Hello,

   This is a simple update to the state machine programs.
State machines have been described in Scientific American
magazine and others.  The most famous is John Conway's
"Game of Life".  This one is simpler than that.  If a
cell's four neighbors have an even number on, the cell
will be off next time.  If it is an odd number, the cell
will be on next time.  Now you can take out a sheet of
graph paper and check the programs for errors.

   The changes in this version are:

1)  PSEUDO5.COM now has sixteen starting patterns built-in.

2)  The code to read the command line to select the starting
pattern.

   Running "PSEUDO5" will start with the pattern used by
PSEUDO2.COM.  "PSEUDO5 A" will start with a four dot
pattern similar to PSEUDO4.COM.  You can use letters from
"A" to "O" to select the different starting patterns.

3)  PSEUDO5T.COM has calls to MS-DOS to time the program's
execution.  It uses the time to calculate the iterations
per second of the state machine.  It uses the floating
point instructions in the calculation, so it will need the
EM87 emulator on the 200LX to function properly.  This is
simple code and will fail if the clock wraps.

   Note:  The speed differences between the 200LX and a
reasonably fast desktop machine with a fast video card is
dramatic enough to give a completely different visual
experience.

Steve