Xtoys

The directory xtoys contains a set of cellular automata simulators I have written for Xwindows. The executables here are for Linux. The xtoys gallery shows lots of pictures produced by these programs (beware if you have a slow link). To peek at the xising user interface, look here.

A further description of these files is in my contribution to the Lattice'95 proceedings.

The files in the xtoys directory include:

• xising.txt, xising.c: a two dimensional Ising model simulator
• xpotts.txt, xpotts.c: for the two dimensional Potts model
• xautomalab.txt, xautomalab.c: a totalistic cellular automaton simulator
• xsand.txt, xsand.c: for the Bak, Tang, Wiesenfeld sandpile model
• xfires.txt, xfires.c: a simple forest fire automaton
• xwaves.txt, xwaves.c: demonstrates three different wave equations. Makes a nice lava lamp.
• schrodinger.c: Play with the Scrodinger equation in an adjustable potential. I haven't written any documentation yet, but if you know about this equation, it should be easy to figure out the program.
• xtoys.tar: the above files combined in a tar file. Get this file, do "uncompress xtoys.tar.Z", then "tar -xvf xtoys.tar" and finally "make". (If you are using Mosaic, the uncompress step is not needed as Mosaic does it for you.)
• A simple Makefile for these programs.
• A Debian package, xtoys_1.5-1_i386.deb containing binaries for these programs with i386 Linux.
• amiga: a directory containing similar Amiga programs
• windoze: early efforts towards a windows version
• develop: some demos for programming X plus some miscellaneous unpolished stuff
• contrib: a directory containing variations on these programs contributed by others

These all look best on a color display.

I want these to compile under generic X; so if you have problems on some machine supporting X, I would appreciate knowing so I can fix things.

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Related links:

• The official CA FAQ
• J. Dana Eckart's Cellang
• The MIT Information Mechanics group
• Paul's Page of Conway's Life Miscellany.
• The Brookhaven Theory home page

NOTE: No warranties, either express or implied, are hereby given. All software is supplied as is, without guarantee. The user assumes all responsibility for damages resulting from the use of these features, including, but not limited to, frustration, disgust, system abends, disk head-crashes, general malfeasance, floods, fires, shark attack, nerve gas, locust infestation, cyclones, hurricanes, tsunamis, local electromagnetic disruptions, hydraulic brake system failure, invasion, hashing collisions, normal wear and tear of friction surfaces, comic radiation, inadvertent destruction of sensitive electronic components, windstorms, the Riders of Nazgul, infuriated chickens, malfunctioning mechanical or electrical sexual devices, premature activation of the distant early warning system, peasant uprisings, halitosis, artillery bombardment, explosions, cave-ins, and/or frogs falling from the sky. (stolen from the fortunes db)