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Nifty Life 1.2

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Nifty Life is a cellular automata program for running John Conway's Game of Life.

Nifty Life is so named because it has a number of nifty features, such as:

Document-based architecture, allowing you to save and open Life pattern files, and have multiple windows open at once
Ability to save and open .lif files for cross-platform compatibility
Adjustable running speed, including unbounded speed when desired
Adjustable grid dimensions and cell size
Scrollable windows so that the grid can be larger than your screen's size
Use of color to indicate cell

What's New

Version 1.2 adds the following:

The toolbar is now fully featured and customizable.
The life rules are now editable via the document settings panel.
Added a new application preference called "Auto Stop". Improved performance in some cases when cell coloring is turned on.

Requirements
PPC, Mac OS X 10.2 or later.

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Anonymous reviewed on 11 Oct 2003

Very nice, does what it says it does, runs moderately fast... but while it's running, my Mac G5 emits a faint high-pitched squeal which it never makes at any other time, and so more than a minute or two of using this software gives me a piercing headache.

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Anonymous reviewed on 19 May 2003

This is not a real game. It is a mathematical thingy, based on conway's game of life.

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Downloads:2,907

Version Downloads:1,680

Type:Games : Gaming Tools & Utilities

License:Free

Date:19 May 2003

Platform:PPC

Price:Free

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Nifty Life is a cellular automata program for running John Conway's Game of Life.

Nifty Life is so named because it has a number of nifty features, such as:

Document-based architecture, allowing you to save and open Life pattern files, and have multiple windows open at once
Ability to save and open .lif files for cross-platform compatibility
Adjustable running speed, including unbounded speed when desired
Adjustable grid dimensions and cell size
Scrollable windows so that the grid can be larger than your screen's size
Use of color to indicate cell age
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