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A '''highway robber''' is any mechanism that can retrieve a signal from a spaceship lane while allowing spaceships on nearby lanes (even those a single lane away) to pass by unaffected. In practice the spaceship is generally a glider. The spaceship is removed from the lane in question, an output signal is generated elsewhere, and the highway robber returns to its original state. A competent highway robber does not affect spaceships even on the lane adjacent to the affected spaceship stream, except perhaps during the highway robber's recovery period.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://b3s23life.blogspot.co.uk/2007/01/stable-pseudo-heisenburp-and-other-p1.html|title=Stable pseudo-Heisenburp device and other P1 wiring projects|author=Dave Greene|date=January 22, 2007|accessdate=December 2, 2018}}</ref> | A '''highway robber''' is any mechanism that can retrieve a signal from a spaceship lane while allowing spaceships on nearby lanes (even those a single lane away) to pass by unaffected. In practice the spaceship is generally a glider. The spaceship is removed from the lane in question, an output signal is generated elsewhere, and the highway robber returns to its original state. A competent highway robber does not affect spaceships even on the lane adjacent to the affected spaceship stream, except perhaps during the highway robber's recovery period.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://b3s23life.blogspot.co.uk/2007/01/stable-pseudo-heisenburp-and-other-p1.html|title=Stable pseudo-Heisenburp device and other P1 wiring projects|author=Dave Greene|date=January 22, 2007|accessdate=December 2, 2018}}</ref> | ||
A stable highway robber with repeat time 878 was assembled by [[Chris Cain]] in 2016,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1599&p=18337#p18337|title=Re: The Hunting of the New Herschel Conduits|author=Chris Cain|date=March 28, 2015|accessdate=December 2, 2018}}</ref> with an update by Entity Valkyrie in January 2019<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.conwaylife.com/w/index.php?title=RLE:Highwayrobber&action=edit&oldid=54764|title=RLE:Highwayrobber|author=Entity Valkyrie|date=January 10, 2019}}</ref> to simplify the extraction of the output signal. A simpler highway robber with improved [[clearance]] and repeat time 876 was constructed by [[Louis-François Handfield]] in May 2020,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=97701#p97701|title=Re: Highway robber challenge|author=Louis-François Handfield|date=May 25, 2020|accessdate=May 25, 2020}}</ref> with subsequent improvements made by [[Goldtiger997]].<ref name="post97706" /> The next version made use of the [[Bandersnatch]] to reduce the repeat time to 863 ticks.<ref name="post98370" /> On June 23, Goldtiger997 posted a larger highway robber with a repeat time of 742 ticks.<ref name="post99379" /> | A stable highway robber with repeat time 878 was assembled by [[Chris Cain]] in 2016,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1599&p=18337#p18337|title=Re: The Hunting of the New Herschel Conduits|author=Chris Cain|date=March 28, 2015|accessdate=December 2, 2018}}</ref> with an update by Entity Valkyrie in January 2019<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.conwaylife.com/w/index.php?title=RLE:Highwayrobber&action=edit&oldid=54764|title=RLE:Highwayrobber|author=Entity Valkyrie|date=January 10, 2019}}</ref> to simplify the extraction of the output signal. A simpler highway robber with improved [[clearance]] and repeat time 876 was constructed by [[Louis-François Handfield]] in May 2020,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=97701#p97701|title=Re: Highway robber challenge|author=Louis-François Handfield|date=May 25, 2020|accessdate=May 25, 2020}}</ref> with subsequent improvements made by [[Goldtiger997]].<ref name="post97706" /> The next version made use of the [[Bandersnatch]] to reduce the repeat time to 863 ticks.<ref name="post98370" /> On June 23, Goldtiger997 posted a larger [[staged recovery]] highway robber with a repeat time of 742 ticks.<ref name="post99379" /> | ||
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A highway robber is any mechanism that can retrieve a signal from a spaceship lane while allowing spaceships on nearby lanes (even those a single lane away) to pass by unaffected. In practice the spaceship is generally a glider. The spaceship is removed from the lane in question, an output signal is generated elsewhere, and the highway robber returns to its original state. A competent highway robber does not affect spaceships even on the lane adjacent to the affected spaceship stream, except perhaps during the highway robber's recovery period.[1]
A stable highway robber with repeat time 878 was assembled by Chris Cain in 2016,[2] with an update by Entity Valkyrie in January 2019[3] to simplify the extraction of the output signal. A simpler highway robber with improved clearance and repeat time 876 was constructed by Louis-François Handfield in May 2020,[4] with subsequent improvements made by Goldtiger997.[5] The next version made use of the Bandersnatch to reduce the repeat time to 863 ticks.[6] On June 23, Goldtiger997 posted a larger staged recovery highway robber with a repeat time of 742 ticks.[7]
A stable highway robber with 742-tick repeat time, allowing gliders to pass by on the same lane 47+ ticks after the activating glider. There are three possible glider outputs, but two of them are awkwardly close to other glider lanes. (click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here |
See also
References
- ↑ Dave Greene (January 22, 2007). "Stable pseudo-Heisenburp device and other P1 wiring projects". Retrieved on December 2, 2018.
- ↑ Chris Cain (March 28, 2015). "Re: The Hunting of the New Herschel Conduits". Retrieved on December 2, 2018.
- ↑ Entity Valkyrie (January 10, 2019). "RLE:Highwayrobber".
- ↑ Louis-François Handfield (May 25, 2020). "Re: Highway robber challenge". Retrieved on May 25, 2020.
- ↑ Goldtiger997 (May 25, 2020). Re: Highway robber challenge (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
- ↑ Goldtiger997 (June 5, 2020). Re: Highway robber challenge (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
- ↑ Goldtiger997 (June 23, 2020). Re: Highway robber challenge (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
External links
- Highway robber at the Life Lexicon