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The fractal cats and I
by JimMuth＠aol.com 10 Apr '02

10 Apr '02

There have been rumors circulating recently that the fractal cats do not exist, and that the picture of myself now posted on the FOTD web sites is not really me. These rumors are totally unfounded. The picture is of me, and the cats are very real. Their pictures will be available in the not too distant future, along with a picture of myself as I now appear. But do not expect any great change in my appearance. The cats' appearances are a different story. Jim M. BTW, the cats were not in the building when the photo of myself was taken 5 years ago.

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FOTD 09-04-02 (An Oddball Midget [7])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 09 Apr '02

09 Apr '02

FOTD -- April 09, 2002 (Rating 7) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: The tiny midget in today's image is truly an oddball, which is why I named it "An Oddball Midget". It's odd because the elements surrounding it have a 6,12 symmetry rather than the usual 4,8,16 symmetry. I don't know why this is so, it seems impossible, but the image proves that it is a fact. Partly because of its artistic worth, partly because of its mathematical curiosity, and possibly because it takes seven minutes to render, I rated the image a 7. That seven minute wait can be considerably reduced by downloading the completed GIF image from Paul's web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> or from Scott's site at: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> But be sure your browser or server doesn't serve up confusion. The fractal weather Monday featured sunny skies and slightly chilly temperatures around 60F 15.5C. The sun, which is now shining strongly on the porch, made conditions there ideal for two intrepid cats, who passed the day watching the world pass by. As for me, I'm still in the midst of the big FOTD CD rush. Progress is being made, but there's still a way to go. Until next FOTD on the 12th, take care, and don't take speculation too seriously. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ An_Oddball_Midget { ; time=0:06:58.64--SF5 on a P200 reset=2001 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=ident passes=1 center-mag=+0.44864808352772010/+0.000069178950410\ 05/2.767556e+008/1/67.5/2.5236516997678704e-007 params=1/3/-0.35/4/0/0 float=y maxiter=1800 inside=0 logmap=129 colors=00098KB9LBENBHP9KS9PV9S\ Y9V`TbcmhcznczxMzz4zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0XxJ3ic8\ nbCq`Hu_MxYQzXVzV_zTbzTiuMqcGyN8z61z00z00s04h08_0C\ P3HG4KCGVBPc8Ym6fv8cq9bn9bkBchBceCcbCgcQlecskzzz00\ 00008006004114643C91HC1MG9NKHMPPQTXTYc`bqmfuy0nq0h\ i1bb3XV4QN6KG8E889BG6CN3EV0Gb0Hi0JqTGMzC0nT0_h6KyG\ 6zNVzciz_x00v00u00s30s40q80pB0nE0nG0kK0iP0hS0fX1e`\ 3cc4bh6`k8_p9YuBXxCVzETzGSzHQzJPzJKzHGzHBvH8pH3hH0\ bH0VH0PH0HH0BH09M08P06S04V03Y01`00c30f60i80mB0pC0s\ G0vH0yK0zM0zQ6yTNsYen`vhczchzemzepzekmih_ncMs`9xHz\ SPzPXzMbvJipHphExbBzX9z`GyeMxhSvmYsqcc_zf`zibzmbzn\ czqezueyxfvyfu0`HGVSYQbpMmzHvzMizQ_zVNz_Czc0zf0neK\ Tcn8bz8fz8kz8px8uq8ykXnfscbzVYz_epbkcfqQixEnz1mzGp\ pSuYeyGqz0zzn`z`0zP0zM0zJ0zG1zC3z9MzEczJuzN`zGbzPc\ zYczfezpfzyfzz_zzTzuMznGzh9zb6zz4zz1zz0zz4zz9zzCzz\ HzyKzvPzsSznXzk_zhczcfz`kzYnzVTzb9zhEzfHzfKze } 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: FOTD Anomaly (last word) and duplicate messages
by Multiple Bogeys 09 Apr '02

09 Apr '02

Well, sometime in the last week the remaining missing image "Fractal Burst" got posted, or whatever. Hopefully this can therefore be the last word on the subject. Strange how it got blown out of all proportion into a federal case! In any event, I won't continue the thread beyond this point. Meanwhile, I'm noticing some duplicate postings appearing -- I got two copies of one posting and four copies of another one recently. What's up?Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com

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Re: [Fractint] OT: Group Theory
by Andrew Coppin 09 Apr '02

09 Apr '02

>From: "Multiple Bogeys" <neo_1061(a)hotmail.com> >Subject: Re: [Fractint] OT: Group Theory >Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2002 20:27:25 -0500 > >The direct product of C2 and C3 is cyclic. (This always happens with a >direct >product of cycles whose orders are pairwise relatively prime. Fascinating... I hadn't come across that result before... Makes sense intuitively... Mmm... >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. Right. So it's just the 6th cyclic group and the dihedral group then. (BTW... why is it called dehedral?) >The table for the four group is: > > 1 a b ab > a 1 ab b > b ab 1 a > ab b a 1 Thanx. >ObFractal: when's a really truly truecolor capable 32-bit Fractint gonna be >available? :) Erm... went someone has a spare... er... LIFETIME to code it :P Thanks to all the people who helped me with my question. Oh, and by the way, all your replies arrived on the 28th - my birthday 8-D Andrew. _________________________________________________________________ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com

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New fractal screen saver
by Thore Berntsen 08 Apr '02

08 Apr '02

This may be a bit off topic, but I hope You will forgive me. You may have seen the Fractint Screen Saver that I wrote a few Years ago. I have now written a new Fractal Screen Saver. I does not use Fractint, but I have found many tips in the Fractint source when developing it. The new screensaver calculates fractals at random and displays them on the screen in different modes. You can find it at: http://home.online.no/~thbernt/fraclab.htm It's freeware! If You have any comments please send them to me. Thore Berntsen Norway thbernt(a)online.no

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

02 Apr '02

I use the tga now and again for the 3-d regenerations and using them for image maps in pov-ray. Is it to be deemed obsolete? ~renrad

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The (theoretical) photo contestette.
by JimMuth＠aol.com 01 Apr '02

01 Apr '02

Fractal visionaries: If we are to have a contest, (which I doubt will happen), to see who can write the most appropriate caption for the photo of myself that was recently posted to the FOTD web sites, I should comment that the photo does have a story, (albeit a tiny one), behind it. Ah, but I'll not tell the story at this time. I'll wait until the conclusion or definite non-happening of the contestette. A thing that is not anticipated is no fun at all. Jim M.

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FOTD 25-03-02 (The Verge of Chaos [4])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 01 Apr '02

01 Apr '02

FOTD -- March 25, 2002 (Rating 4) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: There are rumors that I am running out of enthusiasm for the FOTD, that the interval between FOTD's will gradually grow longer until that day arrives when the FOTD shall be no more. These unfounded rumors must be laid to rest. True, it has been four days since the last FOTD. This delay has been because of an unexpected work load, the preparation of the FOTD CD, and a sudden burst of activity on the philofractal list, which despite my best intentions, I simply cannot tear myself from. The delay does not indicate an impending boredom on my part with fractals or the FOTD. Indeed, when the CD is ready, the FOTD will return to its daily schedule. Today's image is a return to the area of the M-set where chaos begins. The elements surrounding the midget have already largely disintegrated into chaos, leaving only, zig-zag arms and a few flat areas. The next image, which is due on the 27th, will be one fully immersed in chaos. I could rate today's image, which I named "The Verge of Chaos", no higher than a 4. But do not despair, far better things are to come. The render time of 4 minutes can be escaped by downloading the finished image from Paul's web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> or from Scott's site at: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> The weather Sunday was chilly, but sunny and pleasant, with a cat-pleasing temperature of 59F 15C. And I've got so much to do that if I don't get started, I'll never finish. Until next time, take care, and look for a photograph of myself in the near future. Until the photo appears, go with your mental image. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= The_Verge_of_Chaos { ; time=0:04:08.16--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=mandel passes=1 center-mag=-0.5708\ 5039304966/+0.453496735249136/7.606225e+009/1/-114\ .999613695731085/-0.00029650285574524954 params=0/0 float=y maxiter=50000 inside=0 logmap=975 colors=000eAYeAYfAYfAYg9Zg9Zg9Zh9Zh8_i8_i8_i8_j7`j\ 7`k7`k7`k6al6al6al6am5bm5bn5bn5bn4co4co4cp4cp3dp3d\ q3dq3ds2eq3do3cm4bk4bi4ag5`e5_c6_b6Z`6YZ7YX7XV8WT8\ VR8VP9UO9TMATKASIARGBQEBQCCPACO9COAEPBFQBGRCHSCITD\ JUDKUELVEMWFOXFPYGQZGRZHS_HT`IUaIVbJWcJYcKZdK_eL`f\ LagMbhMchNdiNejOgkOhlPimPjmQknQloRmpRnqSorTqsSprSo\ rSnrRnrRmrRlrQkrQkrQjrPirPirPhrOgrOfrOfrNerNdrNdrM\ crMbrMarLarL`rL_rK_rKZrKYrJXrJXrJWrIVrIVrKUqPTqUSq\ ZSqcRqkQqqPqlPocOmZNmUNmPMmKLmFKmDKmDJmCImCImCHmBG\ mBFhBFcAEhADmADq9Cq9Bq9Aq8Aq89q88q57p88qA8rC8rE9sG\ 9sI9tKAtMAuPAvRBvTBwVBwXCxZCy`CzcDzbCzbCzbCzbCzbCz\ aCzaCzaCzaCzaBzaBz`Bz`Bz`Bz`Bz`Bz`Bz_Bz_Bz_Az_Az_A\ z_AzZAzZAzZAzZAzZAzZAzY9zY9zY9zY9zY9zX9zX9zX9zX9zX\ 8zX8zW8zW8zW8zW8zW8zW8zV8zV8zV7zW8zX9zYAzYAz_Az`Az\ aAzbAzcAzcAzcAzcAzcAzcAzcAzcAzcAzcAzcAzcAzcAzcAzcA\ zcAzcAzcAzcAzcAzcAzcAzcAz } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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FOTD 31-03-02 (Totally Unexpected [7])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 31 Mar '02

31 Mar '02

FOTD -- March 31, 2002 (Rating 7) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: It's Easter Sunday here at Fractal Central and all is well. True, a light rain has started to fall and the cats are unhappy, but other than that, all is indeed well. Well, all is not totally well, especially for those who can never be satisfied -- those who complain that the recently posted photograph of myself is five years old. Yes, it is five years old, and Fractal Central has moved since then, but other than a little more grey here and there on me, and a few changes in the surroundings, both I and Fractal Central look exactly the same as we did when the FOTD began. But do not despair. All hope of being updated is not lost. Up-to-date photos of myself, the fractal cats and the new Fractal Central will be coming in the not-too-distant future. Until that glorious day arrives, be satisfied with what you've got. Now on to the ever-exciting world of fractals. Every once in a while a fractal comes along that is totally unexpected. Today's image is one of those totally unexpected fractals. It was generated when the basic equal-iteration-bands method was applied to the iterated formula 10Z^(0.1)-Z+C, yet it looks more like it was created by some wild invention with a coloring section many lines long. I named the image "Totally Unexpected" because that's what it is. I rated it a 7 because that's what I feel it is worth. The render time of the attached parameter file is in the vicinity of 1/2 hour, a long enough wait to make a download of the completed image from: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> or from: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> worth the little effort. The fractal weather Saturday was hazy and warm. The temperature of 68F 20C brought out the best in the cats. Too bad it's raining today. Rain brings out the worst in them. Right now, I'm setting myself up for a huge Easter feast. If I survive the feast, I'll return on April 3 with the next awe- inspiring image. Until then, take care, and think about what might really lie behind Easter. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Totally_Unexpected { ; time=0:34:27.62--SF5 on a P200 reset=2001 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=mandelbrotmix4 function=ident passes=1 center-mag=-12.28736645188386000/+4.17419235654376\ 100/2.132333e+007/1/107.500992798218562/1.59569265\ 622064305e-005 params=-1/1/10/0.1/0/-50 float=y maxiter=4200 inside=0 logmap=-633 periodicity=10 colors=030XE0YE3_E5`E8aECcEDdEHfEIgEMhEPiEQkETlEUm\ GXnH_nE`nAcn7dmA`mEXlHUlLQlOMmRImUDnX8n_5oa0rc0n`0\ l_0iY0gX0dV0aU0_R0XQ3WO3UM5TL5SJ6A06PE6OC8MA8K8AI7\ AH4AF8FFAKFEPFETFEXFE`FEdFEfDEgDEhDEiDEkDElDEmDEnD\ EoIEoMEoPEoSEzUEzXEz_EzaLzdRzgXzkazmfzolzrqztqzvrz\ yszzszzuzzuzxzqvzdzzSzzPvwOrmMtmKxmIzmHzmFzmSzm`zm\ iymrxvzvzzvzzrzzozzmzzizzgzzdxzauzYrzWpzTlzQjzMfzI\ czF`zCYz6Uz3Rz0Oz0Lz0Oz0Qz0Tz3Uz3Vz5Yz6_z8az8czAdy\ CfxDhxFkvHlvKmvOptQqsTrsWuvYwz`yzczzfzzhzzkzzmzzoz\ zrzztzzvzxyzvzzszzqzynzylzyizxgzxdzwazw_zwXzvWzv_z\ uczugzukzsnzsrzsvzryzrzzrzzrzzqzzqzzrzzszzuzzvzzwz\ zxzzyzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz\ zzzzzzzzzzzzzvzzozzizzczzXzzQzz6zz8zzAzzCzzDzxFzvH\ zsIzoKzmMzkOzhPzfQzcSz`TzYUzWTzUTzTTzSSzSSzQSzPSzP\ QzOQzMQzKPzKPzIPzHPzHOzFOzDOzCMzCMzAMz8Mz8PzDSzHTz\ KvzIvzFvzCtz8tz5sz0rz0rz0 } 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 28-03-02 (Totally Chaotic [4])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 31 Mar '02

31 Mar '02

FOTD -- March 28, 2002 (Rating 4) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: With today's image we move into the area of total Mandelbrot chaos. Well, the chaos is not quite total, for the vestiges of a pattern are still visible. But the pattern is so vague that the image can fairly be called totally chaotic. There actually are midgets even closer to the Mandel-bay shoreline, which have nothing but a flat, featureless area around them. I call these midgets "beach midgets" because they appear to be surrounded by grainy sand. I did not picture a beach midget, since they are stupendously boring, but they are there to see for anyone who cares to look. I named today's image "Totally Chaotic", though "Almost Totally Chaotic" might be a more appropriate name. I rated it at a 4. The 1/2-hour render time is a bit much, and may not be worth the effort. The more convenient way to see the image is to download it from: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> or from: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> The fractal weather Wednesday was cloudy, cold and blustery here at Fractal Central. The high temperature of 47F 8C chilled the cats' ears to such a degree that they stayed outdoors only a few minutes, spending the rest of the day on their window shelf, watching the world pass by. I now must get busy on more pressing things, such as the FOTD-CD. The next ongoing FOTD will appear on March 31. By the time the next FOTD appears, a photograph of myself in my full glory should be available on the two FOTD web sites. Until then, take care, and patience is ultimately rewarded. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Totally_Chaotic { ; time=0:32:19.96--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=mandel passes=1 center-mag=-0.73741884592783290/+0.129114364330561\ 30/4.929151e+010/1/-169.99989572305887/-0.00051823\ 1262023396977 params=0/0 float=y maxiter=500000 inside=0 logmap=25000 symmetry=none cyclerange=2/255 sound=off colors=000000oPHoRGoTEmTCmVCmXAmX8kZ8k`6k`4kb2id2i\ d0ie0ig0ig0gi0gk0gk0gm0eo0eo0eq0es0es0gu0gu0gu0gu0\ iu0iu0iu0iu0ku0ku0kv0kv0mv0mv0mv0mv0mv0ov0ov0ov0ox\ 0qx0qx0qx0qx0sx0sx0sx0sx0sx0uz0uz0uz0uz0vz0vz0vz0v\ z0xz0xz0xz0xz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0\ zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz\ 0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0z\ z0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zx0\ zx0zv0zv0zu0zu0zu0zs0zs0zq0zq0zo0zo0zm0zm0zm0zk0zk\ 0zi0zi0zg0zg0ze2ze2ze2zd2zd2zb2zb4z`4z`4zZ4zZ4zZ4z\ X6zX6zV6xV6xT6xT6xR8xR8vR8vP8vP8vN8uNAuLAuLAuJAuJA\ sJAsHCsHCqGCoGCkECiECgCEeCEbCEdAEeAEg8Ei8Gi6Gk6Gm8\ GmAGqCHoEGmGGmHGkJGiLGiNGgPGgRGeTGdVGdXGbZG``G`bGZ\ dGZeGXgGViGVkGTmGRoGRsGPvGPzGNzGLzGLzGJzGJzGHzGGzG\ GzGEzGCzGCzGAzGAzG8zG6zG6zG4zG2zG2zG0zG0zG0zG0zG0z\ G0zG0zG0zG0zG0zG0zG0zG0zG } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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Jim Muth's photo
by Scott D. Boyd 31 Mar '02

31 Mar '02

I too have just finished posting Jim's photo on my Web site. Now the whole fractal world will recognize him on sight! (Unless he has shaven off the beard since the photo was taken.) There's a link on my main FOTD index page, but you can see it directly at this link: http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/jim_muth_photo.html Scott Boyd http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/index.html

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Perls before swine
by Tony (Anthony) Hanmer 28 Mar '02

28 Mar '02

Hi Morgan, Not that I'm not interested - just that my computer is going quitely psychotic on me, necessitating my using an Internat cafe while I wait for next month's $ to come in so I can effect repairs! (Win 98 software glitches.) Sorry for the lack of communication - more to follow when I can... Tony _________________________________________________________________ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com

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OT: Group Theory
by Andrew Coppin 28 Mar '02

28 Mar '02

OK, not particularly fractal-related, but... ...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! Thanks. Andrew. PS. Appologies for wasting fractal bandwidth! (As if there's any other kind ;-) _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx

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Re: [Fractint] Re: The Verge of Chaos
by JimMuth＠aol.com 28 Mar '02

28 Mar '02

David Boddington wrote: <snipped> >I'm not sure what the big deal is with >the FOTD CD, that it should take up huge >amounts of your time. Don't you simply >drag and drop all the files you wish to >include on to your CD burner desktop >icon, and then make copies? Yes, when the files are ready, that is what I shall do. The hold-up lies in getting the files ready. The pre-press work, you might say. The problem is that I saved all my sent mail in huge monthly files, which average about 500kb in size and contain about 300 letters each. The FOTD's must be found amidst the trash and gathered into new orderly files. A second hold-up is the time required to re-render the SF5 and SF7 images in the standard screen-filling 800x600x256 SF6 size. Luckily, most images render in under 1/2 hour, and I have several machines to handle the task. Finally, I intend on including a considerable amount of new material on the CD, such as a number of short stories I have written over the past 10 years or so, plus pictures of life around Fractal Central, including of course, pictures of the fractal cats. And all this must be done in addition to my day-to-day graphic design work. So be patient, the CD will arrive, and the FOTD will resume on a daily basis in the right fractal time. Jim M.

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FOTD Anomaly
by Multiple Bogeys 27 Mar '02

27 Mar '02

Most of the January FOTD web pages render incorrectly. The image and text not correct; only the broad structure looks right. They all show the "image coming soon" nonsense from the start of March, which says the real images and text will be there in "a few days". Since it is past March 10, "a few days" have certainly elapsed and so the images and text should be the actual FOTDs. Yet, they are not. I assume that it's a caching problem at the web server side (as it survives flushing my browser cache). Paul, please get your ISP on the horn and wake up someone in their tech support department.Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com

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Re: [Fractint] FOTD 25-03-02 (The Verge of Chaos [4])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 26 Mar '02

26 Mar '02

Paul Lee wrote: >I hope you will be making that [photo of yourself] >available to add to the FOTD hosting on both sites. Yes, the photo of myself will be available for addition to the FOTD sites. >Anyway, hope it is the real near future, in the terms >of days as opposed to months and years. Who >knows how much longer any of us have to live, and >we might miss this. ;-} The photo of myself will be available before the first of April. The photos of the fractal cats will be available in about a month. If the present rate of progress continues, the CD will be ready sometime this summer, (winter in the southern hemisphere). Be patient just a bit longer. Jim M.

