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Cellular Automata Experiment in AWK

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Mike Sanders

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Nov 25, 2023, 3:21:51 AM11/25/23
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# tags: automata, cell, life, awk, ANSI, code
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# an awk adaptation of conway's game of life 4x...
# Michael Sanders 2023
# https://busybox.neocities.org/notes/automata.txt
#
# requires the sleep command & an ANSI capable terminal,
# invoke script as: awk -v SEED=$RANDOM -f automata.txt
#
# notes...
#
# an array of 4 'colonies', along with some metrics
# for each group is displayed on the current TTY,
# to exit, press & hold key-combo CONTROL+C till the
# script processes SIGINT
#
# script will auto-exit once all 4 colonies are extinct
# but note, a given colony may reach stasis (equilibrium)
# & defy expectations, guess that's life...
#
# further reading:
# https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway's_Game_of_Life

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