
211 COLOR 6,15
215 LOCATE 5,11:PRINT "COL:";
218 COLOR 7:PRINT X;:COLOR 1
220 GC%(P1,X,Y)= 0
230 J = INT(RND(1)*10)
240 IF J < 2 THEN GC%(P1,X,Y)= 1
250 NEXT X
260 NEXT Y
270 COLOR 1,0:CLS:RETURN
299 REM DRAWGRID
300 IF SK=1 THEN SK=0:RETURN
302 CLS:COLOR 1:LOCATE 29,3:PRINT "DRAWING THE GRID";
305 FOR Y = 1 TO GY
310 FOR X = 1 TO GX
320 IF GC%(P1,X,Y) = 1 THEN CC = C1
330 IF GC%(P1,X,Y) = 0 THEN CC = C2
340 X1 = (X*XS)-XS:Y1=(Y*YS)-YS
345 PSET X1+2,Y1+2,7
350 RECT X1+1,Y1+1,X1+XS-1,Y1+YS-1,CC
360 NEXT X
370 NEXT Y
375 CLS
380 RETURN
400 LL = 0
405 CLS:LOCATE 3,2:PRINT "UPDATING CORNER CELLS"
410 S = GC%(P1,2,1) + GC%(P1,1,2) + GC%(P1,2,2)
430 IF S<2 THEN GC%(P2,1,1)=0:GOTO 470
435 IF S=3 THEN GC%(P2,GX,1)=1:LL=LL+1:GOTO 470
440 IF GC%(P1,1,1) = 1 AND S=2 THEN GC%(P2,1,1)=1:LL=LL+1:GOTO 470
445 GC%(P2,1,1)=0
470 S = GC%(P1,GX-1,1) + GC%(P1,GX-1,2) + GC%(P1,GX,2)
480 IF S<2 THEN GC%(P2,GX,1)=0:GOTO 510
490 IF S=3 THEN GC%(P2,GX,1)=1:GOTO 510
500 IF GC%(P1,GX,1) = 1 AND S=2 THEN GC%(P2,GX,1)=1:LL=LL+1:GOTO 510
505 GC%(P2,GX,1)=0
510 S = GC%(P1,2,GY) + GC%(P1,1,GY-1) + GC%(P1,2,GY-1)
515 IF X<2 THEN GC%(P2,1,GY)=0:GOTO 535
520 IF GC%(P1,1,GY) = 1 AND S=2 THEN GC%(P2,1,GY)=1:LL=LL+1:GOTO 535
525 IF S=3 THEN GC%(P2,1,GY)=1:LL=LL+1:GOTO 535
530 GC%(P2,1,GY)=0
535 S = GC%(P1,GX-1,GY) + GC%(P1,GX-1,GY-1) + GC%(P1,GX,GY-1)
540 IF GC%(P1,GX,GY) < 2 THEN GC%(P2,GX,GY)=0:GOTO 565
550 IF GC%(P1,GX,GY) = 1 AND S=2 THEN GC%(P2,GX,GY)=1:LL = LL+1:GOTO 565
555 IF S=3 THEN GC%(P2,GX,GY)=1:LL=LL+1:GOTO 565
560 GC%(P2,GX,GY)=0
565 CLS:LOCATE 3,2:PRINT "UPDATING OUTSIDE COLUMNS."
566 COLOR 1
568 LOCATE 9,4:PRINT "# LIVING CELLS:";
569 COLOR 7:PRINT LL:COLOR 1
570 X = 1
575 FOR Y = 2 TO GY - 1
580 S = GC%(P1,X,Y-1) + GC%(P1,X+1,Y-1)+GC%(P1,X+1,Y)
585 S = S + GC%(P1,X,Y+1) + GC%(P1,X+1,Y+1)
590 IF S<2 OR S>3 THEN GC%(P2,X,Y)=0:GOTO 620
595 IF S=3 THEN GC%(P2,X,Y)=1:LL=LL+1:GOTO 620
600 IF GC%(P1,X,Y) = 1 AND S=2 THEN GC%(P2,X,Y)=1:LL=LL+1:GOTO 620
610 GC%(P2,X,Y)=0
620 NEXT Y
621 LOCATE 9,4:PRINT "# LIVING CELLS:";:COLOR 7:PRINT LL;:COLOR 1
625 X = GX
630 FOR Y = 2 TO GY - 1
635 S = GC%(P1,X-1,Y-1) + GC%(P1,X,Y-1)+GC%(P1,X-1,Y)
640 S = S + GC%(P1,X-1,Y+1) + GC%(P1,X,Y+1)
645 IF S<2 OR S>3 THEN GC%(P2,X,Y)=0:GOTO 670
650 IF S=3 THEN GC%(P2,X,Y)=1:LL=LL+1:GOTO 670
