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Core Wars (PC)

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From: Rob Slade
Date: Tue, 21 May 1991 23:08
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First let me thank Keith Petersen for the wonderful job he does in
maintaining the SIMTEL20 archives.  There are a number of very helpful
programs there which are *not* listed in TROJAN-PRO.

I found one such in <MSDOS.EDUCATION>.  CORWP20.ZIP is an
implementation of the Core Wars program, with Redstone code processor.
As venerable (old) researchers will know, Core Wars is a simulation of
computer memory that allows programs to "battle" each other.  As such,
it allows an insight into factors that go into security and
penetration programs, with some fun attached to the process.

Background to the program can be found in a number of sources, the
most accessible of which would probably be A. K. Dewdney's columns in
the Scientific American over the past few years.

[Ed. There was also just a UNIX version (for X11R4 color workstations)
of a Core Wars program announced on alt.sources within the last day or
two.  It is available for anonymous FTP from soda.berkeley.edu
(128.32.131.179)]

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From: p1@arkham.wimsey.bc.ca (Rob Slade)
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Subject: Core Wars (PC)
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