https://github.com/kitschpatrol/cad-nauseam

A web-based implementation of Wolfram's one-dimensional cellular automata.
https://github.com/kitschpatrol/cad-nauseam

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A web-based implementation of Wolfram's one-dimensional cellular automata.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/kitschpatrol/cad-nauseam
• Owner: kitschpatrol
• License: mit
• Created: 2026-04-23T02:56:32.000Z (about 2 months ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2026-04-23T03:14:58.000Z (about 2 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2026-04-23T05:12:44.035Z (about 2 months ago)
• Topics: cellular-automata, wolfram
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage: https://frontiernerds.com/cad-nauseam
• Size: 4.98 MB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 0
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: readme.md
  • License: license.txt

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# cad-nauseam

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**A web-based implementation of Wolfram's one-dimensional cellular automata.**

## Overview

This is a modern port of a 2010 project named CAd nauseam, which was an implementation of Wolfram's elementary one-dimensional cellular automata rendered purely as plain text in the web browser to allow for scroll-back exploration and cut / paste of patterns of interest.

You can play with the live version [here](https://frontiernerds.com/cad-nauseam), and read more about the original intent [on the Frontier Nerds blog](https://frontiernerds.com/ascii-ca).

The original JavaScript + [MooTools](https://mootools.net) version has been ported to a web component in [Lit](https://lit.dev) and vanilla TypeScript.

Functionally, it's identical to the original, it just runs slightly faster.

The original 2010 source code is preserved in this repository in the `/archive` folder.

## License

[MIT](license.txt) © [Eric Mika](https://ericmika.com)