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  NKS
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This demonstation program is based on information from Stephen Wolframs
book "A New Kind of Science"; he is also the author of the Mathematica
package. In his new book - some 1200 pages, he describes research he has done
to establish that complex diagrams are often based on a few simple rules 
and he shows how to create many interesting patterns from a sigle seed
and repetative application of a simple rule.

While no code is given in his book, there was sufficient information to
be able to program a case for creating monochrome bitmaps and this program
NKS is the result.

The program launches with a default bitmap and options are provided to change
the rule so that up to 256 butmaps can be displayed. Each bitmap can be saved
to a disk file *.bmp, or printed on an attached printer.

Use the options to enter a rule number between 0 and 255; interesting rules 
are 18, 30, 86, 102, 126, 118, 182 etc

Not all correspond exactly to Wolframs diagram, in particular the odd numbered 
rules and I have tried to contact him and his company to verify that I am applying
the rules correctly, but have had no replies.

The program and the associated Win32asm code is consequently released for experimentation 
and possible feedback. It has many features for the graphics programmer, dealing 
with bimap manipulation and their saving as files or output to a printer.

Ron Thomas

29/7/2002

         
      
