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FOTD 27-11-02 (A Real Quickie [6])
by Jim Muth 27 Nov '02

27 Nov '02

FOTD -- November 27, 2002 (Rating 6) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's fractal image might be the quickest of all time, not in terms of render time, though this is under 3 minutes, but in terms of the time I spent in finding the scene with its midget at the center. Running on fractal instinct alone, and using Fractint's evolver feature for the real(p1) and real(p2) parameters, I found a parent fractal that appeared as though it might be promising. With nothing to guide me but instinct, I chose an apparently non-critical area of chaos in the eastern suburbs of the parent, and, simply to see what might lie there, zoomed in at random. Though no signs of the two-way symmetry that indicates the basin of a midget appeared, I kept zooming. I cannot say what drove me onward, but I kept going. The new images came up very fast. Then, after only a minute and much to my surprise, there it was before me -- the unmistakable signs of a midget. Once I had found the rather unique midget, a few minutes of color cycling produced today's FOTD. I have no idea how I stumbled upon the midget. A quick trip back to the surface of the parent will show how unlikely its existence seems from up there. Intact midgets do not appear in non-critical fractals or non-critical-appearing fractal regions. I guess I was just lucky. The name, "A Real Quickie" refers to the time I spent in finding the midget, not the 2-3/4 minutes required to render the image. The rating of 6 is limited by the small effort that went into the coloring. With so much work before me, I had no time to put more effort into the coloring phase. For the convenience of those who would rather nor run parameter files, the completed GIF image is available on the W.W.W. at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> and at: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> Tuesday was a cloudy, chilly day here in Fractal Land, with a temperature that never topped 45F 7C. The fractal cats responded by being irritable when they found the outdoors not to their liking. But when they saw those chunks of tuna appear in their food dishes, their moods improved notably. My mood will improve notably when I take the work now before me and put it behind me. But that will take some effort, and unless I start I'll never finish. Until tomorrow's FOTD, take care, and anything worth having is worth waiting for -- but not waiting too long. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ A_Real_Quickie { ; time=0:02:43.67--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=recip passes=1 center-mag=+1.362481021121545/+0.00106306952839/77\ 2340.2/1/130/5.54621512625919e-007 params=-13/-1.4\ 14213562373/45/-14.14213562373/0/525 float=y maxiter=400 inside=0 logmap=48 periodicity=10 colors=000M9ZL7YK6XJ4VI3UH1TG0SR3OU5LX7JZ9HaBFcDDf\ FAhH8kJ6mL4pN2rP0qS2qV3pY5p_6pb8oe9ogBnjCnmEnoFmrH\ muImwJjsSho_fkgdgobdwdeteerfepgenhekieijegkeelebme\ `neZoeXpeVqeSreQseOteMueJveHweFxeDyeBx`IxXOwTUwP_w\ LevHkvDqv9wuAutBssCrrDpqEopEmoFkoGjnHhmIglJekJdjKb\ iL`hM_hNYgOXfOVePTdQScRQbSPaTNaTM_SNYSOWSPVSQTSQRR\ RQRSORTMRULRUJQVHQWFQXEQYCQYAPZ9P_7P`5Pa4Pa5R_6TY7\ VW8XU9ZSA`QBbOCdMDfKDgIEiGFkEGmCHoAIq8Js6Ku4Lw2Lx1\ Nu4Os6Pp8RnBSkDTiFVfIWdKXcMZcP_cR`cTbcWccYdc_fcbgc\ dhcfichfcidcjack_ckXclVcmTcnQcnOcoLcpJcqHcqIclIchI\ cdIc_IcWJdSJeNJfJJgFJhBIiCHjCGkCGlCFmCEoDDqDDsDCuD\ BwDAyEAzE9zE8zE7zE7zF6zF5zF4zF4zF7zHAzJDzLFzNIzPLz\ RNzSQzUTzWVzYYz_`zabzbazZ`zW_zTZzQYzNXzKWzHVzEUzBU\ z8VzAVzBVzCVzDVzEVzFVzGVzHVzIVzJVzKWzMWzNWzOWzPWzQ\ WzRWzSWzTWzUWzVWzWWzXZzYazZdz_gz`qz5dzLSz_GznFzlFz\ kFziFzhFzgFzeFzdFzbFzaFz` } frm:MandelbrotMix4 {; Jim Muth a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), d=real(p2), f=imag(p2), g=1/f, h=1/d, j=1/(f-b), z=(-a*b*g*h)^j, k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel): z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c, |z| < l } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE==================================