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Re: [Fractint] CPU Speed
by Multiple Bogeys 25 Mar '02

25 Mar '02

> sorry, I was unable to run most of the new machines running now Windows-XP > with my old DOS 6.22 bootable floppy-disk (1.44MB) without being detected > by vendors.. I had to set the primary boot to floppy-disk... and so on.. What do you mean "detected by vendors"?Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com

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Something interesting
by Multiple Bogeys 23 Mar '02

23 Mar '02

This might be intriguing. An endless variety of Siegel disks can be constructed using the polynomials z^n + cz, n > 1 here cz determines a rotation; c = exp(2*pi*i*a) with a irrational on [0,1] gives Siegel disks. 0 is a fixed point (obviously) and the derivative at 0 is c. Just z -> cz rotates the whole plane by the angle a, but adding the "nonlinear seed" z^n crinkles the invariant circles and creates a superattractor at infinity. Siegel disks are the result. I got this from some web research on siegel disks I did recently. Now consider this: z^n + (az+b)/(cz+d), n > 1 We've replaced the rotation with a semilinear transformation. If ad-bc is nonzero, it combines a scaling, a rotation, and possibly inversion in the unit circle. If |ad-bc| = 1, there's no scaling involved. If |ad-bc| is exp(2*pi*i*x) with x irrational, the result should be Siegel-like in quality, with the unit circle distorted and crinkled into an invariant curve. However, the fate of 0 in this map is different. It's a fixed point if d != 0, but the derivative there is (ad-bc)/(d^2), so if d is large, 0 is quite strongly *attracting* rather than indifferent. Our siegel disk might well have a *hole* in it. OTOH, if d is 0, neither b nor c are 0 (we have assumed ad-bc != 0 remember) and so zero goes to 0^n + b/0, i.e. is a preimage of the superattracting fixed point at infinity. Again we have a "hole"... Something strange might be possible. Perhaps I'll investigate using fractint...Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com

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Re: [Fractint] FOTD 18-03-02 (Fractal DuJour [6])
by Multiple Bogeys 23 Mar '02

23 Mar '02

This one is incredibly beautiful Shoulda rated it a 9 :)Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com

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FOTD 21-03-02 (Octagonal Chaos [6])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 21 Mar '02

21 Mar '02

FOTD -- March 21, 2002 (Rating 6) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image shows a midget very near the northeast shoreline of the main bay of the M-set. The midget lies so close to the area of trapped points that the pattern around it is well on the way to degenerating into a featureless chaos. The pattern is still quite recognizable however, and makes a picture worth a 6 on my subjective scale of fractal value. I named the image "Octagonal Chaos" after the prominent octagon surrounding the midget. Perhaps the name is a bit presumptive, for the octagon is totally an artifact of the coloring, and does not exist in the actual underlying shapes. As with all type=mandel images, this one is a quickie, rendering in a zippy 2 minutes -- about equal to the time it would take to download the finished image from: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> or from: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> The weather Wednesday featured steady rain most of the day and temperatures in the 40's F, or around 7C. Even when the rain ended, the grass was too wet for the cats to walk in. As a result, the dynamic duo were sulky, and needed an extra tuna treat. I'm also a bit sulky, with lots of regular work to do and in addition the work on the FOTD-CD, which seems to be turning into a larger job every time I tackle it. Regardless however, I'll return on the 24th with the next FOTD, which, if all goes as planned, will be an image of a midget drowning in chaos. Until then, take care, and do not fret -- the FOTD will resume its daily schedule as soon as the CD is ready for distribution. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Octagonal_Chaos { ; time=0:02:36.86--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=mandel passes=1 center-mag=+0.2970\ 2042485981/+0.44815266222845/2.524655e+009/1/-120/\ 4.1133437767779113e-006 params=0/0 float=y maxiter=16000 inside=0 logmap=-2932 colors=00000M01L02K03J04I05H06G07F08E09D1AC2BB3CA4\ D95E800600800900B00C00E00F00H00J00L00N00P00R00TKzK\ NzOPzSRzVUwZWtbZqf`nibkmehqgeuibxe_wbXv_UtXRrUOpRL\ oNImKFkHCiE9gB7e85d98cABbBEaBG`CJ_FM_KPZPRYUUXZXWc\ _UhaTmWPrQLrKHlEDfIF`MGZPIcTJgXKf_MecNefO2j27d6C_9\ GVDLQGPKKUFNYARb5Uf0Xb8VZGUVOTSWROcQKmPHwOLzPOzPSr\ PVmPZhPacPeZPhUPlPPoKPsFPvAPy5Pv7RsASpDUnFVkIWhLYe\ OZcQ_`TaYWbVZdT`eQcfNfhKiiIkjHghGcgG_fFWdEScEPbDL`\ CH_CDZB9XA5WA2VC5XE8YFAZHD_IF`KIaLKbNNcOPdQSeRUfTX\ gUZhXW`_UUaSNXWLT_KPcILfHOhGQiGSkGUlGWmFYoF_pFbqFd\ sFftEhuEjwElxEnyEmsIlmLlmOkmSjmVjmYimahmdhmgem`bmU\ _mNXmGUm9VmAWmAXmAYmAZmB_mB_mB`mBamCbmCcmCdmCdnCZo\ 9Tp7Nq5Hr3Bs1Et7HuCKvHNwMQxSTyXWzaYzf`zhczjDzXBzRO\ z``zjYzgVzdSzbQz_NzXKzVHzSFzPCzN9zK7zIEzOKzTQzZXzc\ bzihznnzsmzrlzqkzpjzojzoiznhzmgzlfzkfzkezjdziczhbz\ gbzgVzmNzrFzwLzsRzpTzkVzg } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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FOTD 21-03-02 (Octagonal Chaos [6])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 21 Mar '02

21 Mar '02

FOTD -- March 21, 2002 (Rating 6) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image shows a midget very near the northeast shoreline of the main bay of the M-set. The midget lies so close to the area of trapped points that the pattern around it is well on the way to degenerating into a featureless chaos. The pattern is still quite recognizable however, and makes a picture worth a 6 on my subjective scale of fractal value. I named the image "Octagonal Chaos" after the prominent octagon surrounding the midget. Perhaps the name is a bit presumptive, for the octagon is totally an artifact of the coloring, and does not exist in the actual underlying shapes. As with all type=mandel images, this one is a quickie, rendering in a zippy 2 minutes -- about equal to the time it would take to download the finished image from: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> or from: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> The weather Wednesday featured steady rain most of the day and temperatures in the 40's F, or around 7C. Even when the rain ended, the grass was too wet for the cats to walk in. As a result, the dynamic duo were sulky, and needed an extra tuna treat. I'm also a bit sulky, with lots of regular work to do and in addition the work on the FOTD-CD, which seems to be turning into a larger job every time I tackle it. Regardless however, I'll return on the 24th with the next FOTD, which, if all goes as planned, will be an image of a midget drowning in chaos. Until then, take care, and do not fret -- the FOTD will resume its daily schedule as soon as the CD is ready for distribution. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Octagonal_Chaos { ; time=0:02:36.86--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=mandel passes=1 center-mag=+0.2970\ 2042485981/+0.44815266222845/2.524655e+009/1/-120/\ 4.1133437767779113e-006 params=0/0 float=y maxiter=16000 inside=0 logmap=-2932 colors=00000M01L02K03J04I05H06G07F08E09D1AC2BB3CA4\ D95E800600800900B00C00E00F00H00J00L00N00P00R00TKzK\ NzOPzSRzVUwZWtbZqf`nibkmehqgeuibxe_wbXv_UtXRrUOpRL\ oNImKFkHCiE9gB7e85d98cABbBEaBG`CJ_FM_KPZPRYUUXZXWc\ _UhaTmWPrQLrKHlEDfIF`MGZPIcTJgXKf_MecNefO2j27d6C_9\ GVDLQGPKKUFNYARb5Uf0Xb8VZGUVOTSWROcQKmPHwOLzPOzPSr\ PVmPZhPacPeZPhUPlPPoKPsFPvAPy5Pv7RsASpDUnFVkIWhLYe\ OZcQ_`TaYWbVZdT`eQcfNfhKiiIkjHghGcgG_fFWdEScEPbDL`\ CH_CDZB9XA5WA2VC5XE8YFAZHD_IF`KIaLKbNNcOPdQSeRUfTX\ gUZhXW`_UUaSNXWLT_KPcILfHOhGQiGSkGUlGWmFYoF_pFbqFd\ sFftEhuEjwElxEnyEmsIlmLlmOkmSjmVjmYimahmdhmgem`bmU\ _mNXmGUm9VmAWmAXmAYmAZmB_mB_mB`mBamCbmCcmCdmCdnCZo\ 9Tp7Nq5Hr3Bs1Et7HuCKvHNwMQxSTyXWzaYzf`zhczjDzXBzRO\ z``zjYzgVzdSzbQz_NzXKzVHzSFzPCzN9zK7zIEzOKzTQzZXzc\ bzihznnzsmzrlzqkzpjzojzoiznhzmgzlfzkfzkezjdziczhbz\ gbzgVzmNzrFzwLzsRzpTzkVzg } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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Multivalued logic investigations
by Antoliano Dávila 19 Mar '02

19 Mar '02

Estimable Sr Doctorow: We are two computer science students from University of Malaga (Spain). First, please excuse our poor english level. We are at fifth year of our studies, and this year we have a subject about advanced logic and we choose an investigation about "Multivalued logic & applications". We were searching information about this area in the web, and we have found a reference to yours investigation about Fuzzy Multivalued Logic Basis of Fractals and Chaos. We would be pleasant to know about your works, and other possible links at web from this applications. Finally, thank you very much for your time and please, answer us as soon as possible. Greetings Juan Jose Carmona Falder Antoliano Davila Infantes.

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Re-install problem.
by John W. 19 Mar '02

19 Mar '02

After re-installing Fractint recently I ran into a problem. My SSTOO:LS file is thus: [fractint] TEMPDIR=C:\Temp\ WORKDIR=C:\Fractals\FractInt\Work\ ; BATCH=yes ; AUTOKEY=play|record AUTOKEYNAME=C:\Fractals\FractInt\KEY_s\auto.key ; MAKEDOC=Fractint.doc MAXHISTORY=20 MAP=C:\Fractals\FractInt\MAP_s\*.map RECORDCOLORS=comment ; auto|comment|yes SAVENAME=C:\Fractals\FractInt\GIF_s\fract001.gif OVERWRITE=no ; no|yes ; SAVETIME=nnn|-nnn ; GIF87a=yes ; DITHER=yes PARMFILE=C:\Fractals\FractInt\PAR_s\*.par FORMULAFILE=C:\Fractals\FractInt\FRM_s\*.frm LFILE=C:\Fractals\FractInt\L_s\*.l IFSFILE=C:\Fractals\FractInt\IFS_s\*.ifs ; FILENAME=[.suffix] ; ORBITSAVE=yes VIDEO=SF6 ;800x600@ 256 TEXTSAFE=save ; yes|no|bios|save I'm pretty sure that's how it was before the re-installation. However, when I try to search through F6 for a (say) ".l" file, or a *.gif, or anything but a *.par file, then in the "Select Parameter Set File" window I see something like: Template: C:\ FRACTALS\FRACTINT\IF_S\*.par. That *.par is in every sub-directory. So where am I going astray? Please? John W..

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FOTD 18-03-02 (Fractal DuJour [6])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 18 Mar '02

18 Mar '02

FOTD -- March 18, 2002 (Rating 6) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Even as the FOTD-CD progresses, the new fractals keep coming. Today's is a typical example of my present fractal discoveries, which to keep the exploration time to a minimum, are often confined to the high-speed Mandel formula. Today's fractal is lively. It fairly leaps off the screen and runs across the floor. If it were created with the M-Mix4 formula, I would have rated it a 7 or an 8. But since it is a scene in the classic Mandelbrot set, which has been explored virtually ad-infinitum, I could rate it no higher than a 6. The image, of course, as are most of my images, is one of a midget. Such mini M-sets are sometimes called atoms. Yes, I realize that there is far more to the world of fractals than these tiny M-sets, but I have specialized in the field of midgets. After all, as with the field of science, the days have long passed when one can know everything about every fractal phenomenon. Today's unusually intricate scene is located close to the shore line of the main bay, in the area just beyond the region where the features degenerate into near-total chaos. I have named the image "Fractal DuJour" for no good reason that I can give. A name such as "Brazen" might have been better, but the present name was the first to enter my half-asleep mind, and the present name will remain. Perhaps the best feature of the image is it's speed. The 14-second render time makes the usual trip to: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> or to: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> to download the file of the completed GIF image, almost redundant. The weather at Fractal Central was miserable Sunday, with a cold raw 36F 2C wind off the ocean and a mixture of rain and sleet that kept the cats confined to quarters all day. The dynamic duo were unusually good-natured considering their confinement, but we'll see how long they can maintain their good natures. The inclement weather is due to continue most of this week. I'm now going to write a short note to the philofractal list. I'll return on the 21st with an equinox fractal. Until then, take care, and see you soon. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Fractal_DuJour { ; time=0:00:15.05--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=mandel center-mag=-0.5915294272697\ 452/+0.4592677947779074/2.607822e+012/1/-30.005679\ 6126170795/-0.033435127060671109 params=0/0 float=y maxiter=2400 inside=0 logmap=334 mathtolerance=/1 colors=000I00K00M00O00Q01S02U03W05Y06_08a29c5Ae8Cg\ ADiDFkGImJIoMJqQJsULuXLw_LxbMveMvhOvkOvnPvrPvuPxrM\ zpLznIzkGziFzhCzeAzd8zb6z`5zY2zX1zW0zS0zQ0zP0zM0zL\ 0zJ0zI0zJ0zJ0zJ0zL0xL0uL0rM1nM3kM6hO8eOAbOC_PFXPGU\ PJSPLXSM_WOdYPg`PkdQngSsiSvmUzpWzsWzmSzhQzdOz_MzWL\ zQIzMGzIFzDCz9Az58z16z05z02z01z00z03z06x0Au0Dr3Ip6\ LmAPkFShIXeM_dQd`UgYYkXbnUesSivPnzMrzLvzIzzGzzIzzJ\ vzJszLpzLmzMizMgzOdzO`zPYzPWzQQzSOxSLvUIuUFsWCsW9r\ X6pX3nY1mY0mX1iW2hU5gU6eS8dQAbQC`PF_OGYOIXPJWPLUQL\ SQMSQMQSOPSOOSPOUPMUQLUQJWSJWSIWUGXUFXWFXWDYXCYXAY\ YA_Y9__8__8bdJdhWewegwrhwzkwsmwkpPdrFWu5Ov0Gr0Ji1L\ d3MY6OS9PMCQGFSAIU5LWAOSFPQJQPPSOUUMYWLdXJhYIm_Gr`\ FpYInXLnWOmSQmQUkPXkO_iL`iJdhIghGigDmgCpeAse9u`DsY\ IrUMpQQpMWnJYmFbkCgk8ki5ph1sg0xg0ze0zd0zb0zb0z_0zX\ 0zU2zQ8zOCzLGzILzFQzCWz9_z6dz3iz1nz0sz0xz0zz0vz0rz\ 0mz0gz0bz0Yz0Uz0Oz1Jz2Fz3 } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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Re: Fig Tree Fractal and entropy production
by Gavin Ritz 18 Mar '02

18 Mar '02

Hi Can anyone help me with this problem. I am trying to create an entropy production diagram from the fig tree fractal. the formula for delta S (entropy) = X{n+1}*(X{n+1})/X{n}*(1-X{n}). I derived this formula from the Xnext formula and substituted that into the delta S formula of (lamda)*(change in flow, which is the same as X{n+1}-X{n}). Entropic forces create new flows (lamda or parameter r in some books) can be viewed as an entropic force). What the program needs to do is take out the repetitive points say for lamda (or parameter r) =3.5, x equals 0.875, 0.825, 0.5011, 0.3828. I was wondering if this could be done easily, can anyone help. kindest gavin

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A few interpolated L-systems
by Morgan L. Owens 17 Mar '02

17 Mar '02

An exhibition of one approach to interpolating between successive iterations of an L-system. Others are certainly possible (and, as illustrated by SquareTiling, desirable.) Morgan L. Owens "These are rather jerky, unilluminating animations [of iterations of the Hilbert curve] since the process is discrete - there are no possible intermediate frames." KochCurve{ Angle 6 Axiom f f=f-f++f-f } HeighwayDragon{ Angle 4 Axiom xf f= x=xf+yf y=xf-yf } SquareTiling { Angle 4 Axiom s s=sfsf+fsf+fsf+ff+ f=gg g=gg } Pentigree {;William McWorter's Pentigree Angle 10 Axiom f f=-f--f|-f++f--f--f+ } Sierpinskicarpet{ Angle 4 Axiom f f=f[-f+f+f]+f-f-f+f } Hilbert { ; Ken Philip, from The Science of Fractal Images axiom x x=-YF+XFX+FY- y=+XF-YFY-FX+ angle 4 } Peano1 { Angle 4 Axiom f-f-f-f f=f-f+f+f+f-f-f-f+f } Peano3 { axiom x x=XFYFX+F+YFXFY-F-XFYFX y=YFXFY-F-XFYFX+F+YFXFY angle 4 } Sierpinski1 { ; Adrian Mariano ; from The Fractal Geometry of Nature by Mandelbrot angle 3 axiom F F=FXF X=+FXF-FXF-FXF+ } Curve4 { ; Adrian Mariano axiom yf x=YF+XF+Y y=XF-YF-X angle 6 } KochCurve10{ Angle 6 Axiom d l=/50 r=\50 d=d/10ld\10\10rrd/10ld } KochCurve15{ Angle 6 Axiom d l=/45 r=\45 d=d/15ld\15\15rrd/15ld } KochCurve20{ Angle 6 Axiom d l=/40 r=\40 d=d/20ld\20\20rrd/20ld } KochCurve30{ Angle 6 Axiom d l=/30 r=\30 d=d/30ld\30\30rrd/30ld } KochCurve45{ Angle 6 Axiom d l=/15 r=\15 d=d/45ld\45\45rrd/45ld } KochCurve60{ Angle 6 Axiom d l= r= d=d/60ld\60\60rrd/60ld } HeighwayDragon10{ Angle 4 Axiom xd d= l=/80 r=\80 x=xd\10ryd y=xd/10lyd } HeighwayDragon30{ Angle 4 Axiom xd d= l=/60 r=\60 x=xd\30ryd y=xd/30lyd } HeighwayDragon45{ Angle 4 Axiom xd d= l=/45 r=\45 x=xd\45ryd y=xd/45lyd } HeighwayDragon60{ Angle 4 Axiom xd d= l=/30 r=\30 x=xd\60ryd y=xd/60lyd } HeighwayDragon80{ Angle 4 Axiom xd d= l=/10 r=\10 x=xd\80ryd y=xd/80lyd } HeighwayDragon90{ Angle 4 Axiom xd d= l= r= x=xd\90ryd y=xd/90lyd } SquareTiling10 { Angle 4 Axiom s r=\80 s=sdsd\10rdsd\10rdsd\10rdd\10r d=mm m=mm } SquareTiling30 { Angle 4 Axiom s r=\60 s=sdsd\30rdsd\30rdsd\30rdd\30r d=mm m=mm } SquareTiling45 { Angle 4 Axiom s r=\45 s=sdsd\45rdsd\45rdsd\45rdd\45r d=mm m=mm } SquareTiling60 { Angle 4 Axiom s r=\30 s=sdsd\60rdsd\60rdsd\60rdd\60r d=mm m=mm } SquareTiling80 { Angle 4 Axiom s r=\10 s=sdsd\80rdsd\80rdsd\80rdd\80r d=mm m=mm } SquareTiling81 { Angle 4 Axiom s r=/81\90 s=sdsd\81rdsd\81rdsd\81rdd\81r d=mm m=mm } SquareTiling82 { Angle 4 Axiom s r=/82\90 s=sdsd\82rdsd\82rdsd\82rdd\82r d=mm m=mm } SquareTiling83 { Angle 4 Axiom s r=/83\90 s=sdsd\83rdsd\83rdsd\83rdd\83r d=mm m=mm } SquareTiling84 { Angle 4 Axiom s r=/84\90 s=sdsd\84rdsd\84rdsd\84rdd\84r d=mm m=mm } SquareTiling85 { Angle 4 Axiom s r=/85\90 s=sdsd\85rdsd\85rdsd\85rdd\85r d=mm m=mm } SquareTiling86 { Angle 4 Axiom s r=/86\90 s=sdsd\86rdsd\86rdsd\86rdd\86r d=mm m=mm } SquareTiling87 { Angle 4 Axiom s r=/87\90 s=sdsd\87rdsd\87rdsd\87rdd\87r d=mm m=mm } SquareTiling88 { Angle 4 Axiom s r=/88\90 s=sdsd\88rdsd\88rdsd\88rdd\88r d=mm m=mm } SquareTiling89 { Angle 4 Axiom s r=\1 s=sdsd\89rdsd\89rdsd\89rdd\89r d=mm m=mm } SquareTiling90 { Angle 4 Axiom s r=/90\90 s=sdsd\90rdsd\90rdsd\90rdd\90r d=mm m=mm } Pentigree10 { Angle 10 Axiom d l=/26 r=\26 d=/10ld/10l/10ld\10r\10r\10r\10rd\10r\10rd/10l/10ld/10l/10ld\10r } Pentigree15 { Angle 10 Axiom d l=/21 r=\21 d=/15ld/15l/15ld\15r\15r\15r\15rd\15r\15rd/15l/15ld/15l/15ld\15r } Pentigree20 { Angle 10 Axiom d l=/16 r=\16 d=/20ld/20l/20ld\20r\20r\20r\20rd\20r\20rd/20l/20ld/20l/20ld\20r } Pentigree30 { Angle 10 Axiom d l=/6 r=\6 d=/30ld/30l/30ld\30r\30r\30r\30rd\30r\30rd/30l/30ld/30l/30ld\30r } Pentigree36 { Angle 10 Axiom d l= r= d=/36ld/36l/36ld\36r\36r\36r\36rd\36r\36rd/36l/36ld/36l/36ld\36r } Sierpinskicarpet10{ Angle 4 Axiom d l=/80 r=\80 d=d[/10ld\10rd\10rd]\10rd/10ld/10ld\10rd } Sierpinskicarpet15{ Angle 4 Axiom d l=/75 r=\75 d=d[/15ld\15rd\15rd]\15rd/15ld/15ld\15rd } Sierpinskicarpet30{ Angle 4 Axiom d l=/60 r=\60 d=d[/30ld\30rd\30rd]\30rd/30ld/30ld\30rd } Sierpinskicarpet45{ Angle 4 Axiom d l=/45 r=\45 d=d[/45ld\45rd\45rd]\45rd/45ld/45ld\45rd } Sierpinskicarpet60{ Angle 4 Axiom d l=/30 r=\30 d=d[/60ld\60rd\60rd]\60rd/60ld/60ld\60rd } Sierpinskicarpet80{ Angle 4 Axiom d l=/10 r=\10 d=d[/80ld\80rd\80rd]\80rd/80ld/80ld\80rd } Sierpinskicarpet90{ Angle 4 Axiom d l= r= d=d[/90ld\90rd\90rd]\90rd/90ld/90ld\90rd } Hilbert1 { axiom x l=\89 r=/89 x=/1lYd\1rXdX\1rdY/1l y=\1rXd/1lYdY/1ldX\1r angle 4 } Hilbert10 { axiom x l=\80 r=/80 x=/10lYd\10rXdX\10rdY/10l y=\10rXd/10lYdY/10ldX\10r angle 4 } Hilbert15 { axiom x l=\75 r=/75 x=/15lYd\15rXdX\15rdY/15l y=\15rXd/15lYdY/15ldX\15r angle 4 } Hilbert30 { axiom x l=\60 r=/60 x=/30lYd\30rXdX\30rdY/30l y=\30rXd/30lYdY/30ldX\30r angle 4 } Hilbert45 { axiom x l=\45 r=/45 x=/45lYd\45rXdX\45rdY/45l y=\45rXd/45lYdY/45ldX\45r angle 4 } Hilbert60 { axiom x l=\30 r=/30 x=/60lYd\60rXdX\60rdY/60l y=\60rXd/60lYdY/60ldX\60r angle 4 } Hilbert80 { axiom x l=\10 r=/10 x=/80lYd\80rXdX\80rdY/80l y=\80rXd/80lYdY/80ldX\80r angle 4 } Hilbert89 { axiom x l=\1 r=/1 x=/89lYd\89rXdX\89rdY/89l y=\89rXd/89lYdY/89ldX\89r angle 4 } Hilbert90 { axiom x l= r= x=/90lYd\90rXdX\90rdY/90l y=\90rXd/90lYdY/90ldX\90r angle 4 } Peano1-1 { Angle 4 Axiom d/90d/90d/90d l=/89 r=\89 d=d/1ld\1rd\1rd\1rd/1ld/1ld/1ld\1rd } Peano1-10 { Angle 4 Axiom d/90d/90d/90d l=/80 r=\80 d=d/10ld\10rd\10rd\10rd/10ld/10ld/10ld\10rd } Peano1-45 { Angle 4 Axiom d/90d/90d/90d l=/45 r=\45 d=d/45ld\45rd\45rd\45rd/45ld/45ld/45ld\45rd } Peano1-60 { Angle 4 Axiom d/90d/90d/90d l=/30 r=\30 d=d/60ld\60rd\60rd\60rd/60ld/60ld/60ld\60rd } Peano1-80 { Angle 4 Axiom d/90d/90d/90d l=/10 r=\10 d=d/80ld\80rd\80rd\80rd/80ld/80ld/80ld\80rd } Peano1-89 { Angle 4 l=/1 r=\1 Axiom d/90d/90d/90d d=d/89ld\89rd\89rd\89rd/89ld/89ld/89ld\89rd }

