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:''For "plaintext" in the more widely-used sense, see [[Plain text]].''<br />
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"'''Plaintext'''" is a format for storing patterns of cellular automata. Despite the name, it is a structured, albeit simple and text-based, format. It was introduced by Edward Martin's implementation of the Game of Life.<ref name="lw" /> It is very similar to the more widely-supported [[Life 1.05]], and presumably Plaintext files could be read after (trivial) conversion to that format.<br />
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== Identification ==<br />
Plaintext files will begin with [[ASCII]] {{magic|!Name:}}<ref name="lw" />.<br />
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== Software ==<br />
* [https://bitstorm.org/gameoflife/standalone/ Edward Martin's standalone Game of Life program]<br />
* [https://github.com/ccoors/game_of_life "Game of Life" by Christian F. Coors]<br />
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== Links ==<br />
* [https://www.conwaylife.com/wiki/Plaintext LifeWiki: Plaintext]<br />
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== See Also ==<br />
* [[Life 1.05]]<br />
* [[Life 1.06]]<br />
* [[RLE (Cellular automata)]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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