The best way to experience JCGoL is to create some patterns on your own and watch them evolve on your computer screen. There are also many patterns to be found on the internet that you can download and observe. The following programs are the best that I have found.

For Windows:

• WLife 1.0 - A port of XLife to the Windows environment. My personal favorite Life program. Easy to use, nice display options.
• WinLife beta 1 - Another good Windows Life program, with more options, although slightly more difficult to use. Still a few bugs to be worked out, but it's still a solid program.

For DOS:

• LIFE 1.06 - An extremely fast DOS version of Life.

For Mac:

• LifeLab 3.0 - A fairly powerful Macintosh Life program; includes a large pattern collection and search engine for finding certain Life patterns.

For UNIX:

• XLife - The definitive Life simulator. Includes source and executable forms.

Other:

• Life Pattern Collection - A collection of the best life patterns, in standard format.

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