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Makemap
by John W. 16 Mar '02

16 Mar '02

Anyone know of a working link to a copy of Ron Barnett's "Makemap"? Can't seem to find a copy any more! John W.

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Color maps
by Raymond Filiatreault 16 Mar '02

16 Mar '02

Hi, Do you have any interest in generating your own color maps for Fractint or any of the other fractal programs using the same compatible maps? FintMap for Windows 95/98, developed originally for my own use, has been greatly improved through the gracious input and "BETA" testing from Paul N. Lee. An extensive Help file is also provided. If you wish to give it a try, you can download the zipped file FintMap_1-22.zip from: http://66.39.71.195/Software/ It's only 81 Kb, most of it being the Help file. The .exe file is small (but powerful) because it is written in assembler. Any comment, good, bad or indifferent, can be posted here or sent directly to me. Any significant suggestion to improve it still more will be given serious consideration for any future version. Respectfully, Raymond _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com

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FOTD 15-03-02 (The Primary Colors [5])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 15 Mar '02

15 Mar '02

FOTD -- March 15, 2002 (Rating 5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Sometime around the 6th grade I learned about the seven colors of the rainbow. Those colors were red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. Being a scientifically minded young fellow, I found this quite interesting, and eagerly waited for the next rainbow to appear. Some time later, a rainbow did appear. But where were those seven colors? I saw lots of red, almost no orange or yellow, some green, but not a trace of the blue, indigo or violet. And what of colors such as brown, pink, purple, gold, etc.? Where did those colors fit into the rainbow? I soon discovered that brown, pink, purple, and gold are not spectral colors, though the absence of yellow and blue in the natural bow remained a puzzle. I think it was the next year that I learned about infra-red and ultra-violet light. Were those 'colors' actually there in the sky, lurking invisibly on both sides of the visible bow? It was not until many years later, when I photographed rainbows in infra-red and ultra-violet light, that I discovered the answer. Yes, I found that infra-red and ultra-violet rainbows do indeed exist. The infra-red bow is quite sharp, while the ultra-violet bow is diffuse and far less obvious. Since today's image is composed of strong primary colors, I named it "The Primary Colors". Since it neither pleases nor disappoints me, I have rated it an average 5. The render time of 28 minutes is a bit slow for an average image. I therefore recommend downloading the GIF file of the image from: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> or from: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> The weather Thursday here at Fractal Central was quite pleasant, with lots of sun and a temperature of 66F 19C. These conditions made for very happy cats, who simply oozed joy as they romped in the yard, trying to deceive themselves that they were still able to catch one of the squirrels that intermittently teased them. As for me, I'm about at the 30 percent stage in the preparation of the soon-to-appear FOTD-CD. This means that I have about twice as much yet to do as I have already done. The progress is about as expected. My present schedule of all day on the CD and 1/2 day once every 3 days on the ongoing FOTD is keeping things pretty much on schedule. Look for the next FOTD on Monday, the 18th of March. Until then take care, and don't get fractally congested. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ The_Primary_Colors { ; time=0:28:49.26--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=ident passes=1 center-mag=-0.25269922649259500/+2.527784825830010\ 00/5.850469e+009/1/-85.0001951243039429/-0.0030271\ 9353218186549 params=0.0002/6/6/-1/0/0 float=y maxiter=3800 inside=0 logmap=536 periodicity=10 colors=00070u70o10i00b00Q00K00K00K00K00f40X90NG0KK\ 0KQ0KX0Kb0Kg0Ko0Ku1Kz3Kz4Kz6Nz7Pz9Qz9Sz9Uz9Wz9Xz9Z\ z9ZzB`zBbyBdwBfuBgsBiqBikHkgPkdWm`bmXgoUooQwqNzqJz\ sGzsQzi`sbkgWwXPsWNoWKkWKgWJdWH`WHXWGUWEQbENZCJXBG\ WBCW99W76W73W60W40W40W30W10W10W00W00X30X40X70X90XC\ 0XE0XG0XJ0XK0XP0XQ0XU0XW0ZX0Z`0Zb0Xf0Wg0Uk0Sm0Qo0K\ s0Ku0Jy0Hz0Hz3Gz4Hz7Jz9JzBKzEJzGGzHEzKCzN9yQ0oS0gU\ 0gX0gZ0g`0id0if0og0uk0zm0zq0zs4zuCzyJzzJzzJzzHzzHz\ zHzzGzzGzzEzzEzzCzzCwzBszBoz9kz9iz9fz7bz7Zz6Wz6Uz4\ Qz4Nz3Jz3Gz3Ez1Bz17z04z01z00z00z00z00zK0yC0s30u60d\ 90wC0yG0zJ0zN0zQ0zU0za0z`0zd0zg0zk0zm0zl0zm0zd0zZ0\ bS0ZP0UH0PC0K70N90PC0QC0SG0UJ0WP0XS0ZW0`Z0b`0db0ff\ 0gg0ik0km0mo0os0qu0sw0uz1wz3yz3zz4zz6zz6wz7sz9ozBi\ zCfzEbzEZzGUzHQzJNzKJzKEzNBzP7zQ3zS0zU0zU0zW0zX0zZ\ 0z`0z`0zX0zU0zQ0zP0zK0zH0zE0zC0z9bz0KzWHzQGzNEzJCz\ EBzB7z76z34z03z01z00z00z0 } 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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Saving Wordpad Files as ..frm Files
by gmcurtin＠comcast.net 15 Mar '02

15 Mar '02

Howdy folks, I need a small modicum of assistance, and I believe this is the place to ask. Windows 98's Write program wants to save .frm files I've been working on as .txt files. I remember a trick that Kerry Mitchell showed me that forced the program to save .frm files as .frm files. Does anyone know how to do this. I'd appreciate your help resolving this little annoyance. Thanks in advance, George Curtin

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FOTD 12-03-02 (A Dish of Salad [5])
by Jim Muth 12 Mar '02

12 Mar '02

FOTD -- March 12, 2002 (Rating 5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: I have just finished wading through a pile of images posted to one of the 'busy' fractal mailing lists to which I am sub- scribed. I found the images 'nice'. Now, I'm not sure what 'nice' means when used to describe a fractal, but I use the word when I can think of nothing else to say. In today's case, I was surprised that, even to myself, one of the biggest fractal addicts, the fractals posted to the 'busy' list eventually started to 'all look the same'. (As I also suspect my own recent fractal efforts posted to this list are starting to do.) A large number of the images posted to that 'busy' list are created with fractal generating program 'X'. In addition to its 'transforms', this program features the ability to pile on the layers until the memory limit of the machine is reached. I think it is the transforms and especially the layers that compromise my appreciation of such images. In the world of fractals, simplicity and frugality seem to create the most interesting images. Z^2+C creates a more interesting fractal than Z^32+C, and Z^(-2)+Z^3+(1/C) does better than Z^2+Z^3+Z^4+Z^5+Z^6....+(1/C). The same law of diminishing returns seems to come into action when the layers are piled on in an effort to be more 'artistic'. I am sometimes given the argument that the layers of a fractal are like the instruments of a symphony orchestra, working together in harmony to make a pleasing single unit. I find this argument unconvincing. Visual images are not the same as auditory images. We constantly hear different sounds overlapping and blending, but unless we are visually impaired or cross our eyes, we do not observe overlapping visual images. In fact, the brain goes out of its way to combine the slightly different input from the two eyes into a single image. Maybe I'm just an old fractal fogey, clinging to the old fractal ways and unwilling to accept the current 'progress' in the avant- garde world of 'fractal art'. Maybe I'm still mourning the passing of the days when the messages in the fractal world read something like 'look at what I just found at x,x in the Mandelbrot set!' But whatever the reason, I like my fractals plain and simple. Whatever, my fractal images will continue to consist of one layer and usually the basic 'equal-escape-time' coloring method. Today's average image, with its single layer, simple generating formula, and basic coloring method, is a typical example. I named it "A Dish of Salad" because that's what it reminds me of. Then, seeing its average worth, I rated it a 6. With a render time of just under 10 minutes on a P1 200mhz machine, the parameter file is somewhat slow. All slowness can be eliminated however by downloading the finished GIF file from: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> or from: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> The weather Monday here at Fractal Central was of the ideal late- winter variety. Blue skies, warm sun, light winds, and a temperature of 48F 9C made the porch the perfect place to pass the afternoon. Being cats, the dynamic duo passed the afternoon lounging in the sun on the porch. I'm about ready to pass the day working, so until next FOTD, likely on the Ides of March, take care, and things are not quite as they appear. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ A_Dish_of_Salad { ; time=0:09:44.80--SF5 on a P233 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=recip passes=1 center-mag=-0.09194295359727203/+0.118613976553465\ 50/4.963097e+008/1/-95/-1.66362817186210821e-005 params=1/-0.95/-1/1.05/-0.05/0 float=y maxiter=1450 inside=0 logmap=192 colors=000TIjXDm_8pX7mU6jR6gO5\ eL4bI4_F3XC2V92S61P30M10K23M35N48P5AQ6DS7FT8IV9KWA\ NYBPZBR_CJOCBDDJHEQKFXOGcRHjVIqYIx`LwbNwdQweSwgVwh\ Xvj_vkavmdvnfvphvqgrngokglighfgecgbagZZgWXgTUgPRgM\ PgJMgGKhKOiNSjRWjU_kYcl`glckh`idZgaXfYUdVScRQaOO`K\ LZHJYDHWAFVICSQAPY8Me5Jm3Gt1E6xJ7sK7nL8iM8dN9_O9VO\ AQPALQBGRBBSC6TC2TF7VHCWJGXMLYOQ_QU`TZaVcbXgce`jnU\ pvOvrRtoTrkWphYnd`labjYehVgfRjdOlbKo`HqZDtXAvV7xT6\ vX5t`5rd4ph3nl3lpApfGsXMvOxgdwe`vdYucVtbSs`Pr_MqZJ\ qYGk`NfcTafZXidSljNnpQjqTfqWbrZZraVsdRsgNtiJtgIreH\ qcGpaFo_EnZDmXClVCkTBjRAiQ9hO8gM7fK6eI5dH5cG8`GAZF\ CWFFUFHSEJPELNDOKDQIDSGCUDCXBBZ8B`6Bb4Aa49`48_48Z4\ 7Y46X46W45V44U44T46`B8hIAoOGhKLaHQWEWPA`J7eC4j61eB\ 5aF9YKCUOGPTKLXNHaRDeV9iYAfWBeVCgUDiTEkSFmQGoPHqOI\ rNIsMGtOEuPDvQBwR9xT8yU6zV4zW3zX4zV5zU5zT6zS6zR7zP\ 8zO8zN9zM9zLAzJBzHCzF0zJ4zN8zQBzUFzXIz_MzcQzf } 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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Fractal Related Statistics...
by Paul N. Lee 11 Mar '02

11 Mar '02

Greetings, Just updated the "Fractal Census" with new web sites, new individuals, and various programs used: http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/Fractal_Census.html And decided to run a couple of queries against the 1,352 records in the database. So here is what I found based upon available information: MOST USED BY INDIVIDUALS ------------------------------ FractInt 473 UltraFractal 378 Mind-Boggling Fractals 93 XenoDream 74 Fractal Explorer 59 Tiera-Zon 41 KPT5 FraxFlame/Plorer/4D 37 SterlingWare 31 QuaSZ 24 Self-Written: 21 Fractal ViZion 10 Fractal eXtreme 7 Chaos: the Software 4 Flarium24 4 GrafZViZion 4 Quat 4 TieraZon2 4 ChaosPro 3 Flight From Fractal 3 Fract-O-Rama 3 Fractal Domains 3 Fractal Forge 3 Iterations 3 WinFract 3 (everything else was 2 or less) INDIVIDUALS USING ------------------------ --unknown-- 456 Albania 1 Argentina 6 Australia 36 Austria 6 Belgium 13 Brazil 6 Canada 45 Chile 1 China 2 Czechoslovakia 3 Denmark 5 Estonia 1 Finland 7 France 31 French Polynesia 1 Germany 43 Greece 1 Holland 1 Hungary 4 India 1 Ireland 1 Israel 3 Italy 18 Japan 8 Korea 2 Latvia 1 Lithuania 1 Luxembourg 1 MÃ©xico 1 Netherlands 40 New Zealand 15 Niue 1 Norway 5 Panama 1 Paraguay 1 Poland 1 Portugal 3 Puerto Rico 1 Russian Federation 1 Singapore 2 South Africa 6 Spain 10 Sri Lanka 1 Sweden 12 Switzerland 6 Thailand 1 Turkey 1 U.S.S.R. 4 United Kingdom 87 United States 443 Uruguay 2 Venezuela 1 Vietnam 1 Sincerely, P.N.L. -------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.fractalus.com/cgi-bin/theway?ring=fractals&id=43&go

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freego
by the_juggernaut＠juno.com 11 Mar '02

11 Mar '02

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Re: [Fractint] Fractal animations
by the_juggernaut＠juno.com 11 Mar '02

11 Mar '02

A pretty good animation generator is Fractal Animator by Brian Towles. You can get this program in the FractExtra package on the Fractint webpages. I like to take curves in the plane and plug them in for c, to get morphing Julia sets. Also try the program Xaos if you have a fast machine. jk On Sun, 10 Mar 2002 16:25:26 -0000 "Nimrod Jones" <Nimrod(a)doleos.demon.co.uk> writes: Has anyone else ever thought of using Fractint for fractal animations. I'm not on about just colour cycles (although they count) but I am mostly talking about animated zooms. I always thought that it would make a great animation to be able to "fly" into a fractal. Not just digtally zooming, but seeing the detail of the fractal unfold as though you were entering it. I have been experimenting with this a little by painstakingly incrementing zooms, rendering each image, and then placing them into an animation program. The major problem with this is that if along the way you make a mistake, or the motion isn't quite as you want it you need to go over the whole thing again. Does anyone know if there is any pre-existing fractal animation programs out there, or tools for Fractint for doing this. I'm sure it would be a simple enough task for someone to program a "plugin" of sorts that would automate the task of animating. At it's most basic level it's simply a matter of having a start image, zooming in to the required spot on the start image that you wish to be the end image and then it calculates and renders each frame, as it renders it saves each frame as either a seperate image, or as part of a multi-image file as a complete animation. I, personally, don't mind it generating loads of seperate images as putting them together as an animation is not the hardest part of the job. On a slightly more advanced level you could add keyframes to make the animation stop zooming and start panning, start rotating at a specific point, etc. Once the frames themselves have been generated anything more can be done in animation or movie software... Any ideas and/or thoughts about this? Nimrod...

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Fractal Related Statistics...
by Paul N. Lee 11 Mar '02

11 Mar '02

Greetings, Just updated the "Fractal Census" with new web sites, new individuals, and various programs used: http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/Fractal_Census.html And decided to run a couple of queries against the 1,352 records in the database. So here is what I found based upon available information: MOST USED BY INDIVIDUALS ------------------------------ FractInt 473 UltraFractal 378 Mind-Boggling Fractals 93 XenoDream 74 Fractal Explorer 59 Tiera-Zon 41 KPT5 FraxFlame/Plorer/4D 37 SterlingWare 31 QuaSZ 24 Self-Written: 21 Fractal ViZion 10 Fractal eXtreme 7 Chaos: the Software 4 Flarium24 4 GrafZViZion 4 Quat 4 TieraZon2 4 ChaosPro 3 Flight From Fractal 3 Fract-O-Rama 3 Fractal Domains 3 Fractal Forge 3 Iterations 3 WinFract 3 INDIVIDUALS USING ------------------------ -- unknown -- 456 Albania 1 Argentina 6 Australia 36 Austria 6 Belgium 13 Brazil 6 Canada 45 Chile 1 China 2 Czechoslovakia 3 Denmark 5 Estonia 1 Finland 7 France 31 French Polynesia 1 Germany 43 Greece 1 Holland 1 Hungary 4 India 1 Ireland 1 Israel 3 Italy 18 Japan 8 Korea 2 Latvia 1 Lithuania 1 Luxembourg 1 MÃ©xico 1 Netherlands 40 New Zealand 15 Niue 1 Norway 5 Panama 1 Paraguay 1 Poland 1 Portugal 3 Puerto Rico 1 Russian Federation 1 Singapore 2 South Africa 6 Spain 10 Sri Lanka 1 Sweden 12 Switzerland 6 Thailand 1 Turkey 1 U.S.S.R. 4 United Kingdom 87 United States 443 Uruguay 2 Venezuela 1 Vietnam 1 Sincerely, P.N.L. -------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.fractalus.com/cgi-bin/theway?ring=fractals&id=43&go

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Re: [Fractint] Fractal animations
by Mark Christenson 10 Mar '02

10 Mar '02

At 09:56 AM 3/10/02 -0800, I wrote: > >and Ivan Muccinelli's Freego, >http://web.tiscalinet.it/freego_rifero > Sorry, I forgot; this isn't a stand-alone movie generator, it just generates the frames. You still need something like GIF Construction Set to stitch the frames together. Bud

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Fractal animations
by Nimrod Jones 10 Mar '02

10 Mar '02

Has anyone else ever thought of using Fractint for fractal animations. I'm not on about just colour cycles (although they count) but I am mostly talking about animated zooms. I always thought that it would make a great animation to be able to "fly" into a fractal. Not just digtally zooming, but seeing the detail of the fractal unfold as though you were entering it. I have been experimenting with this a little by painstakingly incrementing zooms, rendering each image, and then placing them into an animation program. The major problem with this is that if along the way you make a mistake, or the motion isn't quite as you want it you need to go over the whole thing again. Does anyone know if there is any pre-existing fractal animation programs out there, or tools for Fractint for doing this. I'm sure it would be a simple enough task for someone to program a "plugin" of sorts that would automate the task of animating. At it's most basic level it's simply a matter of having a start image, zooming in to the required spot on the start image that you wish to be the end image and then it calculates and renders each frame, as it renders it saves each frame as either a seperate image, or as part of a multi-image file as a complete animation. I, personally, don't mind it generating loads of seperate images as putting them together as an animation is not the hardest part of the job. On a slightly more advanced level you could add keyframes to make the animation stop zooming and start panning, start rotating at a specific point, etc. Once the frames themselves have been generated anything more can be done in animation or movie software... Any ideas and/or thoughts about this? Nimrod...

