StarSqueak is built into Squeak images later than about Squeak 3.1. Just use
the "new morph..." menu, select "from alphabetical list" and select "StarSqueakAntColony".
It will take a few seconds before anything appears while the simulation is
initializing. Then a rectangular morph will appear. Use the red halo handle to
get a menu. In that menu, select "start" to start the simulation. I usually select
"keep this menu up" because it has several useful commands for running the
simulation.
You many want to use the "make parameter slider" to create a parameter slider
for "ant count". Note that with 50 ants, the ants tend to form trails to one or two
food sources at a time. With a much larger number, such as 300 ants, their are
enough ants to form stable trails to all four food sources at once.
P.S. The other StarSqueak simulations are also available in the "new morph..."
menu and can be run in the same way.
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