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+;; Conway's Game of Life
+; n loewen & Elizabeth Pankratz
+; 2023-08-23 - 
+
+; Flag numbers for easier reference
+#Carry 0
+#Zero  1
+
+#live_colour $FF
+#dead_colour $00
+
+#top_left  $00
+#top_right $04
+#bot_left  $14
+#bot_right $18
+
+#px_ptr $00
+#live_neighbours_ptr $FF
+
+; start of code
+
+* $1D
+
+@loop
+ LDA (#px_ptr)
+
+ ; do something...
+
+ ; increment pixel pointer
+ LDA (#px_ptr)
+ STA #px_ptr
+ JMP @loop
+
+@check_for_tl_corner
+ LDA (#px_ptr)
+ ; choose a memory location to stash result. 0=false, 1=true
+ HOP
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