pyr579@oz.plymouth.edu (Technoid) (04/23/91)
Hello, I just got a hold of LIFE3.LZH from atari.archive and was immediately impressed by the editing allowed in the universe. It is easy to use, the left button creates a cell, the right kill a cell. But when I went to load pre-created universes which were lzhed within the LIFE3.LZH, the program responded that the files were too small to be universe files, WHAT? These were included as universes. Then I tried to load pre-created patterns such as glider-guns and chesire cat ( the classics ) and they also didn't work. The program claimed to be loading them but nothing was displayed. There is a feature in the menu to show pattern file information. I check out chesire cat with this, and it claimed the file to be in ABSOLUTE format. I went out to GEM and checked it, it was in PICTURE format. This program has a lot of problems, you can't do half the stuff it says it can do. Who ever wrote it, you have a good idea but an obviously lacking implementation, if it were fixed it would be an excellent version of LIFE, but as it stands, it isn't too impressive. Stephan -- \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ pyr579@oz.plymouth.edu Stephan R. Cleaves /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
JJL101@psuvm.psu.edu (J.J. Lehett) (04/23/91)
I think you are having the exact same problem as me! Symptoms are the same. Get a newer copy of LHarc. For some reason the files do not like CR's and LF's if unpacked with the older version. I think you will find this should solve all your problems! :) ************************************************************************* * J.J. * Internet: JJL101@PSUVM.PSU.EDU * Penn State * * * * Center for * * John Lehett * Bitnet: JJL101@PSUVM * Academic Computing * ************************************************************************* * Atari ST's!, Computational Mathematics, Diplomacy, Synths + Midi * *************************************************************************