Commit 8333f6718e5b71d7b3d69a79026739f3a7302075 - Cyclobots

Assign some version numbers to the historical and current versions. Chris Pressey 3 years ago

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35	35	### History ###
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37	37	The first implementation of Cyclobots, now lost, was in Visual Basic 3.0, in
38		1994. Some things it supported that subsequent implementations haven't
39		yet replicated include:
	38	1994. (Let's call it version 1.0.) Some things it supported that subsequent
	39	implementations haven't yet replicated include:
40	40
41	41	* the cyclobots would collide with each other; a cyclobot would be unable
42	42	to pass through another cyclobot.

44	44	all the cyclobots towards (or away from) that point instead of each other.
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46	46	In 2013, Cyclobots was [re-implemented in Javascript][], and this implementation
47		can be found in the [HTML5 Gewgaws distribution][].
	47	resided in the [HTML5 Gewgaws distribution][]. (Let's call this one version 2.0).
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49	49	In 2019, this Javascript implementation was cleaned up and re-fitted to use
50		[PixiJS][], and that is the version in this repository. Since PixiJS uses
51		WebGL when possible, this version has the potential to have much nicer visuals
52		than the previous versions; however, it is still a work-in-progress in this
53		regard.
	50	[PixiJS][], and that is the version in this repository (which we will call
	51	version 2.1 or greater). Since PixiJS uses WebGL when possible, this version
	52	has the potential to have much nicer visuals than the previous versions;
	53	however, it is still a work-in-progress in this regard.
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55	55	[trefoil]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trefoil_knot
56	56	[Cyclobots installation at catseye.tc]: https://catseye.tc/installation/Cyclobots