Overclocking

Overclocking is a term used when a circuit can accept a signal at a specific period which it cannot accept at a higher period. A syringe is a simple example of overclocking.

Some staged recovery circuits also permit overclocking, and can function at a rate faster than their recovery time. For example, Silver's reflector has a recovery time of 497 ticks, but can be overclocked to reflect a period-250 glider stream, or any nearby period above 248.

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Silver's reflector overclocked to period 249 (click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here

External links

• Overclocking at the Life Lexicon