RLE (cellular automata)

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File Format
Name RLE (cellular automata)
Ontology
Extension(s) .rle
Released ≤1999?[1]

RLE is a format used for storing patterns of cellular automata. As the name suggests, it uses run-length encoding. It was designed by David Buckingham.[2] The program Golly uses a derivative format called Extended RLE.

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Identification

Standard RLE files will begin with ASCII "x =".[3]

Specifications

Software

RLE seems to be very widely-supported; therefore, a list of programs supporting it would almost amount to a list of all CA software.

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See Also

References

  1. MCell, which was based on RLE, seems to have been released in 1999 (see its page for details)
  2. http://golly.sourceforge.net/Help/formats.html#rle
  3. http://www.mirekw.com/ca/ca_files_formats.html#RLE
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