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FOTD 06-04-02 (Stairway [4])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 06 Apr '02

06 Apr '02

FOTD -- April 6, 2002 (Rating 4) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's discussion will be severely truncated. I am at a very complicated and critical stage of the FOTD CD preparation and have little time to spare. But things are not so hectic that I forgot my regularly scheduled FOTD. To find a fractal in a hurry, I turned to the Mystic2 formula, one which I have not used in several years. The image that resulted, which consists entirely of bof60 inside fill, resembles a zipper or stairway. Since the name "Zipper" would appear a bit questionable, I named the image "Stairway". I leave it to the viewer to decide where the stairway leads. The humble rating of a 4 is justified. This image will not appear in any coffee-table fractal book. But it is worth the 5 minutes required to render it from the parameter file. Those who would rather not render can let Paul and Scott do the rendering for them, and download the completed GIF image from either of their web sites. Paul's site is found at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> Scott's is at: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> The fractal weather Friday was blustery and cold, with only occasional bursts of sunlight and a temperature of 48F 9C. The dynamic duo ventured outdoors only twice, and were back inside within 5 minutes. They seemed to be blaming me for the unpleasant conditions out there, so I treated each to a dish of tuna, which settled them for an hour or so. This morning, they duo is still sleeping, but it is even colder and more blustery outdoors. I had best have lots of tuna on hand. Until April 9, take care, and never give up the search. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Stairway { ; time=0:05:32.68--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=jim.frm formulaname=Mystic2 function=sin passes=t center-mag=+0.00465119327934361/+0.447145520862300\ 40/1061.888/1/85/-6.73891498159662206e-013 params=3.479/3.942/-4.421/0.207/-2.799/-1.162 float=y maxiter=255 inside=bof60 logmap=yes colors=000_38V4BS4FP4IK4NH4SC4V95_55b35h05k05q05t2\ Bq8HoFNmPTiX_hdeeombxtazz_zvXzsVzoTvkQtePsbNo_KmXI\ kTHiPFeLCdIBbF9_C7Y85X54V33S00Q00P00L00K00I00H00K0\ 0L00N00P00Q00S00T00V00X00Y02_03b04d05e05h07i08k09m\ 09o0Bq2Cs3Et3Eo4Fi5Hd7Ia8KX9LSBNNCPKEPFFQBHS7IT4HV\ 0KV0NX0Q_0U_0XY0ZY0`Y0bX0dX0fX0hV0jV0lV0nT0pT0rT0t\ T0vS0xS0zS0zQ0zQ0zQ0zP0zP0zP0zP0zQ3zQ9zSHzSPxTVvTb\ sVkoVtmXziXzhXzdTybSxZPwUNvPKuKItFFsAEzUBzf9zj7zr5\ zz3zz2zz0T0VQ0YP0_N0aK0bI0dH0eF0hC0iB0k90m80o50q40\ s30t20v00x00z00z00z00s03i09a0HS0PK0XC0XC2YC3YC3_E4\ _E5aE7aEvbSvbQtbNtbLsbIqbHqbEobCob9mb8kb5kb4ib2ib0\ hb0hb0ia0ka0ka0m_0m_2o_3oY4qY4sY5sX7tX8tX8vV9vVBxV\ CxVCzTEzTFzTHzSHzSIzSKzQLzQLzQNzPPzPQzPQzNSzNTzNVz\ NVxX_iedVqiIzo7zt9zoCziFzdIx_LtXNsSQoNTkIXhF_dBba7\ d_3hX0kT0oQ0sN0tL0kH3bELXBdS9YN8SI8NE7H97C55724204\ 0030030020t30q30k30h32b34 } frm:Mystic2 {; Jim Muth a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), c=real(p2), d=imag(p2), k=real(p3), f=imag(p3), g=pixel, z=(pixel)^a+(b*(pixel))^c: z=(fn1(z)+(d*(g)))^k+(f*(cos(g))) g=sqr(g), LastSqr <= 100 } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE==================================

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Re: [Fractint] Jim Muth and Haiku
by Mark Christenson 06 Apr '02

06 Apr '02

Not an entry, but a haiku about the haiku contest. Jim Muth and Haiku Great photo caption contest! Benoit is jealous Aloha, Bud

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Jim Muth and Haiku
by Chris Curnow 05 Apr '02

