From 7427849b4ccc2da8af3bdb03c7ff1c8cc0e13d65 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Cody Boone Ferguson <53008573+xexyl@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2023 06:24:00 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Format fix 2006/birken/README.md --- 2006/birken/README.md | 25 +++++++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/2006/birken/README.md b/2006/birken/README.md index bd997c191..7374bc901 100644 --- a/2006/birken/README.md +++ b/2006/birken/README.md @@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ ## (Electronic Design Automation - Mechanical Abstract Machine Emulator) - Michael Birken - US - o__1 at hotmail dot com +Michael Birken +US + ## To build: @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ make [Cody Boone Ferguson](/winners.html#Cody_Boone_Ferguson) fixed a segfault in macOS with this entry. The problem was a missing `+1` for strlen() with -malloc(). Thank you Cody for your assistance! +malloc(). This prevented it from working. Thank you Cody for your assistance! ## Try: @@ -54,14 +54,15 @@ And for those who are still confused: ## Author's remarks: -If man is capable of creating tofu hotdogs (simulated meat), then why -not tofu circuitry (simulated circuits)? This program is my tribute to -the early computer pioneers like Konrad Zuse. It's an educational tool -designed to introduce students to digital circuit theory using -technology that was considered state of the art in the 1940's! To -enable you to fully understand the capabilities of this circuit -simulator, I have included a 55 page manual (info.pdf) in the info -portion of the entry submission. +If man is capable of creating [tofu](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tofu) [hot +dogs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_dog) (simulated meat), then why not tofu +[circuitry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_circuit) (simulated +circuits)? This program is my tribute to the early computer pioneers like +[Konrad Zuse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konrad_Zuse). It's an educational +tool designed to introduce students to digital circuit theory using technology +that was considered state of the art in the 1940s! To enable you to fully +understand the capabilities of this circuit simulator, I have included a 55 page +manual ([info.pdf](info.pdf)) in the info portion of the entry submission. The primary obfuscation is the data structure chosen for parsing the input file and for executing the simulation. Oh man... coding that