How to Generate 60 Bits of a Generation

In the seventies, i think he came up with it. So there was a scientific american column by someone who did a monthly column about mathematical diversions. And one of his columns was about conway's game of life. I don't even remember where i got it but it spoke to me. The original version i wrote at the time, i found interesting because i combined it with some trick i had learned during my trank obios times. and so i could basically generate 60 bits of a generation in in like, eight instructions or so. Ii was proud of that.