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Remarkably, I've just been faced with the same problem as David - maybe for the same reason. I'm losing access to Windows XP (in favour of Windows 7) and I have a lot of files saved in Johan Bontes' Life32, which won't run on Windows 7, and many are in Life 1.05 format. I tried opening them with ...

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[quote="calcyman"]I think that Andrew J. Wade's Gemini should be entered into the competition, based on comments from various people.

I can't see how anything else could possibly win!

A new age of Game of Life exploration and design!

I agree with Nick.

Yes, I've been hoping this phrase would catch on!

What is the range of velocities that can be achieved in this way?

Any velocity less than c/2 (by the L1, or Manhattan metric) can be attained by a Universal constructor ...

Amazing! I had started work on an approach using "old technology" (mostly slow salvos, thin guns), but had not got far.

Anyhow, this pattern opens up endless questions and possibilities:

What is the range of velocities that can be achieved in this way?
For each velocity, what are the smallest ...