660 IF S=2 AND GC%(P1,X,Y)=1 THEN GC%(P2,X,Y)=1:LL=LL+1:GOTO 670
665 GC%(P2,X,Y)=0
670 NEXT Y
685 CLS:LOCATE 9,4:PRINT "# LIVING CELLS:";:COLOR 7:PRINT LL;:COLOR 1
690 LOCATE 3,2:PRINT "UPDATING TOP AND BOTTOM ROW.";
695 Y = 1
700 FOR X = 2 TO GX - 1
705 S = GC%(P1,X-1,Y) + GC%(P1,X+1,Y)+GC%(P1,X-1,Y+1)
710 S = S + GC%(P1,X,Y+1) + GC%(P1,X+1,Y+1)
715 IF S<2 OR S>3 THEN GC%(P2,X,Y)=0:GOTO 740
725 IF S=3 THEN GC%(P2,X,Y)=1:LL=LL+1:GOTO 740
715 IF GC%(P1,X,Y)=1 AND S=2 THEN GC%(P2,X,Y)=1:LL=LL+1:GOTO 740
720 GC%(P2,X,Y)=0
740 NEXT X
742 LOCATE 9,4:PRINT "# LIVING CELLS:";:COLOR 7:PRINT LL;:COLOR 1
745 Y = GY
750 FOR X = 2 TO GX - 1
755 S = GC%(P1,X-1,Y-1) + GC%(P1,X,Y-1)+GC%(P1,X+1,Y-1)
760 S = S + GC%(P1,X-1,Y) + GC%(P1,X+1,Y)
765 IF S<2 OR S>3 THEN GC%(P2,X,Y)=0:GOTO 790
770 IF S=3 THEN GC%(P2,X,Y)=1:LL=LL+1:GOTO 790
775 IF GC%(P1,X,Y)=1 AND S=2 THEN GC%(P2,X,Y)=1:LL=LL+1:GOTO 790
780 GC%(P2,X,Y)=0
790 NEXT X
795 CLS:LOCATE 3,2:PRINT "BORDER IS DONE"
796 LOCATE 4,2 :PRINT "UPDATING CORE GRID"
800 LOCATE 9,4:PRINT "# LIVING CELLS:";:COLOR 7:PRINT LL;:COLOR 1
810 FOR Y = 2 TO GY-1
811 LOCATE 8,6:PRINT "UPDATING ROW:";:COLOR 7:PRINT Y:COLOR 1
815 FOR X = 2 TO GX - 1
820 S = GC%(P1,X-1,Y-1) + GC%(P1,X,Y-1)+GC%(P1,X+1,Y-1)+GC%(P1,X-1,Y)
830 S = S + GC%(P1,X+1,Y)+GC%(P1,X-1,Y+1)+GC%(P1,X,Y+1)+GC%(P1,X+1,Y+1)
835 IF S<2 OR S>3 THEN GC%(P2,X,Y)=0:GOTO 860
840 IF S=3 THEN GC%(P2,X,Y)=1:LL=LL+1:GOTO 860
850 IF GC%(P1,X,Y)=1 AND S=2 THEN GC%(P2,X,Y)=1:LL=LL+1:GOTO 860
855 GC%(P2,X,Y)=0
860 NEXT X
865 LOCATE 9,4:PRINT "# LIVING CELLS:";:COLOR 7:PRINT LL:COLOR 1
870 NEXT Y
871 LOCATE 9,4:PRINT "# LIVING CELLS:";:COLOR 7:PRINT LL:COLOR 1
872 SLEEP 5
874 REM SWAP MY BUFFERS. P3 ONLY EXISTS FOR THE SWAP PTR PROCESS
875 P3 = P1
880 P1 = P2
885 P2 = P3
890 CLS:RETURN
900 GOSUB 2500:REM GRAPHICS CLS
905 COLOR 7,0:CLS:S=1
910 LOCATE 2,2:PRINT "1.";:COLOR 5:PRINT " RANDOM FILL OF CELLS";:COLOR 7
915 LOCATE 4,2:PRINT "2.";:COLOR 5:PRINT " USER SELECTION";:COLOR 7
916 LOCATE 7,2:PRINT "<";:COLOR 5: PRINT "ARROWS TO CHOOSE";:COLOR 7:PRINT ">";
917 LOCATE 9,2:COLOR 7:PRINT "<";:COLOR 5:PRINT "ENTER TO PROCEED";:COLOR 7
918 PRINT ">";
920 X = 4:GOTO 922
921 FRAME X,Y,X+200,Y + 11,$10
922 IF S=3 THEN S=1:IF S=0 THEN S=2
925 IF S = 2 THEN Y = 21
930 IF S = 1 THEN Y = 6