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Re: [Fractint] Fractal animations
by Mark Christenson 10 Mar '02

10 Mar '02

At 10:49 AM 3/10/02 -0600, Paul wrote: >Nimrod Jones wrote: >>... >> Does anyone know if there is any pre- >> existing fractal animation programs out >> there, or tools for Fractint for doing >> this. > >The first one that comes to mind is "Fractint Animatior" by Thore >Berntsen <thbernt(a)online.no>. > >Sincerely, >P.N.L. and Ivan Muccinelli's Freego, http://web.tiscalinet.it/freego_rifero Aloha, Bud

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FOTD 09-03-02 (Deuce and a Half [5])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 09 Mar '02

09 Mar '02

FOTD -- March 09, 2002 (Rating 5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: There's a lot of emerald in today's image, and I was first going to give it a name describing something emerald. But before finding the proper emerald name I decided to name the image after the exponent of Z, which is 2-1/2. It's an image of a midget in a valley of its parent fractal, which is located 31.8 levels up the abstract logarithmic spiral. Although the Z^2.5+C Mandeloid comes in many shapes, the shape of today's midget is one of the most frequently seen. The broken spiral arms are an inescapable feature of images with fractional exponents of Z. In fact, the BC in the name of the generating formula stands for 'branch cuts', one of the names by which these discontinuities are known. After a few moments of thought I found the name "Deuce and a Half". A few more moments passed before I decided to rate the image at a 5. The render time of 4 minutes is not too much to spend on a merely average image, but those who would rather spend even less time may find the image posted at Paul's web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> and at Scott's site at: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> The weather Friday was quite spring-like, which made the fractal cats quite happy. The temperature of 70F 21C and warm sun brought out the best in them, giving them nothing more to do than lie on the porch and sleep the afternoon away. I however have much to do -- a little real work and quite a bit of work on the upcoming FOTD CD. So until next time, take care and be patient. The FOTD we know and love will return on a new and improved daily basis when the CD is ready in a few months. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Deuce_and_a_Half { ; time=0:04:03:43--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotBC1 function=ident passes=1 center-mag=-0.3177745098902/+0.2111443950606/1.143\ 881e+009/1/-175/-2.1575952070460036e-006 params=2.\ 5/0/31.8/0 float=y maxiter=1000 inside=0 logmap=94 colors=00010A20A30A40A50A61A72A83A94AA5AB6AC7AD8AE\ 9BFACEBCECBDDBDEACEABEABO9AQ9AS89U89W78Y78_7DaBHcE\ LeHQgKUiOYkRbmUfoXjq`ptcuwfzziBBLCDMGFNJHOMIPPKQSM\ RVNSYOT`OUcPVfQWiQXlRYpSZsS_wT`zT`zUYxVWwWUrXRmXPh\ YNcZKZ_IU_GQ`EP`CO`AOa8Na6Ma4Ma2QY7UUCXQH`NMdJRgFW\ kB`n8ej8fg8gc8g`8hX8hU8iQ8iN8jJ8jG8kC8k98l68l9BiCE\ gFGeHJbKL`NOZQRWSTUVWSYYP``NbbLYXPTRSOLVJFYEA`KG_Q\ LZVRY`WYf`XkfWqkVvpVsnXqmZnl`lkbijdgifhhghghhfiiej\ idjickjbljbmjank`nk_okZplYqlXrlXrmWnmVjnUfnTbnT_na\ XniVnrSnzQiuSeqTalUYhVTdXP_YLWZHS_KQ`NOaQMbTKbWIcZ\ GdaEddCegAfi8fj8hj8ik8jk8kl8ll8nm8om8pm8qn8rnAtoCu\ oEvpGwpIxpKymLxkMwiNvgOudPtbQs`RrZSqWTpUUoSVnQWoNX\ pLYqJZrH_sM`tRauWbv`cwedxfeygfzhgzhhziizjjzjkzklzl\ mzmmzmmznmzomzomzGmzemzgmzhmzimzjmzlmzmmznmzomzqmz\ rmzsmztmzvmzwmzxmzymzxmzwmzwmzvmzumzumztmzsmzsmzrm\ zrmzomzlmzimzfmzdmzamzImz } 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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CPU Speed
by Lee Skinner 09 Mar '02

09 Mar '02

A few weeks ago, I was mentioning that I was considering a CPU upgrade. I have now done that, and I wanted to mention the following single benchmark that I made. I went from a 233Mh Pentium 1 to a 2Gh Pentium 4. I used DOS 4DOS under DOS 6.22 on both machines. (Sorry, Rich!) I was told that the P4 emulates 16-bit applications slower than the original Pentium does, so I didn't know what increase in speed I'd get. There was an 858% increase in CPU processor speed for the two machines, but what would be the increase in Fractint calculation speed? I ran an arbitrary precision mandelbrot on both: Pentium 233Mh: 0:37:44.42 (2264.42 sec) Pentium 4 2Gh: 0:06:04.33 ( 364.33 sec) or a 621.53% increase speed for the Fractint CPU time. The ratio of the Fractint speed increase to the CPU speed increase is .7244, the penalty for running a 16-bit application on the P4. This ratio is higher than I expected, and I do get more than a 6-fold increase in Fractint calculation speed. But what if I had upgraded to an AMD Athlon? I would like to know what this ratio would have been for that! Lee Skinner

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Re: [Fractint] CPU Speed
by nick.grasso＠hrads.com 08 Mar '02

08 Mar '02

Lee Skinner wrote: [snip] >>>A message box appeared saying "Out of Scan Range" and the machine was dead. Is that message coming from Fractint, Jonathan?<<< No, this message is actually coming from your monitor. I get this when trying to run on Windows NT, which fractint is not compatible with. On my system however, if I hit the Del key, fractint returns to text mode and my system comes back to life. Nick

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CPU Speed
by Lee Skinner 07 Mar '02

07 Mar '02

>> Instead of changing back to text mode, it changes to some mode that my monitor can't even display (it just complains that the signal is out of scan range). << Interesting. That happened to me (just once) yesterday - I had to reboot by pressing the physical button! I wonder if that is an intermittant problem with the latest developer's patch of Fractint! (It happened to me when I hit the tab key to go to the tab screen - it's never happened before, and I've had the video card for years. It may be related to the high CPU speed we're both using. A message box appeared saying "Out of Scan Range" and the machine was dead. Is that message coming from Fractint, Jonathan?

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CPU Speed
by Lee Skinner 07 Mar '02

07 Mar '02

Pedro, >> I ran Lee's benchmark on my home machine (1.4GHz Athlon, Win98, Fractint 20.2.03). The result was a cool 4m43s, even better than I expected. << Good to know. I guess I made the wrong choice. >> I actually had to time a run in batch mode because fractint goes weird when I try to leave 1600x1200 graphics mode << Why is that? Mine doesn't! What happens ("goes wierd" is too ambiguous)? Lee

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CPU Speed
by Lee Skinner 06 Mar '02

06 Mar '02

Jim, >> I am also watching with interest the current thread on the Fractint list about CPU speed, since I plan on soon purchasing a new machine and want to be sure I choose the one that works the best and fastest with Fractint, and not one that can't even display the VESA video modes. << I also kept my old Millenium video card which runs 1600x1200 VESA mode. I can't play all these new 3D video games, but I can still run Fractint very fast! I also didn't post the benchmark here on the list because it measures the time to compute the 309th line of a very slow and deep arbitary-precision mandelbrot that took several hundred hours to get to that line. I sent the benchmark image to Pedro who will run it on an AMD Athlon and he will post the results tomorrow. (Running it in batch mode with savetime=-1 will time the line regardless of how long it takes, as savetime only saves at end of the row - a very handy feature for setting the showdot at the beginning of a line and on the next batch run - timing a line.) Lee

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FOTD 06-03-02 (Somber Center [6])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 06 Mar '02

06 Mar '02

FOTD -- March 06, 2002 (Rating 6) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: The FOTD CD preparation is in full swing, the main hold-up being the time required to re-render the old images, most of which are SF5 and SF7, at the SF6 800x600x256 resolution. I am also locating hundreds of my very early fractal efforts, which were created with several fractal generating programs and need to be converted to GIF format for inclusion on the CD. These very early images, some from before 1990, are of variable quality, but they do show the route I took on the way to the present stage of my fractal development. I am also watching with interest the current thread on the Fractint list about CPU speed, since I plan on soon purchasing a new machine and want to be sure I choose the one that works the best and fastest with Fractint, and not one that can't even display the VESA video modes. Today's fractal diversion is a quick trip to the Z^3+C Mandeloid for a quick, (if 18 minutes can be considered quick,) glance at a cubic midget. I named the image "Somber Center" because the brilliant and lively detail in the outer areas grows ever more dull and somber as the midget is approached. The completed GIF image will be available in a few minutes on Paul's web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> and Scott's site at: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> The fractal weather Tuesday here at Fractal Central was sunny but quite cold. Starting at 11F -12C, the temperature rose to 38F 3C by the afternoon, which was not nearly warm enough for the sensitive ears of the fractal cats, who demanded and got two treats of consolation tuna. As for me, I've got a couple customers demanding their jobs, which I had better get started on if I hope to finish by this afternoon. And of course, there's the work on the FOTD CD always waiting in the wings when I run out of other things to do. Until next time, take care, and a cube is sometimes better than a square. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Somber_Center { ; time=0:17:59.72--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=slices.frm formulaname=MandelbrotCube passes=1 center-mag=-0.38933443766556920/+0.618128367930765\ 10/1.477003e+012/1/-15.0258305077111132/0.04387835\ 74199224646 params=0/0/0/0 float=y maxiter=9000 inside=0 logmap=-1335 mathtolerance=/1 colors=000VPzXRzYSzZTz_Uz`VzaWzbXybYwdYveYufZvk_wp\ `xrayaazaaia`ha`ha`gb_gb_gb_fb_fbZecZecZdcZdcYccYc\ dYbdXbdXadXadXaeW`eW`eW_eV_eVZfVZfVYfUYfUXfUXfUXh_\ TjdQljMnoJpuFrzCwpEwfFwXHwNIwDKw3Lw4Kw5Kw5Jw6Jv6Ju\ 7It7Is8Hr8HqPHeAGdAGcBFbBFaCF`CE_DEZDEYEDXFDWFCVGC\ UGCTHBSHBRIAQIAPJAOJ9NK9ML8LL8KM8JM7IN7HN7GO6FK6EP\ 5DQ5CQ5BR4AR49S38S37T36T25U23V14U25U35U36U46U47U57\ U58U68U69c79T7AT8AT8BT9BT9CTACTBDTBDTCETCETDFSDFSE\ GSEGSFHSFISGISGJSHJSHKSIKSJLRJLRKMRKMRLNRLNRMORMOR\ NPRNPROQQOQQPRQPRQQSQRSQRTQSTQSUQTVQUVQVWPWWPXXPYX\ PZYP_YP`ZPaZPb_Pc_Pd`Pe`OfaOgaOhbOibOjcOkcOldOmdOn\ eOoeOpdOqdOrdOsdOtdOucOvcOwcOxcOycOzbOzbOzbOzbOzbO\ zaOzaOzaOzaOzaOz`Oz`Oz`Oz`Oz`Oz_Oz_Oz_Oz_Oz_OzZOzZ\ OzZOzZOzZOzYOzYOzYOzYOzYOzXOzXOzXOzXOzXOzWOzWOzWOz\ WOzWOzVOzVOzVOzVOzVOzUOzUOzUOzUPzUQzURzUSzUTzUUzUU\ zUUzUUzUUzUUzUUzUUzUUzUUz } frm:MandelbrotCube {; Jim Muth real(c),imag(c) z=p1, c=pixel+p2: z=z*(sqr(z))+c, |z| <= 16 } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE==================================

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FOTD 03-03-02 (Second Chance-01 [6])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 06 Mar '02

06 Mar '02

FOTD -- March 03, 2002 (Rating 6) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image, which rates a 6, is a zoom into one of my old FOTD images. This is why I named it "Second Chance-01". And yes, the '01' part does imply that I will be featuring many more zooms into old FOTD's. Those old images each hold infinities of scenes that were missed the first time I passed that way. It's time to give them a second chance at life. Today's image is found in one of the images that appeared in December of 1998. At the moment I forget which one. The formula is the direct precursor of my overworked MandelbrotMix4 formula. And the time required to see the second chance is 23 minutes, for those who choose to run the parameter file. It is far less when the GIF file of the image is downloaded from: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> or from: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> The fractal weather Saturday was cloudy, with rain beginning in the afternoon. The cats were quite unhappy. The rain is still falling today, so the cats will once again be unhappy. A rainy day however is perfect for gathering and formatting old FOTD's. And I've still got an impressive amount of gathering to do. So until next time in a few days, take care, and start anticipating. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Second_Chance-01 { ; time=0:23:24.22--SF5 on a P200 reset=2001 type=formula formulafile=critical.frm formulaname=mandelbrotmix7 passes=1 center-mag=+5.\ 743342365806605/-3.40178543411641/195266.6/1/-147.5 params=10/0.5/-10/0.5001/1150/0 float=y maxiter=2800 bailout=25 inside=0 logmap=412 colors=000O4KVBl00KgOTmUJs_9fXoccb`iQYoDWu1Xt3Xs5X\ r7Yq8YqAYpCYoDZnFZmHZmJ_lK_kM_jO_jPYlRXnSWpTUrVTtW\ SvXR0KRwYN0KJwaFwbBwd7we3wg0wh2pb4jX5dS7YM8SHAMBBG\ 6KO8TWA`cB`aWbYVdTVfPVfRWfSWfUWfVXfXXfYX00Kf`Y00Kf\ cY00KkzFjuEiqEhlEghEfdEe_EdWEcSE_YHWWESUCOS9KR7QX9\ VaB_fDdlFiqHnvIkuKiuMgtOetQcsSasU00KYrY00KUqaS0KQp\ eOpgMmdLkbKi`JgZIeXHcVGaTF_REXPDVNCTLBRJAPH9NF8LD7\ JBAGHDDNGASJ7YM4cO2hV1e`1bg0_m0Xs0Vt9QuILvRGw_Bxe9\ xj7xo5tq9prDmsGitKeuObvRctScsScrTcqTdoUdnUdmVdlVej\ VeiWehWegXfeXfdYfcYfbYlTOrJEx95u94r94o94l94i94f94c\ 94`94Y94V94S94P94M94J94IDAIHGILMHPSHSYHWcG_iGcoGft\ FgpEgmEhiDhfCmzCi_BjWAjfAkP9kM8tI8lF7mB6m86m5Ci4He\ 4Ma3RY3WU3`R2eN2jJ2oF1tB1y81yLAyYJtWSpV`lUihTrdSzf\ PvhMsiJokGllEhnBeo8aq5Zr3Wp7VoBUnFTmJSlMRkQQjUPhYO\ gaNfdMehLdlKcpJbsIarGarEarCarA`s8`t6`u4`v2`w1Zx4Xy\ 7VzATzDRzFPzIMz4Jz2Hz0LzU } frm:MandelbrotMix7 {; 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=pixel: z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c, |z| <= l } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE==================================

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FOTD 22-02-02 (2-of-4 [4])
by Jim Muth 01 Mar '02

01 Mar '02

FOTD -- February 22, 2002 (Rating 4) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: The CD is progressing on schedule, with (so far) only minor problems. If things continue this way, the disk will be ready by this Summer, Winter, wet season, or dry season, depending on the climate where this letter is being read I named today's image 2-of-4, not because it reminds me of a Star-Trek episode, but because it is the second FOTD created with my new experimental formula, which mixes four powers of Z. The formula has been changed since I used it for the most recent FOTD, but the parameter files that were written using the first version of the formula will also work with the present version, (if the function is set to <ident>), so I did not change the formula name. Today's image rates only a 4. But this does not make the formula a failure. Rather, it is a sign that I have not yet become familiar with the things that might be possible when four powers of Z, some negative, some positive, are combined in a single iteration. To be honest, today's image resembles many images that I have passed over while using the M-Mix4 formula. I suspect that adding ever more powers of Z in a single iteration will soon result in diminishing returns, much as raising the exponent does in a formula such as Z^100+C. But I'll give my new formula a fair trial before consigning it to the graveyard of forgotten formulas. (Formulae for the over-educated.) The six-minute render time is bearable. Downloading the completed image is even more bearable. And the image can be downloaded from Paul's web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> or from Scott's site at: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> The fractal weather Thursday was ideal for man and cats alike -- warm sun, mild breezes, and a spring-like temperature of 66F 19C. Now that the midday sun has cleared the holly trees, the porch was ideal for Thomas and Tippy, who passed the afternoon there, sunning themselves and watching the robins. As for me, it's back to work and back to the FOTD CD, which is now 14 percent completed. Until next FOTD, take care, and things can only get better. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Two_of_Four { ; time=0:06:48.97--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix3 function=recip passes=1 center-mag=-1.61207585715358800/+0.192309337238596\ 40/4.616693e+008/1/-92.5/-0.000123449397862948618 params=1/-8/5/-1.8/0.3/2/0.1/1.5/1.96008723426094/\ 300 float=y maxiter=900 inside=0 logmap=75 colors=000EAYG9PH8GI87KHEMQLOZSQgZSpeTxlYofaf`eYVi\ QPmHJq8Du07tCAsNDrZGqiJwdNz`RxWVxSYwNatJeuEiuAlvHj\ wNixUhx_go`kf`nZ`rQ`uI`xGbnEcdCdVAeL9fCdBufIngOgiV\ `j`UkfNmmGns9oy3Tu17r05oC3lO2j_Mkgelnxmupishfq`coU\ _mMXkEUi7RhLXiZbilgiUXISWJRVKQVKPULOULNTMMTMOXWP_e\ QcoRfxLduGcrAao5`mAdiEgfIkcMn`GQkB1uF4qJ7mNAiRDeVG\ aZJYbMUfORSfeEytJwuNvvcvHMgc4UzAXvFZrKaoQckVfg_hda\ jbbl`dnZepXfqVkqRpqNS9IfWJFphUq_gqSL4tVHjcTaleTk44\ nH8pTCseGDf4KmjpHJrUKteK_OafZ3jc8nhCrmG3ChVXWd`nmi\ ZCZHOcIZhJjmKOpu_qhjqWswEtuGusICQymFOoPNqZMshLbPqg\ Xhlc`qjSB8O`DOgRMndLSX7GIZuc4uc1siFrnSpsdoxqdioVem\ LgkBij9kFEmKJoOOqSRsNTuIWwDYx8nyahz`bz`Xz`dzHGzh`z\ WGz7UzCgzG4zMkzXnzTpzQszNkzfnz`pzVszPrzFszHtzJCzin\ zPrzM`zBOzSXzQdzOmzMozvrzbjzUjz0pzAqz4rz8szCtzGmzV\ `zqkz`RzgfzWJzdWzYhzR7zCXzGGzGUzIgzJwzRvzPvzNuzLUz\ rgz`pzrrzisz`tzSNz1EzQEzU } frm:MandelbrotMix3 {; Jim Muth z=real(p5), c=fn1(pixel), a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), d=real(p2), f=imag(p2), g=real(p3), h=imag(p3), j=real(p4), k=imag(p4), l=imag(p5)+100: z=(a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f))+(g*(z^h))+(j*(z^k))+c, |z| <=l } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE==================================

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FOTD 28-02-02 (A Boring Lesson [2])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 01 Mar '02