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Re: [Fractint] Re: Fractint and Windows XP
by BillatNY＠aol.com 26 Nov '02

26 Nov '02

Tony, Wow, I can't believe how much work you've put into this. I never dreamed when I posted my original query that it would lead to this. I hope some other folks besides me benefit from all your endeavors. Thanks! Bill

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Re: [Fractint] Text fixed?
by nick.grasso＠hrads.com 25 Nov '02

25 Nov '02

John Wilson wrote: >>>OK. My Outlook Express was set to send "Plain Text". In the sub-menu for text settings, "Mime" was set encode text using Base64. I've changed that to "None". Hopefully I'm now cured?<<< Yes, your posts are fine now! Nick

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Re: [Fractint] Re: Fractint and Windows XP
by BillatNY＠aol.com 25 Nov '02

25 Nov '02

Tony, I tried using the cwsdpmi.exe program in the way you suggested. I did get more video settings showing up in the fractint.cfg than I did before. Sorry to say, though, that none of this makes any difference to XP. Anyway, here's a little gift from my archives to show my appreciation for all your efforts (as well as everyone else's on this list). It's been a long time since I posted any of my formulas, so I hope this works. Bill Art Nouveau { ; Bill Rossi reset=2000 type=formula formulafile=fractint.frm formulaname=afract006 function=cabs/recip/asinh/cosxx center-mag=-0.01853102639296191/+0.00000000000000000/29831.8 float=y potential=256/200/1 periodicity=0 colors=000zWU<34>t4It3It2Ht1H<8>n0Fn0Fm1F<3>k1Fj1Fi1E<2>h1Eh1Eg1Ef1E<20>\ U4BU4BT4B<3>Q5Auu2<3>ed5a_6YW7UR8gYi<6>XLTWJQUHO<3>N9DTSdKHWA5NmkN<12>ZT\ AYR9WQ8<3>RJ3yN9<4>iI7eG7bF6<3>PA4s0G<9>Z3CW4CU4B<3>L69xy2<18>a_6`Z6ZX7<\ 3>UR8gYi<17>RDJQCHPBG<3>L69abl<14>JFVHEUGCS<3>A5N_tS<9>P_NNXNMVM<3>HMKtw\ 3sv3 afract006 (yaxis) {;Bill Rossi z = pixel,c=z / (z-1): z = z + c, z = fn1(z) + fn2(z), z = fn3(z) / fn4(z), |z| <= 4 }

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FOTD 24-11-02 (Gills [7])
by Jim Muth 25 Nov '02

