uxn/projects/examples/demos/automata.tal

( Project by Alex Schroeder - https://alexschroeder.ch )

%RTN { JMP2r }
%INCR { SWP INC SWP }
%CELL { #1000 }
%NEXT { #2000 }

( devices )

|00 @System     [ &vector $2 &pad      $6 &r      $2 &g     $2 &b      $2 ]
|20 @Screen     [ &vector $2 &width    $2 &height $2 &pad   $2 &x      $2 &y      $2 &addr $2 &pixel $1 &sprite $1 ]
|b0 @DateTime   [ &year   $2 &month    $1 &day    $1 &hour  $1 &minute $1 &second $1 &dotw $1 &doty $2 &isdst $1 ]

|0000

( program )

@seed [ &x $1 &w $2 &s $2 ]

|0100 ( -> )

	( theme ) 
	#2aac .System/r DEO2 
	#269b .System/g DEO2 
	#378d .System/b DEO2

	;seed-line JSR2

	( run for a few generations ) 
	#00 #ff
	&loop
		OVR #00 SWP ;print-line JSR2
		;compute-next JSR2
		;copy-next JSR2
		( incr ) INCR
		( loop ) LTHk ,&loop JCN
	POP2

BRK

@print-line ( y -- )

	( set ) .Screen/y DEO2
	( loop through cells ) 
	#00 #ff
	&loop
		( copy ) OVR #00 SWP DUP2
		( pos  ) .Screen/x DEO2
		( addr ) CELL ADD2
		( draw ) LDA .Screen/pixel DEO
		( incr ) INCR
		( loop ) LTHk ,&loop JCN
	POP2

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@compute-next ( -- )

	( loop through 62 cells ) 
	#01 #fe
	&loop
		OVR DUP DUP ( three copies of the counter )
		#01 SUB #00 SWP CELL ADD2 LDA
		SWP
		INC #00 SWP CELL ADD2 LDA
		( the cell dies if the neighbors are either both dead or both alive, i.e. Rule 90 )
		NEQ
		( one copy of the counter and the life value )
		SWP #00 SWP NEXT ADD2 STA
		( incr ) INCR
		( loop ) LTHk ,&loop JCN
	POP2

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@copy-next ( -- )

	( loop through cells ) 
	#00 #ff
	&loop
		OVR DUP ( two copies of the counter )
		#00 SWP NEXT ADD2 LDA ( one copy of the counter and the value )
		SWP #00 SWP CELL ADD2 STA
		( incr ) INCR
		( loop ) LTHk ,&loop JCN
	POP2

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@seed-line ( -- )

	.DateTime/second DEI .seed/x STZ 
	#0000 .seed/w STZ2 
	#e2a9 .seed/s STZ2
	( loop through cells ) 
	#01 #fe
	&loop
		OVR ( one copy of the counter )
		;rand JSR2
		#10 AND ( pick a bit )
		SWP #00 SWP CELL ADD2 STA
		( incr ) INCR
		( loop ) LTHk ,&loop JCN
	POP2

RTN

( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle-square_method )

@rand ( -- 1 )

	.seed/x LDZ #00 SWP DUP2 MUL2
	.seed/w LDZ2 .seed/s LDZ2 ADD2
	DUP2 .seed/w STZ2
	ADD2
	#04 SFT SWP #40 SFT ADD
	DUP .seed/x STZ

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