01 Mar '02

FOTD -- February 28, 2002 (Rating 2) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: I have seen a rumor on the Fractint list recently that the upcoming FOTD CD will be a musical one. I would like to put this rumor to rest. There will be no music on the CD, neither fractal music nor otherwise. Fractals make great visual images. They can even be used to select words from a dictionary and place them in an arrangement that will simulate bad poetry. But fractals do not make music that I have the patience to sit, concentrate on, listen to for hours, and be inspired by. When turned into sound, fractals do make very interesting background noise however, though I do not consider this cacophony to be music. Today's lowly 2-rated fractal is little better than 'fractal music', and it represents the end of my adventures with the experimental MandelbrotMix3 formula. The experiment has been a failure. The image shows why. This fractal is typical of those created by the formula. The image tries too hard. It has so much of everything that it ends up having a lot of nothing. It is so busy with competing themes that it has no single theme to serve as a center of attention. In frustration, I named the image "A Boring Lesson". In addition, the formula is exasperatingly slow, and requires the user to calculate a critical starting point manually. The outcome of all this is that the formula has been consigned to the trash bin of forgotten formulae. I have satisfied myself that, just as the Z^2 Mandeloid creates the richest fractal, so does mixing only 2 powers of Z create the richest mixed images. I leave it to the reader to decide whether a 2-rated image is worth the 50 minutes required to render it from the parameter file. Those who decide that the image is not worth nearly an hour of computer time may download the finished image 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 fractal weather Wednesday here at Fractal Central was sunny but blustery and cold. In response, the mood of the fractal cats was also blustery. They passed much of the day on their shelf by the window, watching a flock of blackbirds scrounging for morsels in the yard and intermittently complaining about the cold. It's not time to finish the modicum of real work so that I can return to the preparation of the FOTD CD. Until a few days from now, take care and see you soon. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ A_Boring_Lesson { ; time=0:50:49.74--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix3 function=ident passes=1 center-mag=+1.564290873945641/+2.097972456507608/2\ .125008e+007/1/177.5/-7.57875697517812474e-006 params=0.01/4/-0.2/2/2/-1/-2/-3/1.4306355202818/0 float=y maxiter=1500 inside=0 logmap=188 colors=030qUtsUttUsuSsvSsxSsyVtzXtzYtzatzbtzdtzfuz\ huziuzluznuzouzqvzqvzrvzrvzsxzsxztxztxzvxzvyzwyzwy\ zxyyxyyyzxyzxzzvzzuzzuzztzztzzszzqzzqzzpzzpzznzzsz\ znzzlzyizufyqcwm`tiYreVo`SlXPiSMfNIdIEaCGbEIbEKbGK\ bGMbINbIPbKPbKRbKSbMSbMTbNVbNXbPXbPYbR_bR_bR`bSbbS\ cbTcbTebVfbVedTfbVhbXhbXibYib_jb_jb`la`labmacmacna\ enaepafq_hq_hs_is_it_jt_lu_luYmvYmvYnxYpxYpyYqxauy\ YqzXnzVlzUizQezPbzN_zLXzHSzGPzDMz9AzBIzBNzBSxBYtBb\ pBfjBlfBpbBtYByTBzR3zPBzPHzPPzPUyP_vPdtPhqPnmPrjPw\ hPzePzbPz_MzVPzXRzXSzXTzYVzYXzYYz__y_bw_ct_es`fq`h\ n`ilbjiblhbnebpbcqacsYctVeuUevQeyNfxPexPexPexQexQe\ vQevQevSevSevSeuUeuUeuUeuVeuXeuYet_etaetbetdeteesf\ eshesieskesleqnemozsqzlrzeszYtzRvzIwz8xz0yz4zz8zzC\ zzGzzKzzMzzPzzSzyVzvYzt`zqbznezlhzijzfmzcpz`qzYtzV\ vzSyzPzzMzz0zzIqzYezlPzzSzyTzyVzyXzxYzx_zx`zxbzvcz\ vezvfzvizujzulzumzunztpzt } frm:MandelbrotMix3 {; Jim Muth z=real(p5), c=fn1(pixel), a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), d=real(p2), f=imag(p2), g=real(p3), h=imag(p3), j=real(p4), k=imag(p4), l=imag(p5)+100: z=(a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f))+(g*(z^h))+(j*(z^k))+c, |z| <=l } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE==================================

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Fractint version 20.2 patch 3
by Jonathan Osuch 01 Mar '02

01 Mar '02

Patch 3 to Fractint version 20.2 is now available on the developer's web site. Here's what's new: This patch ran the Xfractint code through -Wall to clear up most of the warnings. Updated the Xfractint man page. Turned on compiler optimizations. Fixed the documentation for the Latoocarfian fractal type thanks to comments by Pierre Desjardins on the Fractint Bug List. The Fractint and Xfractint files have been updated, but not the float-only Fractint files. They will take a while to get this patch incorporated. Jonathan

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Re: Fractint digest, Vol 1 #67 - 4 msgs. hey
by Jessica Fleet 27 Feb '02

27 Feb '02

I love music. It is my lifeline. I am not considered to be a musician, though, unfortunately. I do know that CDs will sell, but how much cash are we talking? Nine Inch Nails, Built to Spill, and Bob Dylan are my favorite boy bands. I am a woman, though. I am currently involved with an unavailable someone. Why do I hold out hope? He is not even leading me on, but I do not know what he wants. Stay hard, Jese >From: fractint-request(a)mailman.xmission.com >Reply-To: fractint(a)mailman.xmission.com >To: fractint(a)mailman.xmission.com >Subject: Fractint digest, Vol 1 #67 - 4 msgs >Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2002 06:28:27 -0700 > >Send Fractint mailing list submissions to > fractint(a)mailman.xmission.com > >To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fractint >or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > fractint-request(a)mailman.xmission.com > >You can reach the person managing the list at > fractint-admin(a)mailman.xmission.com > >When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >than "Re: Contents of Fractint digest..." > > >Today's Topics: > > 1. FOTD 25-02-02 (Four-Part Mandeloid [4]) (JimMuth(a)aol.com) > 2. Re: FOTD 22-02-02 (2-of-4 [4]) (Chris Curnow) > 3. Re: FOTD 22-02-02 (2-of-4 [4]) (Mike Traynor) > 4. Re: FOTD 25-02-02 (Four-Part Mandeloid [4]) (JimMuth(a)aol.com) > >--__--__-- > >Message: 1 >From: JimMuth(a)aol.com >Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 09:54:35 EST >To: fractint(a)mailman.xmission.com >CC: philofractal(a)lists.fractalus.com >Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 25-02-02 (Four-Part Mandeloid [4]) >Reply-To: fractint(a)mailman.xmission.com > > >FOTD -- February 25, 2002 (Rating 4) > >Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: > >Progress continues on the upcoming FOTD CD, which will contain >fractals and discussions of times past. But even as the disk >progresses, the ongoing FOTD continues to languish, now >appearing only every third day. > >As I struggle through the old e-mail files, I wonder how many >CD's I will sell. Yes, I will need to sell the disks -- it >takes time to copy a disk and blank disks cost money. Having a >disk mass-produced is also costly, but I wonder how many I will >actually sell. Being an optimist, I expect to sell not >hundreds, not thousands, not tens of thousands, but tens -- >if I am lucky. > >The questionable success of the CD project is not the only >concern. While filtering through the masses of discarded >e-mail, I cannot avoid re-reading the old FOTD discussions. And >as I re-read them and compare them with the recent discussions, >I notice a fire in the old ones that is missing in the recent >discussions. > >In those old discussions, I often discussed things such as >the curiosities of the fourth dimension. I also frequently >expressed my metaphysical beliefs, and as expected, I was >soundly disagreed with by those who place their full faith in >the methods of physical science. The debates often grew quite >lively, though never developed into a full-blown flame war. > >Then, I eventually grew bored with repeating the 4-D curiosities >and engaging in debates that have no solution, and the FOTD >settled into its current routine. The daily weather and antics >of the cats replaced the polytopes and spirit worlds, even as >the fractals settled into an endless series of varied but still >similar quadratic midgets. And this is where the FOTD currently >stands. > >Perhaps I need to return to the ways of the past. > >Today's image, another midget, continues the lethargic trend. >It is a scene in the fractal created by the formula: > > -0.25(Z^5)+0.5(Z^4)+(Z^3)-2(Z^2)+C > >This particular expression has one of its critical points at >zero, so no non-zero value needed to be entered as the p5 >parameter. > >I named the image "Four-Part Mandeloid" as a cataloguing >description. Consider the name the same as you would a name >like "Concerto in b-flat". > >The image is not quite up to the current average, so I could >rate it at only a 4. The render time of almost 40 minutes is a >bit much for such a below-average image. I strongly recommend >downloading the completed GIF image file from: > > <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> > >or from: > > <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> > >With bright sun, light winds, and a temperature of 52F 11C, the >fractal weather Sunday was near perfect for the dynamic duo of >fractal cats, who spent several hours roaming the yard, watching >for intruding cats. Thomas growled from the porch as the shadow >of an unwanted tomcat passed through the brush behind the yard. > >It was near perfect for me also. I spent much of the day >working on the CD, which is near 15-percent finished, and if all >goes well, (which is unlikely), will be ready by sometime this >summer. Until next FOTD, take care, and take a fractal after >every meal. > > >Jim Muth >jamth(a)mindspring.com >jimmuth(a)aol.com > > >START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ > >Four-PartMandeloid { ; time=0:39:45.25--SF5 on a P200 > reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm > formulaname=MandelbrotMix3 function=ident > center-mag=+1.92155723301730700/+0.000150628901799\ > 57/5.416256e+011/1/22.4150138724945194/0.196761744\ > 5147406 params=-0.25/5/0.5/4/1/3/-2/2/0/0 float=y > maxiter=2500 inside=zmag logmap=364 periodicity=0 > colors=000l3Kl2Il1Gm5Jm9MmCOnGRnKTnNWnRYoV`oYboaeo\ > dglahj_hhYhfWhdUhbSi`QiZOiWMiUKiSIjQGjOEjMCjKAjI8j\ > GGfFObDWZCbVH`WLZWPYWTWWYUXaTXeRXiPXnOYrMYvKYzJYxL\ > WwNVvPTtQSsSRrUPpWOoXNnZLl`KkbIjcHheGggEfiDejCfhBg\ > gBhfBhdAicAjbAj`9k_9lZ9lX8mW8nV8nU8mW7mY7l_6l`6lb5\ > kd5ke4kg4ji3jj3il2in2io1hq1hs0ht0fbCeMNd5Yc9ZbD_aH\ > _aK``O`_Sa_VaaT_cRYePWgOVgTSgXQg`OgeLgiJgmH`nHVnHP\ > oHJoHNlJRiKUgLYdMaaOd_PhXQlURoSTsPUwMVzKWhQMSWCTXD\ > UXDVXDVYEWYEXYEXYEYZFZZF_ZF__G`_Ga_Ga_Gsxfnthipjel\ > l`hnXdpS`rOXsTZtX`u`buedvifvmhwqjwriurhtrhsrgqrgps\ > fosfnselseksdjtditcgtcftbetbdq`bn_`kY_hXYeVWbUV_ST\ > XRRVQQRTWOV`KXfHZkD`qAbvL`qV_leZgoYcp_ep`fpahqbiqc\ > kqdlremrforgpshrsissjtoksllshlsemsamsZnrVorSorOprL\ > prMosNotNotOouPouPovQovRnwRnwSnxToxTpyUqyVrzVszTtu\ > SuqRvmPwiOxeNyaMzYKzUJzQIzMKAAJzMLzQMzTOzXQz_RzcTz\ > glzZlzXlzUlzSlzQlzOlzM000 > } > >frm:MandelbrotMix3 {; Jim Muth >z=real(p5), c=fn1(pixel), a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), >d=real(p2), f=imag(p2), g=real(p3), h=imag(p3), >j=real(p4), k=imag(p4), l=imag(p5)+100: >z=(a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f))+(g*(z^h))+(j*(z^k))+c, >|z| <=l } > >END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================== > > >--__--__-- > >Message: 2 >From: "Chris Curnow" <curnow(a)mail.telepac.pt> >To: <fractint(a)mailman.xmission.com> >Subject: Re: [Fractint] FOTD 22-02-02 (2-of-4 [4]) >Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 18:38:44 -0000 >Reply-To: fractint(a)mailman.xmission.com > >I just get a blue screen with this one. > >I know that I'm missing the FOTDs and feeling blue but I didn't know the >computer could catch my mood. > >Chris > > > >--__--__-- > >Message: 3 >Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 19:13:08 -0500 >From: Mike Traynor <lmtraynor(a)sympatico.ca> >To: fractint(a)mailman.xmission.com >Subject: Re: [Fractint] FOTD 22-02-02 (2-of-4 [4]) >Reply-To: fractint(a)mailman.xmission.com > >Chris, > > > > I just get a blue screen with this one. > > > > I know that I'm missing the FOTDs and feeling blue but I didn't know the > > computer could catch my mood. > >Your computer is just pining for the latest version of Fracting. The hint >is >'reset=2002', which refers to the Fractint Development Version 20.02.x. > >You can get it at www.fractint.org. > >Mike > > >--__--__-- > >Message: 4 >From: JimMuth(a)aol.com >Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2002 08:01:56 EST >To: philofractal(a)lists.fractalus.com >CC: fractint(a)mailman.xmission.com >Subject: [Fractint] Re: FOTD 25-02-02 (Four-Part Mandeloid [4]) >Reply-To: fractint(a)mailman.xmission.com > >I wrote: > > >> Perhaps I need to return to the ways of the past. > >John W. replied: > > >Yep. Whatever happened to "the Gazebo" and it's like! > >"The Keeper of the Gazebo", as well as scores of other >stories, is safely stored on disks, and will appear on the >soon-to-be-released FOTD CD. Many of my other short >stories will also be included on the CD. More than the >old FOTD images and discussions will be needed if I hope >to make the CD worth the effort that will be put into it. > >Jim M. > > > >--__--__-- > >_______________________________________________ >Fractint mailing list >Fractint(a)mailman.xmission.com >http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fractint > > >End of Fractint Digest 8 adj.**: Edgy tired alive vegan lie clear safe real "I wonder how you looked the day you were erased?" -Sleater Kinney _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com

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FOTD 25-02-02 (Four-Part Mandeloid [4])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 26 Feb '02

26 Feb '02

FOTD -- February 25, 2002 (Rating 4) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Progress continues on the upcoming FOTD CD, which will contain fractals and discussions of times past. But even as the disk progresses, the ongoing FOTD continues to languish, now appearing only every third day. As I struggle through the old e-mail files, I wonder how many CD's I will sell. Yes, I will need to sell the disks -- it takes time to copy a disk and blank disks cost money. Having a disk mass-produced is also costly, but I wonder how many I will actually sell. Being an optimist, I expect to sell not hundreds, not thousands, not tens of thousands, but tens -- if I am lucky. The questionable success of the CD project is not the only concern. While filtering through the masses of discarded e-mail, I cannot avoid re-reading the old FOTD discussions. And as I re-read them and compare them with the recent discussions, I notice a fire in the old ones that is missing in the recent discussions. In those old discussions, I often discussed things such as the curiosities of the fourth dimension. I also frequently expressed my metaphysical beliefs, and as expected, I was soundly disagreed with by those who place their full faith in the methods of physical science. The debates often grew quite lively, though never developed into a full-blown flame war. Then, I eventually grew bored with repeating the 4-D curiosities and engaging in debates that have no solution, and the FOTD settled into its current routine. The daily weather and antics of the cats replaced the polytopes and spirit worlds, even as the fractals settled into an endless series of varied but still similar quadratic midgets. And this is where the FOTD currently stands. Perhaps I need to return to the ways of the past. Today's image, another midget, continues the lethargic trend. It is a scene in the fractal created by the formula: -0.25(Z^5)+0.5(Z^4)+(Z^3)-2(Z^2)+C This particular expression has one of its critical points at zero, so no non-zero value needed to be entered as the p5 parameter. I named the image "Four-Part Mandeloid" as a cataloguing description. Consider the name the same as you would a name like "Concerto in b-flat". The image is not quite up to the current average, so I could rate it at only a 4. The render time of almost 40 minutes is a bit much for such a below-average image. I strongly recommend downloading the completed GIF image file from: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> or from: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> With bright sun, light winds, and a temperature of 52F 11C, the fractal weather Sunday was near perfect for the dynamic duo of fractal cats, who spent several hours roaming the yard, watching for intruding cats. Thomas growled from the porch as the shadow of an unwanted tomcat passed through the brush behind the yard. It was near perfect for me also. I spent much of the day working on the CD, which is near 15-percent finished, and if all goes well, (which is unlikely), will be ready by sometime this summer. Until next FOTD, take care, and take a fractal after every meal. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Four-PartMandeloid { ; time=0:39:45.25--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix3 function=ident center-mag=+1.92155723301730700/+0.000150628901799\ 57/5.416256e+011/1/22.4150138724945194/0.196761744\ 5147406 params=-0.25/5/0.5/4/1/3/-2/2/0/0 float=y maxiter=2500 inside=zmag logmap=364 periodicity=0 colors=000l3Kl2Il1Gm5Jm9MmCOnGRnKTnNWnRYoV`oYboaeo\ dglahj_hhYhfWhdUhbSi`QiZOiWMiUKiSIjQGjOEjMCjKAjI8j\ GGfFObDWZCbVH`WLZWPYWTWWYUXaTXeRXiPXnOYrMYvKYzJYxL\ WwNVvPTtQSsSRrUPpWOoXNnZLl`KkbIjcHheGggEfiDejCfhBg\ gBhfBhdAicAjbAj`9k_9lZ9lX8mW8nV8nU8mW7mY7l_6l`6lb5\ kd5ke4kg4ji3jj3il2in2io1hq1hs0ht0fbCeMNd5Yc9ZbD_aH\ _aK``O`_Sa_VaaT_cRYePWgOVgTSgXQg`OgeLgiJgmH`nHVnHP\ oHJoHNlJRiKUgLYdMaaOd_PhXQlURoSTsPUwMVzKWhQMSWCTXD\ UXDVXDVYEWYEXYEXYEYZFZZF_ZF__G`_Ga_Ga_Gsxfnthipjel\ l`hnXdpS`rOXsTZtX`u`buedvifvmhwqjwriurhtrhsrgqrgps\ fosfnselseksdjtditcgtcftbetbdq`bn_`kY_hXYeVWbUV_ST\ XRRVQQRTWOV`KXfHZkD`qAbvL`qV_leZgoYcp_ep`fpahqbiqc\ kqdlremrforgpshrsissjtoksllshlsemsamsZnrVorSorOprL\ prMosNotNotOouPouPovQovRnwRnwSnxToxTpyUqyVrzVszTtu\ SuqRvmPwiOxeNyaMzYKzUJzQIzMKAAJzMLzQMzTOzXQz_RzcTz\ glzZlzXlzUlzSlzQlzOlzM000 } frm:MandelbrotMix3 {; Jim Muth z=real(p5), c=fn1(pixel), a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), d=real(p2), f=imag(p2), g=real(p3), h=imag(p3), j=real(p4), k=imag(p4), l=imag(p5)+100: z=(a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f))+(g*(z^h))+(j*(z^k))+c, |z| <=l } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE==================================

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Re: FOTD 25-02-02 (Four-Part Mandeloid [4])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 26 Feb '02

26 Feb '02

I wrote: >> Perhaps I need to return to the ways of the past. John W. replied: >Yep. Whatever happened to "the Gazebo" and it's like! "The Keeper of the Gazebo", as well as scores of other stories, is safely stored on disks, and will appear on the soon-to-be-released FOTD CD. Many of my other short stories will also be included on the CD. More than the old FOTD images and discussions will be needed if I hope to make the CD worth the effort that will be put into it. Jim M.

