User:Decora/eventful



Hello-world

Hello world

#   |                         .<.   # #   | |  .<.<.  | | |   # # #  | | |  .<.<.<. | | | | | | | | a b c d

find lowest number



#  |  .+.  | |  # #  | | .+.+. | | | | | | .+.+.+. a b c d

adder



- |      | a---b |    !.--c

loop with shutoff

eventful

2 d array of unicode characters as much mem as computer can hold in RAM (no disk)

the initial state of the array is represented in a text file (utf8 encoded) with |, a bunch of blank lines, then another | on the bottom, with the number of '-' being as wide as the user wishes. you must use a monospace font.

signals signals are integer values that travel out along lines like a sort of wave. maybe characters in future. its old value a a signal along any connected lines.
 * 1) - holds number. it will add one to itself and send out

letters

when a key is pressed, that letter is 'fired' this sends a signal out along any paths connected to the letter. the signal is '1'

if the signal encounters a. it indicates there is a function nearby

< is a function, it means 'less than', it takes the least of all surrounding. inputs and sends out the least of them as a signal on any connected lines. if only one signal is received it does nothing.

lines are | - / and \ lines connect objects and are how signals are transmitted

+ is a function, it means 'add'. it adds the signals together and outputs the result on any connected lines. as with <, if only one signa is received it does nothing.

letters also serve as output. if a signal reaches a letter, that letter is 'lighted up'. thus, to run the hello world program, you must press H. this will signal the rest of the letters to 'go off'.

! is an inverter. it will take a signal and send out the negative of that signal.

programming

normal programs do not work in eventful because it is dependent on the time that the signals go out. if you run the program abcd it might not produce the same output as a human being pushing the a b c d keys, because the human will type slower and signals might not interact the same way along the lines.

simultaneousness

since most computer keyboards dont allow more than a few keys to be down at once, eventful allows some 'wiggle room' for simultaneousness. the default is 0.5 seconds.

new functions

all functions are listed on this page. no functions exist on 'local machines'... only implementations

all functions are one unicode character. to make a new one, pick a new unicode character that hasnt been used and add it to this page.