-> SK>X00X0X00                                  00000XX0
-> SK>0000XX0X                                  0XOXOX00
-> SK>X0X00X00                                  00X00XX0
-> SK>0XX0X000    Then the next generation      00X0X000
-> SK>00X00XXX    would be this:                00X0XXXX
-> SK>0X00X00X                                  00000X0X
-> SK>00000000                                  00000000
-> SK>X00000X0                                  00000000
-> For example, the 5th symbol in the first row is surrounded
-> by 4 X's, but by the time it comes to life, it would be
-> surrounded by only 3 X's (and therefore "legal")...
The 5th symbol in the first row would come to life the following
generation.
-> The simultaneity of events refers to EACH symbol as they are
-> processed one at a time, not ALL symbols processed at the
-> same time....
Huh? I don't quite get that. The simultaneity happens like this:
You go through and look at each symbol and counts it's neighbors and
decide whether, at this current time, it meets the criteria for coming
to life (or remaining alive), or dying. Then, after you've marked each
one as either dying or living in the next generation...>POOF<
The next generation immediately occurs.
Sheila
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