935 FRAME X,Y,X+200,Y + 11,1
940 GET K$:IF K$="" THEN 940
950 K = ASC(K$)
960 IF K=49 THEN S = 1:GOTO 921
970 IF K=50 THEN S = 2:GOTO 921
980 IF K=157 OR K=17 THEN S = S + 1:GOTO 921
990 IF K=145 OR K=29 THEN S = S - 1:GOTO 921
1000 IF K=27 THEN END
1005 IF K=13 THEN GOTO 1020
1010 GOTO 940
1020 FRAME X,Y,X+200,Y + 11,$10
1025 IF S = 1 THEN:GOSUB 200:RETURN
1030 GOSUB 4000
1040 GOSUB 1800:RETURN
1800 CLS:COLOR 7
1805 LOCATE 9,4:PRINT "MAKING ALL THE CELLS DEAD";
1810 FOR Y = 1 TO GY
1820 FOR X = 1 TO GX
1821 LOCATE 12,4:PRINT "KILLING : ";
1822 COLOR 5:LOCATE 12,15:PRINT "Y:";
1823 COLOR 7:PRINT Y;:COLOR 5:PRINT " X:";:COLOR 7:PRINT X;
1829 GC%(P1,X,Y) = 0
1830 NEXT X
1840 NEXT Y
1850 LOCATE 14,4:PRINT "DONE WITH KILLING";
1851 LOCATE 15,4:PRINT "ALL CELLS ARE 0";
1852 GET X$:IF X$<>"" THEN 1851 : REM FLUSH ALL KEYBOARD INPUT
1855 SLEEP 10:CLS
1860 GOSUB 2200:MOUSE 1
1865 X=1:Y=1
1866 GOSUB 1985
1870 FRAME X1+1,Y1+1,X1+XS-1,Y1+YS-1,7
1875 GET I$
1880 IF I$<> "" THEN I = ASC(I$):GOTO 1900
1885 I=0
1886 REM CHECK FOR LEFT MOUSE BUTTON
1887 IF MB=1 THEN GOSUB 1985:XI=MX:YI=MY:GOTO 1945
1900 IF I=8 OR I=63 THEN GOSUB 4000
1901 IF I=0 THEN 1875
1903 IF I<>32 THEN 1915
1905 IF GC%(1,X,Y)=0 THEN GC%(1,X,Y)=1:GOTO 1866
1910 GC%(1,X,Y)=0:GOTO 1866
1915 IF I=145 THEN GOSUB 1985:Y=Y-1:IF Y<1 THEN Y=GY
1916 IF I=145 THEN 1866
1920 IF I=157 THEN GOSUB 1985:X=X-1:IF X<1 THEN X=GX
1921 IF I=157 THEN 1866
1925 IF I=29 THEN GOSUB 1985:X=X+1:IF X>GX THEN X=1
1926 IF I=29 THEN 1866
1930 IF I=17 THEN GOSUB 1985:Y=Y+1:IF Y>GY THEN Y=1
1931 IF I=17 THEN 1866
1935 IF I=13 THEN :GOSUB 1985:SK=1:MOUSE 0:RETURN
1936 REM CHECK FOR LEFT MOUSE BUTTON AGAIN
1937 IF MB=1 THEN GOSUB 1985:XI=MX:YI=MY:GOTO 1945
1940 GOTO 1875
1944 REM MOUSE UPDATING ROUTINE HERE
1945 X = INT(XI/XS)+1 : Y = INT(YI/YS) + 1
1950 IF GC%(1,X,Y) = 0 THEN GC%(1,X,Y) = 1:GOTO 1960
1955 GC%(1,X,Y) = 0
1960 GOSUB 1985: FRAME X1+1,Y1+1,X1+XS-1,Y1+YS-1, 7
1965 IF MB <> 0 THEN 1965 : REM WAIT FOR MOUSE RELEASE
1970 GOTO 1940
1985 X1 = (X*XS)-XS:Y1=(Y*YS)-XS
1986 IF GC%(1,X,Y)=1 THEN RECT X1+1,Y1+1,X1+XS-1,Y1+YS-1,C1:RETURN
1987 RECT X1+1,Y1+1,X1+XS-1,Y1+YS-1,C2
1990 RETURN
2000 IX = 3:COLOR 1,0:CLS
2020 IF IX > 5 THEN IX = 1
2025 IF IX < 1 THEN IX = 5
2030 IF IX = 5 THEN GX = 80:GY=60
2035 IF IX = 4 THEN GX = 64:GY=48