05 Apr '02

Musing in the caption 'competition' I thought a haiku may be appropriate. Haiku. A Japanese verse form. Each poem has three lines and seventeen syllables. Five in the first line , seven in the next and five in the last. Here are some examples which are computer related..... First snow, then silence. This thousand dollar screen dies So beautifully. Yesterday it worked. Today it is not working. Windows is like that. A crash reduces Your expensive computer To a simple stone. Stay the patient course. Of little worth is your ire. The network is down. And my offering for the Jim Muth caption? This brain which works with Things hyperdimensional Also chose the shirt. ;-) Chris Curnow

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Re: [Fractint] Jim Muth and Haiku
by Franktal Gallery 04 Apr '02

04 Apr '02

Great ! Allow me : Sure, nice picture is but it's not a recent one, and where are the cats ? ;-) Miguel >This brain which works with >Things hyperdimensional >Also chose the shirt. > >;-) > >Chris Curnow _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.

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Re: FOTD Anomaly
by Multiple Bogeys 04 Apr '02

04 Apr '02

To clarify the original message: the first four January FOTDs on Paul's site look normal, but when I move on to the fifth I get all that under construction crap. The text implies the image was to be posted "a few days" after January 5; the persistence of the construction crap when the shift-refresh is hit now on April 2 indicates that it was not. I spot-checked some of the later January ones; it seems most of them, maybe even all the others, are actually normal; I had thought that if January 5's was still not normal, none of the subsequent January ones were either. Evidently only one or a few are affected by this. As for why I use the site -- during January I did use the other site to view the images; now however I want to go over them all to see any philosophy I missed. Scott's site doesn't include it, and I'm not subscribed to the other list. I don't mean to offend anyone here -- unfortunately it seems people here have easily-ruffled feathers. I just don't like things that look suspiciously like broken promises (e.g. "please come back in a few days" on an "under construction" page that is three months old).Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com

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FOTD 03-04-02 (Logarithmic Spiral [5])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 03 Apr '02

03 Apr '02

FOTD -- April 03, 2002 (Rating 5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image is a scene deep in the Z^(sqrt(2))+C Mandel fractal. I named it "Logarithmic Spiral" because of the vividly demonstrated spiral patterns surrounding the midget. These patterns can almost be seen trailing off the screen into remote imaginary dimensions. I enjoy exploring the Z^(sqrt(2))+C fractal because in it the midgets are quite challenging to find, yet often give away their presence by lying at the center of two symmetrical features -- just as midgets do in the classic M-set. Today's image can rate only a mediocre 5 however, for due to lack of time, I could give it only a cursory coloring effort. To add to the disappointment, the parameter file requires a one-hour wait before the image is finished. Some degree of salvation is at hand however in the form of the FOTD web sites, where the image will be available as soon as Paul and Scott can render and post it. Paul's site is at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> Scott's site is at: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> The fractal weather Tuesday here at fractal central was cat- pleasing. Warm sunshine, gentle breezes and a temperature of 64F 18C made outdoor conditions near perfect for the aging but still dynamic duo, who spent several hours lounging in their porch chairs. But with design work to get done, a CD to work on, fractal philosophy to write, and fractal grass nearing the trimming stage, I have no time to lounge. So until next time, take good care, and cultivate patience. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Logarithmic_Spiral { ; time=1:00:01.10--SF5 on a p200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotBC1 function=floor passes=1 center-mag=+0.41397782356481880/+0.885364077781793\ 80/6.328408e+010/1/130.000071851788562/-0.00018653\ 2972593252133 params=1.4142/0/13/0 float=y maxiter=16000 inside=0 logmap=-1750 periodicity=10 colors=0CCxCOwCOwCOvHOtPMtXMrhMpmMoeKoXKmPKkHKkCJj\ CJhCJfCJfCHeCHcCHcCHbCF`CFZCFZCFYCDWCDWCDUCDSCCRCC\ RCCPCCNCCNCCMCCKCCICCICCHCCFCCFCCDCCCCCACCACC9CC7C\ C5CC7CC9CCACCACCCCCDCCDCDFCDHCFHCHICJKCJKCKMCMNCMN\ COPCPRCRRCRSCSUCUWCWWCWYCXZCZZCZ`C`bCabCccCceCeeCf\ fChhChhCjjClkCmkCmmCooCqoCqpCrrCttCutCuvCwwCywCzxC\ zxCzxCzxCzxCzxCzxCzxCzxCzxCzxCzxCzxCzxCzxCzxCzxCzx\ CzxCzxCzxHzxKzxPzxSzxWzw`zvczthztlzrozptzowzmzzkzz\ kzzmzzmyzouzouzouypuupuqpumrujruetuatuXtuUvuPvuMvu\ JmuOeuRZuWRtZKrcCqf5ol0mo0la0jr0hz7fz5hz5jz5lz5lz5\ mz4oz4qz4qz4rz4tz4tz2uz2wz2yz2yz2zz2zz0zz0zz0zz0zz\ 0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zy0zy0zw0zw0zu0zu0z\ t0zt0zt0zq0zo4zl5zj9zhAzeDzcFzaIzZKzXNzWPzSSzRUzOY\ zMZzKbzHczFfzDhzCkzCmzCfzCbzCZzCYzDWzDWzFUzFUzHSzH\ RzHRzJPzJPzKNzKNzMMzMKzMKzOIzOIzPHzPHzRFzRDzRDzSCz\ SCzUAzUAzW9zW7zW7zX5zX5zZ } frm:MandelbrotBC1 { ; by several Fractint users e=p1, a=imag(p2)+100 p=real(p2)+PI q=2*PI*fn1(p/(2*PI)) r=real(p2)-q Z=C=Pixel: Z=log(Z) IF(imag(Z)>r) Z=Z+flip(2*PI) ENDIF Z=exp(e*(Z+flip(q)))+C |Z|<a } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE==================================