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AMD Athlon XP vs Intel Pentium 4
by Lee Skinner 20 Feb '02

20 Feb '02

Does anyone know if the newest AMD Athlon XP is better (speedwise) at running a 16-bit application (Fractint, of course) than the newest Pentium 4's? (Gathering upgrade information) Thanks, Lee Skinner

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Re: [Fractint] re Fractint on Win2000 - The Kludge.....
by Multiple Bogeys 19 Feb '02

19 Feb '02

>> That is not logical. Hoyle died in 1769, but Fractint config files did not exist until sometime after 1980. Therefore, Hoyle >> cannot have written anything about them. :-) > Well, how about according to Fred Hoyle then? Who?Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com

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Re: [Fractint] re Fractint on Win2000 - The Kludge.....
by Multiple Bogeys 19 Feb '02

19 Feb '02

> You are not vulcan by any chance? >>That is not logical. Hoyle died in 1769, but Fractint config files did not exist until sometime after 1980. Therefore, Hoyle >>cannot have written anything about them. :-) Your question is not logical. It is widely known that Vulcans do not smile.Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com

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FOTD 19-02-02 (New MandelbrotMix [5])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 19 Feb '02

19 Feb '02

FOTD -- February 19, 2002 (Rating 5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Three days have passed since the FOTD last appeared. In that time, I have been working on the upcoming FOTD CD, which is now about 18 percent complete. (The inevitable unexpected problems have not yet appeared, so the disk might actually be closer to 10 percent complete.) In addition to the CD, I have been working on a MandelbrotMix3 formula, which instead of mixing 2 powers of Z, as the M-Mix4 formula does, mixes 4 powers of Z. As of this time, I have done very little work with this new formula, but I have done enough to realize that it has much potential. I have named today's image "New MandelbrotMix" because it marks the first appearance of the new formula, unfinished as the formula is, and it also introduces the next class of fractals, which, mixing 4 powers of Z instead of 2, will presumably have more variety. These new fractals will often have several critical starting points. At this time however, the different critical points must be calculated and entered manually. I have not yet figured how to get the formula to automatically calculate the multiple critical starting points and initialize Z to these values. Today's image rates an average 5, making it a bit slow when rendered from the parameter file. The better way of viewing the image is to download it from Paul's web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> or Scott's site at: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> The fractal weather Monday was fair enough for the cats to spend several hours on the porch watching the robins feast on the holly berries. The sun peeked above the holly trees just enough to give them a few spots of midday warmth to chase. The temperature of 46F 8C was a bit chilly however, especially when the sun dipped behind the trees again, sending the dynamic duo scurrying for their warm beds indoors. I see that the morning is growing short, and I've got lots to do before the day ends. Until next time, take care, and fractal dreams. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ New_MandelbrotMix { ; time=0:07:34.40--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=slices.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix3 passes=1 center-mag=-3.\ 19726650875016000/+0.01482207270577980/1226631 params=0.1/2/0.03/3/3/-1/-1/-2/-3.31805269233/0 float=y maxiter=2400 inside=0 logmap=56 colors=000e`lhcmjfmminpmnrpousoxvpzypuvZpsHlp0eq7_\ rETsKNtRGuYAvcAsbAqbAoaAmaAk`Ai`Ag_Ae_AbZA`ZAZYAXY\ AVXATXARWAPWDOUGOSJOQMOOONNRNLUNJXNHZNGXQFVTETWERZ\ DPaCNdCLgBJjAHmAHnBHnCHnCHoDHoEHoEHpFHpGHpGJqILrKN\ rMPsORsPTtRVuTXuVZvX`vYbw_dxafxchyeiyfI7SG9NFAIEBE\ tRXo_bjhheqn`zsYxoVvkStgPrcMp`JnXGlTDjPAhL7gI8hK9h\ M9hNAiPAiRBiSCjUCjWDjXDkZEk`FkaFlcGleGlfHmdImcJmbK\ naLn`Ln_MoZNoYOoXPpWQpVQpURlSRhRReQSaPSYOSVNSRMTNK\ TKJTGIUCHU9GU5FU2ET4DS6DS7DR9DRADQCDPDDPFDOGDOIDNJ\ DMLDMMDLODLPDNQEORFPRGQSHRTISTJTUKVVLWVMXWNYXOZXP_\ YQ`YQWURfWZhYbj_flbjndnpfrqhvkcqe_m_VhURdON`IIWCES\ 7AO5QqARmFRjJSfOScST_XTXaTTeUQjUMnVJsVFwVC_gFWeETd\ EQcDMaDJ`CG_CDZB9XB6WA3VA0UA2WB3XB4ZC5_C6`C7bD8cD9\ dDAfEBgEChEDjFEkFFlFHgIJbLLYONUROPUQKXSG_UBbW6eX2h\ Z6e_9baD`bGYdKWeNTgRQhUOjYLk`JmdGngEPEWNMdMUmL`vPY\ qSWlVUgZSbaPZVOjYRk`UkbYl } frm:MandelbrotMix3 {; Jim Muth z=p5, c=pixel, a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), d=real(p2), f=imag(p2), g=real(p3), h=imag(p3), j=real(p4), k=imag(p4): z=(a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f))+(g*(z^h))+(j*(z^k))+c, |z| <= 100 } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE==================================

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Re: [Fractint] Periodicity
by Jonathan Osuch 18 Feb '02

18 Feb '02

Guy >>> Setting the Maxiter-values to a strict minimum at very high >>> magnifications (at Arbitrary precision!) saves time.. >> >> So does turning the periodicity checking on. > ohh! { LOL. A fine counter example! In general, turning periodicity on will speed up image generation. I have on the back burner a speedup for the periodicity checking code. Maybe I'll tackle it after I finish the port of the assembly language formula parser to Xfractint. Jonathan

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RE: [Fractint] AMD Athlon XP vs Intel Pentium 4
by thbernt 18 Feb '02

18 Feb '02

I just bougth a computer with a AMD Athlon XP 1700+ processor, and I tested my Fractint Screen Saver on it yesterday, in other words running Fractint in diskvideo mode, and I was very pleased with the performance. But I don't have any numbers to support this. >===== Original Message From "David Jones" <gnome(a)hawaii.rr.com> ===== >Check Tom's Hardware Guide, and Anandtech.com. >From what I see on both, Athlon XP keeps up with the >Pentium 4, despite its slower clock speed (compared to >the newest P4s), and beats them in most throughput >tests. > >Of course, don't believe any of those sites test using >Fractint or any other 16-bit app. ;-) > >David >gnome(a)hawaii.rr.com > >On 17 Feb 02, at 19:05, Lee Skinner wrote: > >> Does anyone know if the newest AMD Athlon XP is better (speedwise) at running >> a 16-bit application (Fractint, of course) than the newest Pentium 4's? >> >> (Gathering upgrade information) >> >> Thanks, >> >> Lee Skinner >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Fractint mailing list >> Fractint(a)mailman.xmission.com >> http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fractint > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Fractint mailing list >Fractint(a)mailman.xmission.com >http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fractint

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(no subject)
by Jonathan Osuch 16 Feb '02

16 Feb '02

Guy, > Setting the Maxiter-values to a strict minimum at very high > magnifications (at Arbitrary precision!) saves time.. So does turning the periodicity checking on. Jonathan

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FOTD 16-02-02 (Lantern Spiral [8])
by Jim Muth 16 Feb '02

16 Feb '02

FOTD -- February 16, 2002 (Rating 8) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Yes, I realize that three days have passed since the last FOTD. The FOTD CD is coming on schedule, (8 months are ready, 63 months remain to be done, and the colors of many of the old images need to be brightened.), but the CD is taking so much of my spare time that I have little time remaining for new FOTD's. The FOTD is not in danger of going the way of the dodo however, and when the CD is ready, the new FOTD's will once again appear on a daily basis. After all, what would the philofractal list be without a new FOTD every day? It certainly is not a UF or FractalTalk list. Today's formula, NewtonTest27, is an old one that has lain idle for several years. It represents an early effort on my part to do something unusual with Newton's fractals. Nothing much ever came of the effort, for shortly after writing today's formula, I got involved in the four-dimensional Julibrot figure and midgets in 2-part formulae, and soon forgot my Newton's efforts. But as today's 8-rated FOTD shows, some of these old Newton's formulae can create very interesting images. Studying today's image, I first noticed the prominent spiral in the upper left, then my eye was caught by the lantern-like figures rising from the lower right corner and merging into the spiral. I named the picture "Lantern Spiral". With a rating of 8, the 3-minute render time of the parameter file is quite reasonable. But it is not absolutely reasonable. Those who demand the ultimate in reason will find the image posted in all its illumined glory to Paul's web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> and to Scott's site at: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> The fractal weather Friday here at Fractal Central was fair enough. The comfort of hazy sun and a temperature of 52F 11C was tempered by a chilly wind that kept the fractal cats confined to the porch. From the porch, they kept a watchful eye on a flock of robins that descended at midday to feast on the holly berries. Tippy chattered wishfully for a robin to stray within pouncing range, but the wise birds never came within several meters of his eagerly waiting claws. As for myself, it's a Saturday morning and I've got 61 months of FOTD's yet to prepare for transfer to CD. So until the next FOTD appears in a couple days, take care, and keep the faith. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Lantern_Spiral { ; time=0:03:14.16--SF5 on a P200 reset=1960 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=NewtonTest27 passes=1 center-mag=-1.11\ 79/-0.409735/3.174717/1/-90/-1.23373533611470521e-\ 014 params=2/2.4/2/2/1/1e-015 float=y maxiter=90 bailout=100 inside=period logmap=yes symmetry=xaxis periodicity=10 colors=000TTdPQ_JPVFMPdzjVxaLcTpT6f\ OAVIFLCJ96OS4Pi3Qz1Sz1TzYMrzFPcO0DXCM`PXdcdjpoozxs\ zf`zQIz90s94j99aAFTALLAPCAVLAPTAJaADi96r90z90vI0rQ\ 0o_4jf7foAaxD0Q03F1DG0MG0XI0dI0oJ0xJ0sD0o9Dj3Qf0cc\ 0pT0mL4mC9l3Dl4Fr6Fu6Gx7Gy7Gz4Fx3Dp14g03`01T00P06M\ 3AL7GLM71xc6_TDpXgCrT_3_MCSXzxzxzsjrXY`P_400DLzGd0\ 4V6ALDGzF1jI9SJFQz3IgCgz0Xv0Lc9zIzfJfza0sX3XQCYCsM\ GaxL0_L4Y00P70IFAlFXaGTTIQJJOa1Ar09SzFOyGJjIFYJ0Vz\ 1Sv4Pi7MXVz_OmTG_PzXLcQLszzcrmP`_zzxszmdmcP_TiL0ya\ 6gXCQQGVzvDozCfuC_iASX4J07L09L9GC0DF6CID7Co9Fg9G_A\ JSd0vX3lfaAolOdgFTc7J_07V0zzzz0izI_z_PzpFF_`jdISVJ\ O30L70GC6DGDzorz0go7_VFSOziJx`FcSsz3zzJmzL`oLO_LA9\ TADQAIOxz_fpTQ`PpsragfOXVylrgafQTV17P4AO6FM9ILzzDx\ zGgmIQ_JM70IC0DGAOc3zz0xm0__9zzzdpizzzzxz1iI4`J7SL\ zzFlpIT`JzjxmajTTYDD0uvcdiXPXQz0rl4fTDVlzi_u`MaSMz\ cjz9YvDMcIz00u44dAAPGGyTslQj_PaMMTXz3LmC } frm:NewtonTest27 {; Jim Muth a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), c=real(p2), d=imag(p2), k=real(p3), f=imag(p3), z=(pixel): zx=(z^b)-a zy=(c*z)^d z=z-(k*zx/zy), |zx| >= f } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE==================================

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Re: [Fractint] FOTD 11-02-02 (Mandelbrot-03 [5])
by Multiple Bogeys 15 Feb '02

15 Feb '02

>I have never really understood what causes these ghostly high- >iteration remnants of the unperturbed M-set to remain in the >background of the perturbed sets. I have read explanations >explaining that the foreground in images like today's is complex >material, while the background is real material, but this >doesn't really make sense. My own guess is that regardless of >where the iterated points start their travels, if they don't >escape first, they will eventually settle into the same orbits >as the points that start at 0,0. That's exactly what happens. There's only the two critical points, infinity and 0, and infinity is always superattracting. Under the Sullivan theorem there can only be one other attractor at most, and it then has to capture 0. So the non-escaping points, if they exist, go to a finite attractor and then 0 goes to that attractor too.Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com

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Re: [Fractint] FOTD 28-01-02 (Sandy Bottom [5])
by Multiple Bogeys 15 Feb '02

15 Feb '02

>> Why don't they just filter out MS Outlook? :)Get more >> from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : >> http://explorer.msn.com > And use MSN instead? ;-) > David happily using Pegasus Mail Don't have much choice here, since the only other interfaces to Hotmail are Outlook (blech) and the Web interface (double bletch, and can't save messages locally). And hotmail is the only free email provider that's reasonably stable over years. And a non-free email address can't be risked on usenet or a mailing list, since it can't be thrown away and replaced easily if it gets too much spam or some loser decides to mailbomb it...Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com

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Re: [Fractint] re Fractint on Win2000 - The Kludge.....
by Multiple Bogeys 14 Feb '02

14 Feb '02

>> > Hopefully if all went according to Hoyle you will have a fractint.cfg >> file... >> >>If all went according to who? >Edmond Hoyle (1671-1769), generally known for his pretty much definitive >rules for various card games. That is not logical. Hoyle died in 1769, but Fractint config files did not exist until sometime after 1980. Therefore, Hoyle cannot have written anything about them. :-)Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com

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FOTD 13-02-02 (Stained Glass Window [9])
by Jim Muth 13 Feb '02

13 Feb '02

FOTD -- February 13, 2002 (Rating 9) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: The FOTD CD is progressing nicely. Of the 70 or so odd months of FOTD's that will be on the disk, 3 months are already finished. At this rate, if nothing goes wrong, (which probably will happen), I could have the disk ready before the end of the year. Today's image is an old one, which I created back in 1997. Looking at it, with its warmly glowing effect of being illuminated from within, I wonder how much, if at all, my images have improved in the past five years, especially since I became obsessed with an endless series of Mandelbrot midgets. I have named the image "Stained Glass Window" for its effect of sunlight streaming through a church window at sunset. I rated the image a 9 because it is worth that lofty rating. The render time of 11 seconds is a great demonstration that good fractals need not take a long time to render. It will take several times that long to go online and download the completed image from Paul's web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> or from Scott's site at: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> The fractal weather Tuesday here at Fractal Central was uneventful, though the cats, who were dis-satisfied, must have considered uneventful weather too harsh. The hazy sun, moderate winds, and temperature of 52F 11C kept them confined to the porch, waiting for the sun, which at this time of year almost but not quite tops the holly trees around midday. An afternoon dish of tuna eased their discomfort. My discomfort will be eased when the day's work is finished and the FOTD CD is ready. It will take about 5 hours to finish the day's work, and closer to 500 hours to finish the CD, but the only way to finish is to start. So until next FOTD, take care, and be patient. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ StainedGlassWindow { ; time=0:00:11.27--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=jim.frm formulaname=Mytest08c function=cotan passes=1 center-mag=0/1.55431e-015/0.6577505 params=2/0/0/1\ /0/2 float=y maxiter=500 bailout=100 inside=bof60 logmap=yes symmetry=xyaxis periodicity=10 colors=000G00C00Q00Q00Z00W00`00`00a00a00b00b00d00d\ 00e00e00g00g00i00i00j00j00k00k00m00m00n00n00o00o00\ p00p00r00r00s00s00t00t00u00u00u00w00w50x50x50y50y5\ 0zP0zU0zY0z`0ze0zg0zk0zo0zo0zn0zl0zk0zg0zf0zd0zb0z\ W0zW0zW0zW0zW0zO0zO0zO0zO0zO0zO0zL0zL0zJ0zF0zF0z50\ z50zF0z50zF0zF0zF0zF0zO0zW0zW0zW0zW0zW0zX0zX0zW0zW\ 0zW0zW0zU0zU0zU0zR0zR0zR0zT0zR0zR0zP0zP0zW0z00z00z\ 00z00z00z00z00z00z00z00z00z00y00y00x00x00w00w00u00\ u00t00t00s00s00r00r00p00p00o00o00n00n00m00m00k00k0\ 0j00j00i00i00g00g00e00e00d00d00b00b00a00a00`00`00Z\ 00Z00X00X00W00W00V00V00T00T00R00R00Q00Q00O00O00M00\ M00K00K00I00I00G00G00E00E00C00C00A00A0070070050050\ 0200200000000000000000000000000L00M00M00O00O00Q00Q\ 00Q00Q00Q00Q00Q00Q00Q00Q00Q00Q00Q00Q00Q00Q00Q00Q00\ Q00Q00Q00Q00Q00Q00Q00Q00Q00Q00Q00Q00Q00Q00Q00Q00Q0\ 0Q00Q00Q00Q00Q00Q00Q00Q00 } frm:Mytest08c {; Jim Muth z=fn1(pixel), a=real(p3), b=imag(p3), c=a+(b*pixel): z=(((z^p1)*z)^p2)^(-p2)+c, |z|<=100 } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE==================================

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Which (if any) of the display modes work with ATI All-in-wonder 128
by DalesMicro＠aol.com 12 Feb '02

12 Feb '02

I recemtly purchased the above board but none of the VESA drivers work with it, are there any that doo? Thanks, Dale Denham

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FOTD 11-02-02 (Mandelbrot-03 [5])
by Jim Muth 12 Feb '02

12 Feb '02

FOTD -- February 11, 2002 (Rating 5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Progress continues on the FOTD CD, which is cutting into my current fractal time, but I am still managing several FOTD's per week. Today's perturbed fractal, with its ghostly outline of a Mandelbrot bud in the background and a spectacular spiral in the foreground, is a return to the type of images I was doing 10 years ago. Well, it's not exactly like what I was doing ten years ago, since today's image would not have been possible back then. The maxiter of today's image is 300,000, while 10 years ago, Fractint's maximum maxiter was 32,767. I have never really understood what causes these ghostly high- iteration remnants of the unperturbed M-set to remain in the background of the perturbed sets. I have read explanations explaining that the foreground in images like today's is complex material, while the background is real material, but this doesn't really make sense. My own guess is that regardless of where the iterated points start their travels, if they don't escape first, they will eventually settle into the same orbits as the points that start at 0,0. The name of today's image -- Mandelbrot-03 -- is more of a catalog number than a true name. The rating of 5 is perfectly average. The render time is in the range of 5 minutes, which is bearable. And the pre-rendered GIF image can be downloaded from either of the following two web sites: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> or: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> The fractal weather Sunday was wet and chilly -- not the most enjoyable kind of weather for fractal cats. But the intrepid duo faced the adversity bravely, and came through the day with only minor complaints. As for myself, it's Monday morning and I've got a load of work waiting to be done, not to mention the work on that FOTD CD, which is in progress. Until the next FOTD arrives in a couple days, take care, and what happened to the public's fascination with fractals. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Mandelbrot-03 { ; time=0:05:40.98--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=mandel passes=1 center-mag=-0.7527\ 0080049748840/-0.03833627883328024/20391.82/1/167.\ 5/8.22113627174658745e-011 params=0.6669953/0.6670\ 071 float=y maxiter=300000 inside=255 logmap=35 colors=0002hd3ge4ge5fe6ee6ee7df8cf9cfAbfAbfBafC`gD\ `gE_gE_gFZgGYgHYhIXhIXhJWhKVhLViMUiNTiNTiOSiPSiQRj\ RQjRQjSPjTPjUOjVNkVNkWMkXLkYLkZKlZKl_Jl`IlaIlbHlbH\ mcGmdFmeFmfEmfEmeFndFncFncFnbFnaFnaGn`Gn_GnZGnZGnY\ GnXHnXHnWHnVHnUHnUHnTInSInSInRInQInPInPJnOJnNJnNJn\ MJnLJnLKnKKnJKnIKnIKnHKnGLnGLnFLnELnDLnDLnCMnBMnBM\ nAMn9Mn8Mn8Nn7Nn6Nn6Nn5Nn4Nn2Oo4Nn6Nm8NlANkCMkEMjG\ MiIMhKLhMLgOLfQLeSKeUKdWKcYKbZKbYKaXK`WK_VKZUKYTKX\ SKWRKVQKUPKTOKSNKRMKQLKPKKOJKOLJMMJLOIJPIIQHGQHFRG\ DRGCSFBSF9TE8UE6WD5YD3_C2aC1`D2aD3bE3cF4dE4eF5eG5d\ G6dG6dH7dH7dI8dI9dI9dJAcKAcKBcLBcMCcNCcNDcODcPEbQF\ bRFbRGbSGbTHbUHbUIaWIaYJa_JaaKacLacL`cM`cM`cNaeNag\ OaiObkPbmPboQcqQcsPcuQdwSdxUdyWfzYhz_jzamzcozepzgq\ zirzkszmtzouzqvzswzuxzwyzyzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz\ zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz\ zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz00I } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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FOTD 09-02-02 (Mandelbrot-02 [5])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 09 Feb '02