2040 IF IX = 3 THEN GX = 32:GY=24
2045 IF IX = 2 THEN GX = 16:GY=12
2050 IF IX = 1 THEN GX = 8:GY = 6
2055 XS = 320/GX:YS=240/GY
2060 GOSUB 2200
2100 COLOR 1,11
2105 FOR Y = 2 TO 6
2110 LOCATE Y,2:PRINT " ";
2115 NEXT Y
2135 LOCATE 3,3:PRINT "CHANGE GRID DENSITY";:COLOR 7:PRINT " <ARROW KEYS>"
2140 COLOR 1:LOCATE 4,3:PRINT "CURRENT: ";
2142 COLOR 7:PRINT GX;:COLOR 1:PRINT " X ";:COLOR 7:PRINT GY;
2145 COLOR 7:LOCATE 6,3:PRINT "<";:COLOR 1:PRINT "ENTER TO CHOOSE";:COLOR 7
2146 PRINT ">";
2150 GET K$
2155 K = ASC(K$)
2160 IF K=157 OR K=17 THEN IX = IX + 1:GOTO 2020
2165 IF K=145 OR K=29 THEN IX = IX - 1:GOTO 2020
2170 IF K=13 THEN COLOR 1,0:CLS:RETURN
2175 IF K=27 THEN SCREEN 0:PRINT:END
2180 GOTO 2150
2200 GOSUB 2500
2210 FOR X = XS TO 320-XS STEP XS
2220 LINE X,0,X,239,CG
2230 NEXT X
2240 FOR Y = YS TO 240-YS STEP YS
2250 LINE 0,Y,319,Y,CG
2260 NEXT Y
2270 RETURN
2499 REM GRAPHICS CLEAR SCREEN
2500 RECT 0,0,XLIMIT,YLIMIT,$10
2510 RETURN
4000 COLOR 6,15
4010 FOR J = 2 TO 18
4015 LOCATE J,1
4016 PRINT " ";
4020 NEXT J
4035 LOCATE 3,1:PRINT " CELL SELECTION SCREEN IS MOSTLY BLANK !";
4040 LOCATE 5,1:PRINT " SELECT YOUR CELL WITH THE";:COLOR 7:PRINT" ARROW KEYS";
4045 COLOR 6:LOCATE 7,1:PRINT " TOGGLE ITS LIFE STATE WITH";:COLOR 7
4050 PRINT " SPACE BAR";
4055 COLOR 6:LOCATE 8,1 :PRINT " OR CLICK USING ";:COLOR 7:PRINT "THE MOUSE ";
4056 COLOR 6:PRINT "ON EACH CELL";
4057 COLOR 7:LOCATE 10,1:PRINT " CTRL/H";:COLOR 6:PRINT " OR ";:COLOR 7
4058 PRINT "?";:COLOR 6:PRINT " SHOWS THIS SCREEN";
4060 COLOR 7:LOCATE 14,1:PRINT " ENTER ";:COLOR 6
4065 PRINT "PROCEEDS WITH '";:COLOR 2:PRINT "THE GAME OF LIFE";:COLOR 6
4066 PRINT "'";:LOCATE 12,1:COLOR 7
4070 PRINT " ESC";:COLOR 6:PRINT" ABORTS PROGRAM";
4075 LOCATE 17,10:COLOR 6:PRINT "<";:COLOR 7:PRINT "ANY KEY TO CONTINUE";
4080 COLOR 6:PRINT ">";
4085 GOSUB 8000:COLOR 1,0:CLS:RETURN
6000 REM INIT ALL STATIC VARS
6010 XLIMIT=319:YLIMIT=239
6020 P1=1:P2=2:SK=0
6030 C1=$05:C2=$10:CG=15
6040 X=RND(-TI)
6050 SCREEN $80
6060 VPOKE 1,$FA0C,0 : REM CHANGE COLOR 6 TO BLACK
6070 VPOKE 1,$FA0D,0 : REM SO I CAN HAVE NON-TRANSPARENT BLACK TEXT
6100 RETURN
8000 GET X$:IF X$<>"" THEN GOTO 8000 : REM FLUSH KEYBOARD BUFFER
8010 GET X$:IF X$="" THEN GOTO 8010 : REM WAIT FOR KEY
8015 IF ASC(X$)=27 THEN SCREEN 0:END
8020 RETURN