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Re: [Fractint] OT: Group Theory
by Multiple Bogeys 03 Apr '02

03 Apr '02

> ...can anyone remember the Cayley table for the "four group"? And while > we're on the subject, how many distinct 6th-order groups are there? > Obviously there's the 6th-order cyclic group... Then there's the product of > C2 and C3... and I seem to recall the 3rd permutation group too... but is > that isomorphic to C2 x C3? I'm not sure here... HEEELP! The direct product of C2 and C3 is cyclic. (This always happens with a direct product of cycles whose orders are pairwise relatively prime. In this case, consider the powers of the entry (1,1) to see that this element has order 6.) The only other group of order 6 is the non-abelian dihedral group -- the set of rotations and reflections that keep an equilateral triangle invariant in the plane. This is actually the full symmetric group on three objects -- all permutations of three things, under composition of permutations. The table for the four group is: 1 a b ab a 1 ab b b ab 1 a ab b a 1 ObFractal: when's a really truly truecolor capable 32-bit Fractint gonna be available? :)Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com

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Re: [Fractint] Targa support
by RENRAD1＠aol.com 02 Apr '02

02 Apr '02

In a message dated 4/2/02 3:50:21 AM Pacific Standard Time, twegner(a)swbell.net writes: << so we might as well remove the code, which we can't test anyway, and it is getting in the way >> Ah, my mistake....not using the video support here either and have no objections trimming it away. Thanks for the clarification :)

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Re: [Fractint] Targa support
by Franktal Gallery 02 Apr '02

02 Apr '02

Last time I saw a Targa board over here, it was 1995 (i think). It was state-of-the-art at the time, but ridiculously overpriced. >>>so we might as well remove the code, which we can't test anyway I say, off with its head !! Best regards, Miguel >From: Tim Wegner <twegner(a)swbell.net> >Reply-To: fractint(a)mailman.xmission.com >To: fractint(a)mailman.xmission.com >Subject: Re: [Fractint] Targa support >Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2002 05:49:30 -0600 > >Thierry wrote: > > > > did you speak about videoboard or file support ? > > > >Egad! I scared folks unnecessarily. I was referring to Targa video >support, not to the creation of TGA files. > >I don't think there are many of those boards left, if any, so we >might as well remove the code, which we can't test anyway, and it is >getting in the way. TGA FILE support, however, is essential and we >aren't considering removing it. > >Tim > > > >_______________________________________________ >Fractint mailing list >Fractint(a)mailman.xmission.com >http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fractint _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx

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Targa support
by Tim Wegner 02 Apr '02

02 Apr '02

Does anyone know of anyone who uses Fractint's Targa support? Speak now or forever hold you peace! (This is NOT an April fool's message... :-) Tim

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