09 Feb '02

FOTD -- February 09, 2002 (Rating 5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: The job of preparing the FOTD CD grows ever more formidable. The current difficulties are caused by the total lack of uniformity of the early FOTD's. Due to bad line breaks, etc., many of the parameter files will no longer run, and need to be re-created from the original GIF images. Also, the size of the saved images is anything I was in the mood for at the time. The off-size images need to be re-rendered in the SF6 (800x600x256) format, which will be the standard size of the images on the CD. Luckily, when I realized that the FOTD would become a major project, I settled into a uniform style, but I still have a year or so of haphazard format to struggle through before I reach the easy part of the job. I'll keep everyone updated on the FOTD CD progress. Today we have another simple scene -- a midget deep in a spiral in the north branch of Scepter Valley of the Mandelbrot set. Due to the cursory coloring, the image rates an average 5. A better job of coloring would raise the rating to a 7. The render time of 6 minutes is a bit much to ask for a merely average image. The more efficient way to view the scene is to let Paul and Scott render the image and pick it up from one of their web sites. Paul's site is at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> and Scott's is at: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> The fractal weather Friday pleased the cats, who spent several hours on the porch, waiting for the sun to clear the holly trees and bathe them in solar radiance. Unfortunately, it will be a couple weeks before the sun angle grows high enough to rise above the trees and reach the porch. The temperature of 56F 13C made up for the lack of sun however. It's now time to get back on a bit of regular work, and when that is finished, to tackle the FOTD CD. Until next time, which will come in 2 or 3 days, take care, and see you then. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Mandelbrot-02 { ; time=0:06:41.62--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=mandel passes=1 center-mag=-1.2509\ 72462419692/+0.01210087858951061/6.973531e+012/1/7\ 7.4231529028881766/0.0745775308943859988 params=0/0 float=y maxiter=35000 inside=0 logmap=-8850 colors=0000hzT7yR7xO6wM6vK5uI5tG4sG0rF1pF2nE3lF4jF\ 5hF5fF5cF6_F6WF6TF6PF6LF7HF7EF7AF76E50F62F73F74F85\ F96F98GA9GBAGBBGCCGDEGDFHEGHFHHFIHGJHHLHHMHINIJOIJ\ PIKRILSILTIMUJNVJNXJOYJPZJP_JQ`KQ_JQ`JQaJQbIQbIQcI\ QdHQeHQeHQfGQgGQhGQhFQiFQjENhFOiFPjFQjFQkGRkGSlGSl\ GTmHUmHVnHVnHWoIXoIXpIYpIZqJcqJhrJmrJmsEmtHmsJmsLh\ sNcrPZrSUrUPqWKqYFq_AqWFqSJqOOqKSqGXqC`q8eq5iqCdlJ\ `hQXcXT_cPVjLRpIMqHNqHNqHOqHOrKPrHPrHQrGQrGRsGRsGS\ sGSsGTwEVuFUtGUsGTrHTqHTpISoISnJSmJRkKRjKRiLQhLQgM\ QfNPeNPdOOcOOaPO`PN_QNZQNYRMXRMYSMZSL_TL`YEaWHbUJc\ TLdRNePPfORgMThKViJXjH_kGalEcmCenBgo9ip7kq6mr4os3q\ t4pu5ov6nw7nx7my8lz9lzAkzAjzBjzCizDhzDhzEgzFfzGfzG\ ezHdzIdzJczJbzKbzLazM`zOfzNdzNbzM`zM_zLYzLWzLUzKTz\ KRzJPzJNzGPzHOzINzJMzJMzKLzLKzMKzMJzNIzOHzPHzPGzQF\ zRFzSEzSDzTCzUCzVBzVAzWAzX9zY8zY7zZ7z_6z`5z`5za4zb\ 3zb3z`4zZ5zY6zW7zV8z9pz8q mathtolerance=/1 } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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Re: [Fractint] re Fractint on Win2000 - The Kludge.....
by Multiple Bogeys 08 Feb '02

08 Feb '02

> Hopefully if all went according to Hoyle you will have a fractint.cfg file... If all went according to who?Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com

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Re: [Fractint] FOTD 28-01-02 (Sandy Bottom [5])
by Multiple Bogeys 08 Feb '02

08 Feb '02

> At work, which is 4 miles away in downtown Ft. Worth, TX, the FOTD page for > January 2002 looked OK. I clicked on several FOTD links, and I got the text, > but not the images! At work, we're behind a firewall, but the images should > still get thru. They only filter out incoming email attachments, since they > use virus-prone MS Outlook. Why don't they just filter out MS Outlook? :)Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com

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FOTD 07-02-02 (Mandelbrot-01 [5])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 07 Feb '02

07 Feb '02

FOTD -- February 07, 2002 (Rating 5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Because the FOTD CD will be more work than I had originally estimated, I have decided to continue posting some new FOTD's, though not at the one-per-day rate. I will try however to post two or three new FOTD's per week. My spare time will be divided between working on the CD and posting new FOTD's. I will concentrate on the classic Mandelbrot set for my new FOTD images, since the built-in Mandelbrot formula is far faster than the type=formula fractals, and I will need all the time I can muster for the CD. Also, the Mandelbrot set is the world's richest fractal. The extra effort on the CD will be devoted to rewriting the many passages whose awkwardness has become obvious only long after I wrote them. And since I will need to sell the CD, it will need to have sufficient new material to make the product worth the yet-undetermined price. Luckily, I have ample never-posted material ready to be included. Of course, pictures of myself, Fractal Central, and the fractal cats will be included. It is too early to estimate when the CD will be ready, but I'll keep those on the lists posted. Today's image is a scene in a very high iteration spiral in a remote valley of the Mandelbrot set. It rates only an average 5, and has been given a catalog number rather than a name. The render time of 16 minutes can be avoided by downloading the completed GIF image from Paul's web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> or from Scott's site at: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> The fractal weather Wednesday here at Fractal Central was nondescript. In response, the fractal cats had a nondescript day. The discomfort of the lack of sun was mitigated by the above-average temperature of 50F 10C, leaving the dynamic duo in a state of indecision. They didn't decide until I offered them a dish of tuna, at which time they decided to eat. Well, I've got to get busy on that FOTD CD, among other things. Until the next Mandelbrot FOTD, which will appear in a few days, take care, and see you soon. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Mandelbrot-01 { ; time=0:16:12.28--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=mandel passes=1 center-mag=-1.3749\ 2740278240500/+0.01223863992626447/1.204192e+009/1\ /84.9999710012695004/1.48995174826457855e-005 params=0/0 float=y maxiter=120000 inside=0 logmap=-11800 colors=000UwbUwaTwaTw`Sx_Rx_RxZQyYQy\ YPyXPyXRxWSxWTxVUwVVwVWwUXvUYvTZvT`uTauSbuSctSdtRe\ tRftQgsQhsQisPkrPlrPmrOnqOoqNpqNqpNrpMspMvwJtpMrjO\ pdQoZSmSUkMWiGYmBcjAahA_fAZdAXbAW_9UY9SW9RU9PS9OP8\ MN8KL8JJ8HH8GE7EC7CA7B879678A89DA9GCAJEAMCBPDBSFCV\ HCZLDaODeSEhUElVFoWFsXGvZGzZHzZGyYGwWGvUFtSFsQFqOF\ qMEoKEnJEmIDlIDkHDjGDiGCiFChFCgECfEBeDBdCBcCAbBAbB\ AaAA`A9_99Z89Y89X78W78W68V67U57T47S47R36Q36P26P26Q\ 47R58R69S7AT8BT9CUADVCEVDFWEFXFGXGHYHIZIJZKK_LL`MM\ `NNaOObPObQPcSQdTRdUSeVTfWUfXVgYWf_VgZWgYXhXYhWZhW\ _iV_iU`jTajSbjSckRckQdkPelPflOgmNgmMhmLinLknKmnJoo\ IqoHspHtpGupFvqEwqEurDvsCztBzuAzvAzw9zx8zy7zz7zzAz\ zDzzFzzIzzKzzNzzPzzSzzUzzXzzZzzazzdzzczzczzczzbzzc\ zzczzczzczzczzczzczzczzczzczzczzczzczzczzczzczzczz\ czzczzczzczzczzczzczzczzczzczzczzczzczzczzczzczzcz\ zczzczzczzczzczzczzczzczzczzczzczzczzcz } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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Some development suggestions for L-systems
by Tony (Anthony) Hanmer 06 Feb '02

06 Feb '02

I have been familiarising myself with Fractint's L-system types for about 3 years now, and while I still have a long way to go, I have some ideas about how to further develop this part of the programme. It isn't, perhaps, used nearly as much as some other parts, but could still stand some modifications, which might attract a new set of users. The first improvement would be to allow for colour *vector* output, e.g. dxf or ai, instead of only bitmap output. L-systems are linear-based, not pixel-based. (I have a mutant version of Fractint sent to me by one of Fractint's developers which allows for dxf output, but without colours. This has enabled me to render L-systems as large as 1 GB, which fortunately compress to about 4% of their size when imported into CorelDraw and saved there!) A probability function would allow for more realistic-looking trees and other living forms to be emulated. For example, the option of setting a probability that any given part of the L-system string would occur, be it an angle change, size change or whatever. This seems to be a feature of some other L-system generators I have read about in books on fractals. I suppose that there would have to also be some way of ensuring that every somewhat "randomly" generated L-system could be produced more than once, e.g. by recording the actual variables used in each case of allowing the probability function. if...then, etc. could also be incorporated. If the line(s) resulting from iteration x reach or surpass an angle of y in relation to the horizontal or starting angle, do z: introduce an alternate text string command. If the total number of line segments resulting from iteration x reaches number y, do z; etc. A final modification, which is rather specialist so far but again which could enlarge the group of L-system uses, would be to allow *animations*. Currently, by using d instead of f, and setting angles instead of using Angle x, angles can be varied to the limits of Fractint's precision, allowing one L-system to mutate into another. The start and end parameters could be set, along with the intervening number of pieces to produce, and then the programme allowed to generate the whole set of pieces, which collected together would form a smooth animation from starting form to finishing. Actually writing a separate L-system for each piece would not then be necessary. I have many pairs of L-systems which would benefit from this proceedure. (IFS types and, I suppose, most fractal types could also be treated similarly. There are already a number of fractal animators out there; but can any of them handle L-systems?) Tony Hanmer _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.

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Fractal Universe ® Calendar 2004
by Sylvie Gallet 06 Feb '02

06 Feb '02

Hi All, Linda Allison asked me to post the following message to the Fractint discussion List: ******* This is an open call for you to submit your fractal artwork for consideration for inclusion in the Fractal Universe ® Calendar 2004. All the information you will need is detailed on the following website: http://www.fractalforum.com/fc2004 Please make your submissions and any additional enquires you may have via the submission / contact form on the above website. Thanks and good luck! Linda Allison and Tina Oloyede ********** Cheers, - Sylvie

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News About Paul Lee...
by JimMuth＠aol.com 05 Feb '02

05 Feb '02

I have heard from Paul. He is alive and well, but has suffered a major disruption to his life. Jim M.

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FOTD progress report
by JimMuth＠aol.com 05 Feb '02

05 Feb '02

I've got one month's FOTD discussions gathered, edited, formatted and ready to go. Only 57 more months to go. Thank goodness the images are already prepared. This is what I get for mixing the FOTD discussions with all my other out-mail for the first couple years of the FOTD. Jim M.

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FOTD 04-02-02 (A Fractal Hiatus [4])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 04 Feb '02

04 Feb '02

FOTD -- February 04, 2002 (Rating 4) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's simple image is named "A Fractal Hiatus". I gave it this name because it is the last FOTD that I will be able to post until I finish the job of organizing and producing that long-talked-about FOTD CD. There is simply too much work involved to efficiently handle both the ongoing FOTD and the FOTD CD. I have no idea how long it will take to finish the CD, but if no new problems come up, I should have it finished in a few weeks. When the CD is ready, I will resume the ongoing daily FOTD. In the meantime, I will continue reading the lists and will post an occasional comment on the progress of the CD, or whatever comes to mind. But right now, I've got a pile of serious work in front of me, so I'd best get started. The parameter file of today's image runs in 7 minutes on my P200 machine. And the GIF file is available on Scott's web site at: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> Paul's whereabouts remains a mystery. With a temperature of 43F 6C, the Sunday weather here at Fractal Central was normal winter fare, which, despite the sun, did not please the cats. Until next FOTD, take care, and see you soon. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ A_Fractal_Hiatus { ; time=0:06:55.78--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=ident passes=1 center-mag=+0.36024239892994990/-0.000637526197233\ 93/9.610436e+011/1/47.4903845409139436/-0.11245331\ 8018520432 params=1/3/0.365/4/0/0 float=y maxiter=1200 inside=0 logmap=131 colors=000DAYFA`HAcJAfLAiNAlPAoRAoRAkRAhRAeRFbRIZR\ GWRFTREQRDMRCJRAGR9DR89R76R63R50aMIlbZmhhplcjjTefI\ SVCEJ70823D85HE8LKAPQCTWFXaK`gPclUcsZdjeebraVw_NzZ\ MqZLmYKiYKeXJ`XIXWITWHPVGLVGZNElGCy9BxDAxGAwJAwNAv\ Q9vT9uX9u_9tb8tf8si8sl8so8te6uX4vO3wF1x60pE2hM3`U4\ Ua5Mi6Eq77y8Hs7Qm7Zh6gb6pY6c`BSbFGeJ4gNFlWQqd`vmjz\ ulu_npFjlEgiDcfD`cCY`CUYBRUBNRAKOAHL9DI9AF87C86DA6\ DC6ED5EF5FG5FI4GJ4GL4HN3HO3IQ3IR2JT2JU2KW2KX6JYAJZ\ EJ_IJ_MI`PIaTIbXIb`HcdHdgHekHeoGfsGgwGhzGhzKfzOdzS\ bzW`z_ZzcXzgVzkTzoSrnNkmJdmFXlBQk7Jk3Fa6BT97JC4AE2\ 79134jB0FaXGg_HmbHseJpdKmdLjdNgdOddPadQZdSXcTUcURc\ VOcXLcYIcZFc_Dc`EdaFebGfbHgcIhdJidJieKjfMkgOlgQmhS\ niUoiWodYk__gVacRc_MdWHeSDfPCgQBhRBiSAjTAkT9lU9mV8\ nW8oX7qX7sY6uZ6w_5y`5z`8zXAzTCzPEzLHzHJzDLz9Nz6Qz5\ Sz5Uz5Qz9NzCKzFHzIDzLAzO7zR4zU1zX8zYFzYMzZTzZ_z_fz\ _mz`sz`lzeezi_zmTzq9zhBzi } 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 03-02-02 (Fractal Rambling [3])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 03 Feb '02

03 Feb '02

FOTD -- February 03, 2002 (Rating 3) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Gathering and organizing the material for the upcoming FOTD CD is proving to be a more difficult task than expected, which I suppose is not unexpected. I present today's weak effort as a little scene I found with almost no effort. There's not much in it to speak of, so I'll let the image speak for itself. As always, the GIF image can be downloaded from Scott's web site at: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> The weather Saturday was cold and blustery. The cats were happy to remain indoors -- 39F 4C is far too cold a temperature for such intrepid felines. As for me -- I've got tons of work to do on that CD. The new FOTD's might appear at somewhat irregular intervals while I'm busy, but I'll be here every day reading the lists, which is not much of a task. Hopefully, the next FOTD will appear in 24 hours. If not, it won't be too far off. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Fractal_Rambling { ; time=0:03:10.76--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=multirot-XY-ZW-new function=ident/flip passes=1 center-mag=+0.00432118469495858/+0.011272\ 95220093/716.4877/1/-77.5/7.6716411001598317e-014 params=88.14258247627185/88.46143986327708/2.003/0\ /0.00019/0.07388/-1.7435/0.00015 float=y maxiter=1200 inside=bof61 logmap=49 periodicity=0 colors=000GzzDzzDzzAzzAzz7zz7zz4zz4zz2zz2zz0zz0zz0\ zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zy\ 0zx0zw0zv0yu0xt0ws0vr0uq0tp0so0rn0qm0pl0ok0nj0mi0l\ h0ig0if0fe0fd0cc0cb0`a2Y`2Y_2VZ4VY4SX4SW7PV7PU7MSA\ JQAJOAGMAGKDDIDDGDAEGACG7AG48J46J24J22M00M00M00J00\ M00M00M00M00P00P00P00P20S20S20S20S40V40V40V40V70Y7\ 0Y70Y70YA0YA0`A0`A0`D0`D0cD0cD0cG0cG0fG0fG0fJ0fJ0i\ J0iJ0iM0iM0lM0lM0lP0lP0lP0pP0pS0pS0pS0sS0sV0sV0sV0\ vV0vY0vY0vY0yY0y`0y`0y`0zY0z`0y`0sc0pc0iJ0cK0YM0VN\ 0PO0JP0DQ0AR04S00T00U00V00W00X00Y00Z00_01`02a03b04\ c05e06g07i08k09m0Ao0Bq0Cs0Du0Ew0Fy0Gz0Hz0Iz0JzzKzz\ LzzMzzNzzOzzPzzQzzRzzSzzTzzUm0Vs0Wu0Xz2Yz2Zzz_zz`z\ zazzbzzczzdzAezAqrDgzDzrDizGjzGkzJmzJozJqzMszMuzMw\ zJxzJzzvzzvzzvzzvzzvzzvzzvzzvzzyyzyyzyvzyvzyszyszy\ pzypzzlzzlzzizzizzfzzfzzczzczz`zz`zzYzzYzzVzzVzzSz\ zSzzPzzPzzMzzMzzJzzJzzGzz } frm:multirot-XY-ZW-new {; draws 6 planes and rotations ;when fn1-2=i,f, then p1 0,0=M, 0,90=O, 90,0=E, 90,90=J ;when fn1-2=f,i, then p1 0,0=M, 0,90=R, 90,0=P, 90,90=J a=real(p1)*.01745329251994, b=imag(p1)*.01745329251994, z=sin(b)*fn1(real(pixel))+sin(a)*fn2(imag(pixel))+p3, c=cos(b)*real(pixel)+cos(a)*flip(imag(pixel))+p4: z=z^(p2)+c, |z| <= 36 } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE==================================

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FOTD 02-02-02 (The Primary Colors [6])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 02 Feb '02

02 Feb '02

FOTD -- February 02, 2002 (Rating 6) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: There are three primary colors -- red, green and blue. And then there are three more primary colors -- red, yellow and blue. The first are the additive primaries, or RGB colors of a fractal on the screen; the second are the subtractive primaries, or CMYK colors of a fractal on the paper. Today's image has in it some very strong primary colors of both varieties. For this reason, I named it "The Primary Colors". The rating is only a 6. The formula behind the image is a very simple one -- Z^2.003+C, made more interesting by displaying the part of the infinite fractal that lies 1029 turns up the logarithmic hyperspiral. At this lofty height, the parent fractal resembles the Mandelbrot set rotated 180 degrees, so that the split along the negative X-axis cuts the East Valley area, which at the same time begins to broaden. The midget in the image lies deep in this fractured East Valley. The 15-minute render time is barely bearable. But impatience can be avoided by letting Scott do the rendering and downloading the image from his web site, located at: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> The fractal weather Friday featured rapid and extreme changes. The day began with dense fog, which cleared to a partly cloudy sky by 10am. A light shower passed over at 11am, then it was partly cloudy until 3pm, when a brief but strong rain squall arose. The day ended with clearing skies, high winds and falling temperatures. The high of 75F 24C was comfortable enough, but the fractal cats' outdoor time was limited by the changeable conditions. It's the start of another week-end here at Fractal Central, and I've got a lot of work to do to get the files for the FOTD CD in order. The sooner I get started, the faster progress I'll make. So until next time, take care, and have patience. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ The_Primary_Colors { ; time=0:15:14.28--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotBC1 function=floor passes=1 center-mag=-0.26445764184686160/-0.003322320467831\ 68/1.109666e+011/1/-42.5037/0.00146395122998561888 params=2.003/0/1029/0 float=y maxiter=6000 inside=0 logmap=298 colors=000XOjZRjaSibRidUgfUgiXfjbfmidom\ drtbtzbvzbtrZtfUrOPqIMr6Ir0Ds0At3Cv9DxFDzFFzKFyJLu\ MPpOWmS_ZZdSdjOloIrvCyz8zzCtzFjzIayLSwOIoR9hU0bX0W\ U0NR8TOGZLOcIWKFdLClF9vA6z6cz11w80nD0XJ0LP09W08_09\ X09U1AR3AO4CL6CI4FD4IA4J64M34O0CGFI9UO1iU0y_0zZ0zX\ 0zX0zW0zU0wU1tS4qS6mR9jPCgPDdOGbOI_MLXLOULPRJSOJUL\ IXIG_FGaCFd9Ff8CZS9Rm8JzLJzXCyR0tC0o00S00U00U00U00\ W00W00W00W00X00X00X00Z00Z00Z00Z13X1AX3IW3PW4RU4RU6\ RS6RS8RR8RR9RUARXARZCRaCRbDRfDRiFRjFRmGRoIRrIRvJRw\ JRzLRzLRzMRzMRzORwOOtMLqKInIFkGChE9fC6fA4f82i60l40\ o40r40v40y30z30z30z30z30z30z30z40z40z40z43z46z48z6\ Az6Cz6Fz6Iz6Jz6Mz8Oz8Rz8Uz8Wz8Zz8_z9Zz9Xz9Xz9Wz9Uz\ AUzASzARzARzARzCRzCRzCRzCRzCRzDRzDRzDRzDRzDRzDRzGR\ zIRzJRzLRzORzPRzRRzSRzURzWRzWRzWRzWRzWRzWRzWRzWRzW\ RzWRzWRzURzURzURzSRzSRzSRzSRzRRzRRzRRzPRzPRzPRzPRz\ ORzORzORzMRzIRzJRzLRzORzPRzRRzSRzWRz } 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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Fractals and copyrights
by Scott Mackinney 02 Feb '02