25 Nov '02

FOTD -- November 24, 2002 (Rating 7) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: The color flap on the Fractint list appears to be winding down. Not surprisingly, it turned out that we were all saying much the same thing in different words. Like the sound of the tree falling in the forest, the answer to the question of whether color exists before it is observed depends on the meaning given to the word 'color'. Today's emerald-colored image, which is surprisingly three- dimensional, vaguely resembles many things. I could have given it many names, but the name I decided on is "Gills". I rendered this otherwise routine scene with the outside set to < tdis >, which colors the points according to the total distance travelled before escaping. The normal equal-iteration-band rendering of the same scene draws a worthwhile image, but one that is not nearly as striking as today's < tdis > version. The parent fractal was created by adding 3.7 parts of Z^(-6.5) to 4.9 parts of Z^(-1.83). It is a three-lobed thing composed of mostly non-critical features. A small critical area does appear on the eastern end of the figure however, and in this area lies a bud with a curved filament extending from it. Today's image is located out near the tip of the filament, near one of the many nodes that lie on it. Due to its striking emerald coloration, I have, perhaps a bit liberally, rated the image at a 7. The render time of 5 minutes is within reason, which helps justify the rating. Those who want still more justice in the rating may download the completed GIF image from one of the two FOTD web sites. Paul's site can be accessed at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> Scott's site can be found at: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> The weather was brisk here at Fractal Central on Saturday. The sun shone at intervals between scudding clouds, but the wind roared and the temperature stopped rising at 44F 6.5C. The cats, who could endure only a few minutes of such conditions, complained mildly, then settled by their favorite radiators. Today is starting better, though it's still a bit brisk. Time will tell how the day will turn out. Regardless of how things develop, I'll return in 24 hours with the next in the unending series of FOTD's. Until that eagerly awaited moment, take care, and if fractals are made of numbers, why not superstrings? I kind of like the idea of the universe being made of numbers, but if this is the case, where do the numbers come from? . . . . . . And what about those membranes of M-theory? . . . . . . Perhaps I ask too many questions. . . . Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Gills { ; time=0:05:26.59--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=recip passes=1 center-mag=+1.18141305702516300/+0.114455945659029\ 40/1956272/1/-130/-1.086988873910677e-008 params=4.9/-1.83/3.7/-6.5/0/0 float=y maxiter=1800 inside=0 outside=tdis periodicity=10 colors=000OIjPKiRLhSNfTOeUQdWScXTbYV`ZW_`YZaZYb`Xc\ aW_cYXdZUe_Rf`OgaLhbIicFjdCke9lfH4ONITTWXZi`cwdavc\ `ubZtbYsaWs`Vr`Tq_SpZRpZK`WDMT67RJuzIrvIosIloHjlHg\ hHdeGbaG_ZGXVFVSFSOFPLENHEKEEHAEF73C17E3AG4EH5HJ6L\ L7OM8RO9VQAYRBaTCdVDhWEkYFnZGk_Kh`NeaQbbT_cWXd_Ueb\ RfeOghLhkIhnG`gFU`DNUCGOEOLGVJIaHKiEMpCOwAczCZwDXt\ EUpFSlGQgHHdIH`JGZIGYHGVGGUFFSFFREFPDFOCFNCDR9CV7B\ Y4Aa29d0Cf2Fg4Ii6Kj7Nl9QmBToDVpEYrG`sIcuKzzzzzzzzz\ zzzzzzzzzzzzewJcvHauG`uEZtDXsBVs9Tr8Rq6Qq5X8wTDqPI\ lMNfISaFXXEVVETTERSDPQDNODLNCJLCHJCFIAIL9KO8MQXCUu\ 3Xt6Ts9QsCMrFJrIFqLCqN9dP9TR9HS9IX7Ia6Ie5Jj4Jo3Js2\ Mm6Ph9ScDVZGYUK`PNcKRfFUiAYl5`o0cj5VeAM`FDXK4RTCMa\ JGiRBrY6zdKtXYnQVgXSacPVjMPqKJxNLuQNsTPqWRnZTlaVjd\ XhgZej`cmbaod_mealeckfeiffhghggjegldhmchoaiq`is_it\ ZepYblX_hWWdVTaUQYTMUSJQRGMRDJXCMbBPhASnAVlEZkHajK\ diOhhRkgUnfYre`uKDnMFlNHk } frm:MandelbrotMix4 {; Jim Muth a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), d=real(p2), f=imag(p2), g=1/f, h=1/d, j=1/(f-b), z=(-a*b*g*h)^j, k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel): z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c, |z| < l } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE==================================

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FOTD 25-11-02 (Just Another Midget [5])
by Jim Muth 25 Nov '02

