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From: richard@milkyway.gla.ac.uk (Richard Lyall)
Subject: Evolution Maker
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Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 1994 16:39:05 GMT
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Dear All ...

I have begun writing a piece of software that mimics evolution. It
involves creating 'individuals' and giving them 'genes' that determine
their phenotype. They then move randomly around and encounter each
other, whereupon they mate and produce 'babies' whose genes are derived
from their own. At the moment, the individuals cannot learn, but this
is coming. They will interact with each other and the environment and
gain or lose from such interactions.

Anyone else doing something similar ?

Regards,
Richard

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