WinLifeSearch: Difference between revisions

	WinLifeSearch
Homepage	Click here
Purpose	Search for oscillators and spaceships
Created by	Jason Summers
Platform	Windows

Latest revision as of 15:00, 20 February 2026

WinLifeSearch (abbreviated as WLS) is a graphical Windows port of David Bell's lifesrc search program for finding new oscillators and spaceships, written by Jason Summers.

WLS has a rollover problem at around 2 billion calculations, where it rolls over to about -2 billion calculations.

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-{{Software|name=WinLifeSearch|purpose=Search for [[oscillator]]s and [[spaceship]]s|createdby=[[Jason Summers]]|platform=Windows|url=http://entropymine.com/jason/life/software/|image=true}}
+{{Software
-'''WinLifeSearch''' is a graphical Windows port of [[David Bell]]'s [[lifesrc]] search program for finding new [[oscillator]]s and [[spaceship]]s, written by [[Jason Summers]].
+|name            = WinLifeSearch
+|image           = true
+|url             = http://entropymine.com/jason/life/software/
+|purpose         = Search for [[oscillator]]s and [[spaceship]]s
+|createdby       = [[Jason Summers]]
+|platform        = Windows
+}}
+'''WinLifeSearch''' (abbreviated as '''WLS''') is a graphical Windows port of [[David Bell]]'s [[lifesrc]] search program for finding new [[oscillator]]s and [[spaceship]]s, written by [[Jason Summers]].
+==Known issues==
+WLS has a rollover problem at around 2 billion calculations, where it rolls over to about -2 billion calculations.
+==See also==
+*[[JavaLifeSearch]]
 ==External links==
-{{LinkLexicon|lex_w.htm#winlifesearch}}
+* [http://entropymine.com/jason/life/software/ WinLifeSearch homepage]
+* [https://github.com/jsummers/winlifesearch WinLifeSearch on GitHub]
+* {{LinkLexicon|lex_w.htm#winlifesearch}}
+[[Category:Search software]]