25 Nov '02

FOTD -- November 25, 2002 (Rating 5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's fractal, which mixes fractional parts of Z^(101) and Z^(-1.5), is a picture of another midget lying in a valley of its parent. And the parent is another indescribable fractal with a critical area filled with bits and pieces of Mandel- material, where the midgets are found. In response to these undeniable facts, I have named the image "Just Another Midget". I rated it at only an average 5. I know of no reason for the merely average rating. The colors might be a bit too brilliant, but fractals can look good with bright colors. I am simply dis-satisfied in some way. Why do I feel this vague dis-satisfaction with today's image? Nothing is wrong with midgets, (Minibrots, atoms). They are among the most interesting of fractal objects. But though their number is infinite, they comprise only a tiny part of the vast universe of fractals. Could I finally be becoming bored with midgets? A couple years ago I went an entire month without featuring a midget in the FOTD. Perhaps I need another such break. Perhaps I need to return to the preoccupation with four-dimen- sional figures and the curiosities of four-dimensional space that filled the FOTD discussions a couple years ago, when I posted many images of odd slices of the 4-D Julibrot figure. The Seahorse Valley area of the Mandelbrot set is perhaps the richest area of that best-known of all fractals. Its Julia sets are among the finest the M-set has to offer. But in addition to Julia sets, the four-dimensional Seahorse Valley area can be sliced to create Oblate sets, Rectangular sets, Elliptic sets and Parabolic sets. These less-familiar sets illustrate slices through Seahorse Valley in the remaining four mutually-perpendi- cular directions of 4-D space, and they are quite rich in an entirely new way. I think I will make December the month of the fourth dimension. The images will feature odd slices of the Z^2+C Julibrot, and the discussions will tell of the curiosities of 4-D space. Mini- brot lovers need feel no concern. When the new year arrives, the Minibrots will return, though not in the nearly exclusive manner of the past year or so. Today's image, which I have almost forgotten in my hyperspace ramblings, renders in under 10 minutes on my tired old fractal- workhorse P-200 machine. The file of the completed GIF image downloads in only a minute from one of the following two web sites: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> The weather Sunday here in the Fractal Central part of the world was near perfect, with full sun, light breezes, and a tempera- ture of 59F 15C. The cats were happy and so was I. No treats were needed. Today is promising to be a repeat, except that I now have a pile of work before me. Actually, it's a virtual pile, since the work is contained on a computer disk. When the work is finished, the fractals will appear, and one of them will be the FOTD for tomorrow. Until that serene moment, take care, and beware of rogue fractals lurking in the shadows. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ JustAnotherMidget { ; time=0:09:35.84--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=recip passes=1 center-mag=+3.71809236052173200/-0.114940189613520\ 40/88703.96/1/172.5/1.31302241301867184e-009 params=0.26/101/0.4/-1.5/0/0 float=y maxiter=1500 inside=0 logmap=73 periodicity=10 colors=0006PQ6P06Q06R0AS0FT0KU0PV0UW0ZX0cY0hZ0m_0r\ `1wa3x`2wZ2wY2vW2vV2uT1uS1tQ1tP1sN1sM0rK0rJ0qH0qG0\ mcwncvocvpcuqdurdttdsudsverwmrxmqymqxfpwmovgnummuh\ lthksijriiriinjfkkdhlbem_anYZoWWpTTqRQrPPpROnTOmVN\ kXNjZMh`MgbLedLdfKbhKajJ_lJZmK`jKahKceKdcKe`KgZKhW\ KiUKkRKlPKmMKoKKpHKqFKsCKtAKu7Kw5Kx2Ky0Mx1Nw1Pv1Qu\ 1Ru1Tt1Us1Vr1Xq1Yq1Zp1`o2an2bn2dm2el2fk2hj2ij2ji2l\ h2mg2ng2anRD3XC4XB5XA6X97X88X79X6AX5BX3DV4CX5CY6BZ\ 7B`8Aa9AbA9cB9eC8fD8gE7hE7jF6kG6lH5mI5oJ4pK4qL3rM3\ tN2uO2vO2w`JKaMMbPOcSQdVReYTf`VgcWhfYii_jl`koblrdm\ tehsadrZ`qWWpTSoPOnMJmJFlG6qCBkDbfELaEeXFhRGiMGiHH\ j7JiCHkGFpKEnOCpSBrW9s`7uc6wg4yn2xk3xh3xf4wc4wa4wZ\ 5wX5vU6vS6vP6uM7uK7uH8uF8tC8tA9t79w28t59r8ApABmDCk\ GDiIEgLFdOGbQH`TIYWJWYKU`LScMPeNNhOLkPImQGpREsSCuS\ EvVFwYHx_IybKzeLzgNzjOzmRzqPzoOzmNzkLzjKzhJzfHzdGz\ cFzaDz_CzYBzX9zV8zT7zR7zS } frm:MandelbrotMix4 {; Jim Muth a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), d=real(p2), f=imag(p2), g=1/f, h=1/d, j=1/(f-b), z=(-a*b*g*h)^j, k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel): z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c, |z| < l } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE==================================

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Text fixed?
by John Wilson 23 Nov '02

23 Nov '02

OK. My Outlook Express was set to send "Plain Text". In the sub-menu for text settings, "Mime" was set encode text using Base64. I've changed that to "None". Hopefully I'm now cured? Don't know what that single line of gibberish was, that appeared at the foot of my messages. I assumed that it was some artefact of the Fractint server! Apologies all round. John W.

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Text fixed?
by Bill Jemison 23 Nov '02

23 Nov '02

John, loud and clear at last! Bill

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John Wilson posts
by Bill Jemison 23 Nov '02

23 Nov '02

nick, you are not alone...I've never been able to read one of his posts. I assume(d) that it is something to do with mime encoding, but have never bothered to track it down. I just miss the messages. Thought it was just me. Bill

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Re: [Fractint] list servers
by Mark Christenson 23 Nov '02

23 Nov '02

At 10:01 AM 11/23/02 -0600, Paul wrote: >... >Messages have not been delivered to all of the Lists which run from >Damien's server (apparently only to those that are worth remembering >exist). Here are a couple from the past week: I was curious about not getting anything from Philofractal (to which I thought I am subscribed), so I tried to send a "help" command to the server. It came back as undeliverable. I just tried to send a test message to Fractal Art and experienced the same lack of response from the server (my email program just sat there idling after what looked like a few preface packet exchanges) that was my first hint that there was something amiss with Philofractal.

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