From the nimble fingers of Charlie Dickman (3tothe4th@...) (29/10/2001
8:35 PM) came...

> I'm sure that someone has seen the Maze screensaver. It draws a varied (very
> complex) maze on the screen and then proceeds to solve it by trial and
> error, marking the live paths in one color and the dead paths in another.
> 
> I was wondering if anyone knew where to find the algorithm for this type of
> thing. I suppose source code would be a lesser alternative but I would
> really hope for a document that explains it. Can anyone help?

Although it's almost certainly not the best way to get out of a maze, the
bullet-proof way is to walk forward with one shoulder against the wall. You
will get to the exit if there is one.
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Ted Spencer; ted@...
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