rudy@megalon.UUCP (Rudy Rucker) (02/02/90)
A bit of hype for my product: CA Lab, the Rudy Rucker Cellular Automata Laboratory from Autodesk For $59.95, CA Lab gives you a pure software CA simulator. On a fast 386, the speed can hit about 10 updates a second, as compared to the CAM-6's 30 updates a second. But speed isn't everything. CA Lab uses 8 bits of state per cell as opposed to CAM-6's 4 bits per cell, meaning that in CA Lab you can create considerably more complex rules. Would you believe a 3 species game of Wator with shrimps, fish, and sharks each keeping track of how old they are and how hungry? Create rules how? Not in Forth, for God's sake, in C, Pascal or even Basic. Yes, CA Lab allows you to write a short program in one of these languages calling on language specific include files that we provide. For the doughtier, we have the option of changing the inner loop where each cell picks up 16 bits of info from itself and its neighbors. Program runs on ANY kind of PC or clone, taking advantage of whatever graphics are available. Preferred mode is 256 color 320 x 200 as available on PS/2s or clones with VGA. CAM-6 is history, CA Lab is today! So get out your credit card and phone Autodesk to order today. (800)525-2763 Rudy Rucker Autodesk, Inc. 2320 Marinship Way Sausalito, CA 94965
bdb@becker.UUCP (Bruce Becker) (02/02/90)
In article <9002011758.AA00742@megalon.acad.com> rudy@megalon.UUCP (Rudy Rucker) writes: | |CA Lab, the Rudy Rucker Cellular Automata Laboratory from Autodesk |[...] |Program runs on ANY kind of PC or clone, taking advantage of whatever |graphics are available. Preferred mode is 256 color 320 x 200 as |available on PS/2s or clones with VGA. When can we expect: 1). Amiga version 2). Mac version 3). Unix version ? -- (__) Bruce Becker Toronto, Ont. w \@@/ Internet: bdb@becker.UUCP, bruce@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu `/v/-e BitNet: BECKER@HUMBER.BITNET _/ \_ Well I didn't want to mention it cause it's so silly, but you know how
karakots@apple.com (Ken Karakotsios) (02/07/90)
Bruce Becker asks when a Mac Version of CA Lab will be available... I am currently finishing up a Mac based CA simulator which I plan to market in the $20-30 range (probably as share-ware). It runs on any color MacII. My goal is to use CAs both as a medium to model physical processes and as an art form. This is not a clone of CA Lab, and has a completely different feature set. If you think you might be interested in buying a copy, send me Email and I'll tell you more about it. Ken Karakotsios 408-974-1942 generic disclaimer... I speak for myself, not apple...