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{{Oscillator|name=Unix|pname=unix|p=6|c=16|h=11.3|bx=9|by=9|discoverer=David Buckingham|discoveryear=1976|life105=true|life106=true|plaintext=true|rle=true|animated=true}} | {{Oscillator|name=Unix|pname=unix|p=6|c=16|h=11.3|bx=9|by=9|discoverer=David Buckingham|discoveryear=1976|life105=true|life106=true|plaintext=true|rle=true|animated=true}} | ||
'''Unix''' consists of two [[block]]s eating a [[long barge]]. It is a useful [[sparker]] and was found by [[:Category:Patterns found by David Buckingham|David Buckingham]] in February [[:Category:Patterns found in 1976|1976]]. The name derives from the fact that it was for some time the mascot of the Unix lab of the mathematics faculty at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. It is about the twenty-sixth most common naturally-occurring oscillator, being about as common as [[octagon 2]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wwwhomes.uni-bielefeld.de/achim/freq_top_life.html |title=Most seen natural occurring ash objects in Game of Life |author=Achim Flammenkamp |date=September 7, 2004 |accessdate=January 15, 2009}}</ref> With just 16 [[cell]]s, it is the smallest known period 6 oscillator.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pentadecathlon.com/objects/class2/class2.php?part=1 |title=Class 2 Objects Catalog |accessdate=March 14, 2009}}</ref> | '''Unix''' consists of two [[block]]s eating a [[long barge]]. It is a useful [[sparker]] and was found by [[:Category:Patterns found by David Buckingham|David Buckingham]] in February [[:Category:Patterns found in 1976|1976]]. The name derives from the fact that it was for some time the mascot of the Unix lab of the mathematics faculty at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. It is about the twenty-sixth most common naturally-occurring oscillator, being about as common as [[octagon 2]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wwwhomes.uni-bielefeld.de/achim/freq_top_life.html |title=Most seen natural occurring ash objects in Game of Life |author=Achim Flammenkamp |date=September 7, 2004 |accessdate=January 15, 2009}}</ref> With just 16 [[cell]]s, it is the smallest known period 6 oscillator.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pentadecathlon.com/objects/class2/class2.php?part=1 |title=Class 2 Objects Catalog |accessdate=March 14, 2009}}</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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| Pattern type | Oscillator | ||||||
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| Number of cells | 16 | ||||||
| Bounding box | 9 × 9 | ||||||
| Period | 6 (mod: Unknown) | ||||||
| Heat | 11.3 | ||||||
| Volatility | Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Kinetic symmetry | Unspecified | ||||||
| Discovered by | David Buckingham | ||||||
| Year of discovery | 1976 | ||||||
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Unix consists of two blocks eating a long barge. It is a useful sparker and was found by David Buckingham in February 1976. The name derives from the fact that it was for some time the mascot of the Unix lab of the mathematics faculty at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. It is about the twenty-sixth most common naturally-occurring oscillator, being about as common as octagon 2.[1] With just 16 cells, it is the smallest known period 6 oscillator.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Achim Flammenkamp (September 7, 2004). "Most seen natural occurring ash objects in Game of Life". Retrieved on January 15, 2009.
- ↑ "Class 2 Objects Catalog". Retrieved on March 14, 2009.
External links
Unix at the Life Lexicon