02 Feb '02

Hello Im posting a copy of a message I just posted to a fractal email list of 300 members in response to someone called Cindy Meyers. However my message was moderated and didn't make it too the list, because appartnetly the topic is a powder keg. A few messages on the topic have been discussed on the fractalus lists. So again just to explain I resisting my censor and posting a copy of my message for another list to this one. It would be appreciated if someone could copy and paste my message to this list so my message is heard. - - - - <<Some members have mentioned their growing reluctance to send UPR's to the list because of the people who don't believe that copyright applies to UPR's being sent over the internet.>> You mean, when someone has an ORIGINAL in their fractal program and they post a COPY into an email program, which then makes a COPY on the internet. So you deliberately make 2 copies of information you created. Then when everyone else on this list reads your message, they make a COPY on the local hardrive. Did you still have the original, what was stolen? Are you worse off? Is someone else richer? Can you begin to see how silly copyright looks when we have the internet. Government must find another basis for intellectual property rights. Its mass civil disobedience otherwise. <<Often they speak of freedom of information as some kind of justification.>> You have no idea about information and intellectual property, do you? Have you studied informatics? <<But UPR's aren't information, they are a work product>> What? Of course these files are information. INFORMATION: The total collection of data which has been organised so it is in a useful form and can be used to produce an idea, condition or situation. (from collins dictionary of computer terms) UPR's are therefore information. Data describing colour, shape, etc. Its the idea of what I call ART - not work product. Music is of course information which describes sounds. <<Saying that you're giving people permission to take your UPR's and use them anyway they want to because you've sent them to the list, is like saying you're giving your permission to a car thief to steal your car if you park it on a public street.>> No, no. Thats completely false. When you steal someones car, they are clearly MUCH WORSE OFF. However, making a digital copy, occurs at a negible cost. Our information technology allow for the 10000 th copy to be made at next to nothing. Physical property such as my car (if I was a dirty motorist, spewing tonnes of co2, into the atmosphere, taking a good atmosphere away from the people living in the future, cruel, tyrant - but I am not) is not able to be COPIED at no cost. Therefore in reality when you stop or object to people making digital copies, you are being cruel, because we all know sharing is best. I reject copyright holders. Profit is an inferior motive for creating art. I have a different value system than the music industry. I want no-one to profit from information. I would never pay for a newspaper, magazine, book, video, cd or any other mass media in a physical form. We dont need mass media for mass content. I'd rather not purchase disposable media on ecological grounds as well. I'd rather use my information technology. I want to see a world inspired by the diverse creativity of our cultures, rather than the crass stench of americanisation. The abandoning of copyright will bring a new period of rapid intellectual development at a global scale. Art and music will flourish in infinite abundance as information technology presents rampant piracy, practically limitless content for nothing. <<The reason that I continue to send UPR's to the list even knowing the risk involved is because if I stop doing that then the idiots win.>> You seem to be taking something personally? <<I would be allowing them to have some kind of control over what I do and don't do, I'm not willing to live that way. So I enjoy the good company of the honest folks on the list and I just don't worry about the rest. :)>> I have no intention of upsetting anyone on this list. If a few people tell me not to post anymore message I will not. The only thing I have done is express my opinions, asked a few questions and made a few comments. I like strong messages, because the meaning is clear. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! http://auctions.yahoo.com

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Fractals and copyrights
by Scott Mackinney 01 Feb '02

01 Feb '02

Hello Im posting a copy of a message I just posted to a fractal email list of 300 members. However my message was moderated and didn't make it too the list, because appartnetly the topic is a powder keg. A few messages on the topic have been discussed on the fractalus lists. So again just to explain I resisting my censor and posting a copy of my message for another list to this one. - - - - <<Some members have mentioned their growing reluctance to send UPR's to the list because of the people who don't believe that copyright applies to UPR's being sent over the internet.>> You mean, when someone has an ORIGINAL in their fractal program and they post a COPY into an email program, which then makes a COPY on the internet. So you deliberately make 2 copies of information you created. Then when everyone else on this list reads your message, they make a COPY on the local hardrive. Did you still have the original, what was stolen? Are you worse off? Is someone else richer? Can you begin to see how silly copyright looks when we have the internet. Government must find another basis for intellectual property rights. Its mass civil disobedience otherwise. <<Often they speak of freedom of information as some kind of justification.>> You have no idea about information and intellectual property, do you? Have you studied informatics? <<But UPR's aren't information, they are a work product>> What? Of course these files are information. INFORMATION: The total collection of data which has been organised so it is in a useful form and can be used to produce an idea, condition or situation. (from collins dictionary of computer terms) UPR's are therefore information. Data describing colour, shape, etc. Its the idea of what I call ART - not work product. Music is of course information which describes sounds. <<Saying that you're giving people permission to take your UPR's and use them anyway they want to because you've sent them to the list, is like saying you're giving your permission to a car thief to steal your car if you park it on a public street.>> No, no. Thats completely false. When you steal someones car, they are clearly MUCH WORSE OFF. However, making a digital copy, occurs at a negible cost. Our information technology allow for the 10000 th copy to be made at next to nothing. Physical property such as my car (if I was a dirty motorist, spewing tonnes of co2, into the atmosphere, taking a good atmosphere away from the people living in the future, cruel, tyrant - but I am not) is not able to be COPIED at no cost. Therefore in reality when you stop or object to people making digital copies, you are being cruel, because we all know sharing is best. I reject copyright holders. Profit is an inferior motive for creating art. I have a different value system than the music industry. I want no-one to profit from information. I would never pay for a newspaper, magazine, book, video, cd or any other mass media in a physical form. We dont need mass media for mass content. I'd rather not purchase disposable media on ecological grounds as well. I'd rather use my information technology. I want to see a world inspired by the diverse creativity of our cultures, rather than the crass stench of americanisation. The abandoning of copyright will bring a new period of rapid intellectual development at a global scale. Art and music will flourish in infinite abundance as information technology presents rampant piracy, practically limitless content for nothing. <<The reason that I continue to send UPR's to the list even knowing the risk involved is because if I stop doing that then the idiots win.>> You seem to be taking something personally? <<I would be allowing them to have some kind of control over what I do and don't do, I'm not willing to live that way. So I enjoy the good company of the honest folks on the list and I just don't worry about the rest. :)>> I have no intention of upsetting anyone on this list. If a few people tell me not to post anymore message I will not. The only thing I have done is express my opinions, asked a few questions and made a few comments. I like strong messages, because the meaning is clear. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! http://auctions.yahoo.com

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FOTD 01-02-02 (A Perturbed Spiral [5])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 01 Feb '02

01 Feb '02

FOTD -- February 01, 2002 (Rating 5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's quickie image of a perturbed Mandelbrot set is a return to the type of fractals that I was producing 10 years ago. The ghost bud in the background and spectacular foreground spiral are things that appear very frequently in the perturbed M-sets. I have explained this 2-layer effect several times in past FOTD's. All of the explanations will appear on the FOTD-CD which now appears on the way to actual realization. I have recovered all but 6 of the FOTD discussions and even some fractal stuff that I posted before I started the FOTD. Today's image is named "A Perturbed Spiral" purely as a description. I rated it an average 5 because I've done this kind of image so many times before. The render time of 6-1/2 minutes is but a modest time to wait for the 5-rated image to appear, but if this time is not modest enough, the finished GIF image can be picked up in a few minutes from Scott's web site at: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> The fractal weather Wednesday was sunny and 75F 24C. The cats were happy. Thursday it was drizzly and 43F 6F. The cats were not happy. It appears that today will be cloudy and warm with showers. The fractal cats' ultimate mood remains to be seen. My mood, which is fairly good already, will improve when the necessary work is finished, and I can get busy on the FOTD CD. I'll return in 24 hours with the next quick FOTD. Until then, take care, and after a wait of several years, the pictures of the fractal cats as well as myself will appear on the FOTD-CD. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= A_Perturbed_Spiral { ; time=0:06:27.72--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=mandel passes=1 center-mag=-0.7182\ 313/-0.2102558/3750.97/1/-140/-1.2034831464724504\ 7e-011 params=0.7682644862208931/1.011281237220374 float=y maxiter=144000 inside=255 logmap=yes symmetry=none colors=060zzRzzPzzOzzJzzHzzGzzEzzCzz\ AzzGzzJzzOzzTzzXzz`zzezuizqmzlszhwzdzzhuzlozpizsdz\ wZzzTzzOzzJzzEzz8zz2zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0xw0ql0i`0bT0\ XM0RG0VK0XM0ZO0bQ0dR0eT0iV0kX0m`0ob0sd0uf0vh0zj0zl\ 0zn0zq0zs0zu0zw0zy0zz0zz0zz0zq2zdHqRXgEkZ6y`6w`Awb\ CubGudIudMseQseRsgVqgXqi`qidokfokjmmlmmpmoskoukqyk\ qziszisziuzZvzPxzGzz4zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zy0zu0zs0zp0zn\ 0zj0zh0zd0zb0zZ0zX0zT0zR0zO0zM0zI0zG0zC2zA2z64z64z\ 64x68x6Ax6Ex6Gx6Jx6Lx6Px6Rx6Vx6Xx6`x6bv6ev6gv6kv6m\ v6qu6st6ws6yr6zq6zq6zq6zn6zj6zf6yb6u_6qY6mW6iW6eU6\ bS9bQ9bOAbMCbKEbKEbIGbGIbEKbCKbCMbCOdDOeDRgDVkBZsC\ bzAdzAfzBfzGhzKjzOlzTlzXnz`pzeqziqzmszquzuwzxwzvwz\ vwzvwzvwzuwzuwzuwzuwzswzswzswzswzswzqwzqwzqwzqwzow\ zowzowzowzowzmwzmwzmwzmwzmwzmwzmwzmwzmwzmwzmyzmyzm\ zzmzzmzzmzzmzzmwzmwzmwzmwzmwzmwzmwzmwzmwzmwzmwzmwz\ mwzmwzmwzmwzmwzmwzmwzmwzmwzmwzmwzmwz060 } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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No FOTD today!
by JimMuth＠aol.com 01 Feb '02

01 Feb '02

Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: There will be no FOTD for January 31. I am going through my old e-mail files, extracting the FOTD posts, so that I can determine which ones are missing. When I know which FOTD's I still need, I will download them from Paul's web site, which hopefully will stay up until I finish. I am doing this because I am once again having serious thoughts of producing that long-talked-about FOTD-CD. Jim M.

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re Fractint on Win2000
by Tim Wegner 31 Jan '02

31 Jan '02

I had a few thoughts on this topic. One is, why not boot to DOS to run Fractint? Can Win2000 make a DOS- bootable floppy? Another DOS alternative is Caldera OpenDOS. See http://www.deltasoft.com/opendos.htm A down side of this is there would have to be a FAT16 partition for OpenDOS to be able to access the hard drive. Tim

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FOTD 30-01-02 (Amberesque
by JimMuth＠aol.com 30 Jan '02

30 Jan '02

FOTD -- January 30, 2002 (Rating 7) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image features a Mandelbrot midget surrounded by a glowing amber spiral with many arms. I named the picture "Amberesque" and rated it a 7. Its render time of just under 20 minutes on a tired old Pentium 200 mhz machine, or around 5 minutes on the fastest machines, can be avoided by letting Scott do the rendering and downloading the completed image from his web site at: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> Paul's site is still not updated. Paul's web site still sits as he left it just before Christmas. It's been long enough since we last heard from him that some concern is justified. But his web site is still up, and I guess that's a good sign. But now I'm not sure how long his site will stay up, and a few of the FOTD discussions of a couple years ago were lost when I suffered a disk crash. They now exist only on Paul's site. The problem is that I don't know exactly which FOTD's are missing and need to be downloaded for the FOTD compact disk that I still have in mind. It will take quite a while to search through my archives to determine which FOTD's are missing, because the missing ones are scattered over a two-year period and the FOTD's of that period are still almost hopelessly mixed in with other old e-mail. I'll have to laboriously go through my old files to determine which discussions are missing, and download them from Paul's site while the site is still up. If a few FOTD's are late or missing in the near future, you'll know that the job has become more difficult than I imagine. The fractal weather Tuesday was like a June day in January here at Fractal central. (In the southern hemisphere it would have been like a January day in June.) The temperature reached 75F 24C, the sky was hazy but sunny, and the winds were light. Needless to say, the fractal cats were in heaven, and showed it by behaving like angels. I now find myself with a few tasks that need to be done. So I guess it's time to throw the switch and go into work mode. I'll return on schedule at about this same time tomorrow. Until then, take care and be an angel, but don't be too angelic for your own good. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Amberesque { ; time=0:19:43.37--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=recip passes=1 center-mag=+2.145031902005977/-0.7876003678468075/\ 1.780103e+009/1/85.0016096880694505/-0.00103403611\ 634762804 params=1.5/-1.5/0.15/-15/0/525 float=y maxiter=2400 inside=0 logmap=450 colors=00000A40C60C80CA0CC0CE0CG0CH0CJ0CL2CN4CP6CT\ 6EV8EXAEZCE`EEbGEdHEeJEgLEiNEkPEmREqRGsTGuVGvXGxZG\ z`GzbGzdGzeGzgGzhGziGzhGzgJzeLzcPzaRv_TuYXqWZoU`kS\ dgQeeOibNkZMmXLqTKsVJsTIuRHuRGvPFvNEvNDxLCxJBzJAzH\ 9zGAzGCzEGzCHzCJzALz8Pz8Rz6Tz4Vz4Xz2`z0bz0dz0ez0iz\ 0kz0mz0oz0sz0uz0vz0xz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0xx2u\ s6smAqgEmbHkXLgRPeLTbGX`AX`2`Z4bX6dX6eV8iV8kTAmRAo\ RCqPCuPEvNExOGzQGzSHzUHzWJzUJzSLzQLzONzMNxKPsJPkLR\ dLRXNTRLTHLVCJV4JX0HX0HZ0GZ0G`0E`0C`0C`0Eb0Ed0Ee0G\ e0Gg0Gi0Hi0Hk0Hm0Jm0Jo0Jq0Ls0Ls0Lu0Nv2Nv2Nx4Rz6Rz8\ TzAVzCXzCXzE`zG`zHdzJgzLmzLmzNmzNmzPozPozRozRszRoz\ TkzTizVgzVezVbzXbzXZzZVzZRzZPz`Lz`HzbGzbEzbCzdBzdA\ zeBzeCzgDzgEzgFziGziHzkIzkJzkKzmLzmMzoNzoOzoPzqQzq\ RzsSzsTzuUzvVzxWzzXzzYzzZzz_zz`zzaxzbuzcszeozgkzii\ zkezmbzoZzqXzsTzuPzwNzy0zz0zz2zz2zz2zz4zz4zz6zz6zz\ 6zz8zz8zzAzzAzzAzzCzzCzzA } 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 28-01-02 (Sandy Bottom [5])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 30 Jan '02

30 Jan '02

FOTD -- January 28, 2002 (Rating 5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Sometimes I like to take fractals to the extreme. This may be an extreme magnitude, or an extremely large or small exponent, or some manmade extreme thing, such as an extreme number of layers (not possible with Fractint). Today's fractal, which is a scene in Seahorse Valley of our old friend, the Mandelbrot set, takes us to the extreme maxiter of 1,200,000. At a setting of 68,000, the logmap of today's image is also rather extreme. I have no records of FOTD logmap values, but today's value might set a new record for the FOTD. Despite the extremism however, the image rates only an average 5. And what does all this extremism do? To start, it enables one to sit back and go "wow!" It also can give a very grainy appearance to the image, which is the inspiration for the name "Sandy Bottom", which I gave to today's image. One of the more incredible concepts of today's image is the fact that some of the points have been iterated over 1-million times without going into a loop, and only then have finally escaped. One unfortunate feature of the extreme fractals is the slowness of the calculation. On my worn-out machine, today's image takes 1-1/2 hours to render. But as soon as Scott gets the calculation finished, the GIF image will be available on his web site at: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> The fractal weather Sunday here at Fractal Central was once again great for cats and people alike. The maximum possible sun, light winds, and temperature of 64F 18C made everyone happy. The fractal cats were so happy in fact that their exuberance boiled over into a brief quarrel. But saner heads prevailed, and the combatants separated before any blows were struck. Today promises to be just as perfect if not more perfect than Sunday. Today however, I have a bit of work to get out of the way before I let the dynamic duo into the yard. And the way to get finished is to get started. So until next time, take care, and don't work too hard unless it's on a fractal. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Sandy_Bottom { ; time=1:32:06.74--SF5 on a p200 reset=2002 type=mandel passes=1 center-mag=-0.7469\ 3897237087280/+0.07361680027292958/2.524651e+010/1\ /-80/3.00899839776672118e-005 params=0/0 float=y maxiter=1200000 inside=0 logmap=-68000 colors=000LACNACQBBSBBUBBXCAZCA`CAbFBcICdLDfOEgRFh\ UGjXHk_IlbJneKohLpkMrnNsqOttPmqTfnX_l`UidNfhGdl9ap\ 3_t3`q3`o3`m3`k3ah3af3ad3ab3a`9YXEUTJQPONMTJIYFEbC\ B_BAYAAW9AU8AS8AQ7AO6AM5AK4AI4AG3AE2AC1AA0A80AB2CD\ 3DG4EI5FK6GN7HP8IS9KUALWBMZCN`DOcEPeFQgGRgIPhJOhLN\ hMMhOLhQJhRIhTHiUGiWFiXDiZCi_BiaAib9gcCedEcdGaeI_f\ LYfNWgPUhRShTQiWOiYMj_KkaIkcGlfEmhCmjAnl8nnCllFkjI\ jhLhgOgeRfcUdbXc``bZc`Yf_WiZUlXToWRrVPuUOnSPhQQbPR\ XNSRMSTPUVRWWTYYW__Y``_bbbdcdfefggiihkkjmmkonlmomk\ onioogpphpqiprjqskqtlqumrvnrworxpyyqyyryysyytyyuyy\ vyywyyxyyyyzzyzzyzzyzzyzzyzzyzzyzzyzzyuzvqzsmzpizm\ ezjazgYzdUzaVzbVzcVzcVzdVzdVzeWzfWzfWzgWzgWzhWzhXz\ iXzjXzjXzkXzkXzlXzlUzGSzFRzFQzFPzEOzENzEMzDKzDJzDI\ zCHzCGzCFzBEzBCzBBzAAzA9zA8z97z96z9KzDQzMWzVazcgzl\ ezgdzccz_bzWazS`zO_zKazIczHezGgzFizDjzClzBnzApz8rz\ 7tz6uz5sz6qz6oz7mz7kz7iz8 } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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Re: [Fractint] FOTD 28-01-02 (Sandy Bottom [5])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 30 Jan '02

30 Jan '02

D. Freed wrote: >The only persaon who might know about PNL & >his Page would be Scott or Jim himself, I think. Paul's absence is as big a mystery to me as it is to everyone else. The last time his FOTD page was updated was on the day before I took my 4-day Christmas break. I have heard absolutely nothing from him since then. I assume he's taking some kind of holiday trip, but I wonder why he would say nothing about it. Hopefully, Scott can fill the vacuum until Paul returns. Jim M.

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Fractint on Win2000
by Tim Wegner 30 Jan '02

30 Jan '02

Anthony asked me to post this. Any answers should be posted both to the list and to abeckwith(a)colonial.net. I'll see if I can get him on the list. Also note the web page at the bottom looks vert interesting. Tim Anthony's message: I'm sorry to bother you if you're not the one to contact on this. I am a high school teacher who has used Fractint in one of my classes for about 5 years. It is indespensible to me. This year, the school installed Windows2000 on the same computesr I used last year and now when I go to select a video mode in Fractint it says that "that mode is not available with your adapter". They are the exact same computers, only with Windows2000. I asked our techy guy, but he couldn't figure it out. Do you know what the problem and/or solution is or whomelse I could ask? (I plan to start using the program in class in about 3 weeks.) Thanks ahead of time for any help you might be able to provide me... ================================================================= FROM: ANTHONY BECKWITH Mathematics Department Chair, Concord-Carlisle High School Advanced Topics in Math- http://www.geocities.com/teego_ab

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FOTD 29-01-02 (Fractal Pop-Art [7])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 29 Jan '02

29 Jan '02

FOTD -- January 29, 2002 (Rating 7) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image has a pop-art look, so I named it "Fractal Pop-Art". The image is a scene in the fractal that results when 0.15 parts of Z^(-14.56) are added to 1.5 parts of Z^(-1.456), and then (1/C) is added to the whole thing. The parent fractal is an oversized, many-bayed thing with an object that vaguely resembles a main stem extending northeast from one of the bays. Today's scene is found near the end of this rudimentary stem, where it merges with a scalloped disk. Being a fractal purist, and considering equal-iteration bands to be purity, I saw it as almost a sacrilege when I turned on Fractint's 'biomorph' feature. But in this case, it adds some oomph to an otherwise bland image. As a side note, while reading the 'other' (the U.F.) fractal mailing list this morning, where I constantly lurk but almost never speak, I noticed that the question, "Can I quit my job and make a living selling fractals?", has come up once again. I suppose that nearly everyone who gets fairly good at producing fractals soon has a dream of quitting their job and becoming rich and famous by selling prints of their images. They fancy the fractal-hungry world seeing the fractals and going, "Wow! I've got to have a few of those beautiful (thousand-dollar) images!" Unfortunately, there are many reasons why this dream will not come true. To begin, the world is not fractal-hungry, it is mildly curious. Those who have the big money to pay already know this. It is possible, if the price is low enough, (ten dollars), to have a pleasant afternoon selling a few images at a local art festival, but even here, those who see the images are more interested in talking about them than buying them. As a graphic designer, I work with images every day. I know the things people want and what they are willing to pay big money for. And fractals are just not one of them. If a commercial market for fractals did actually exist, I would have found it by now. Fractals should be fun. They should not lead to the disappointment that results when one sees their dream of earning substantial money shattered. Those looking for a workable way to earn a living without being tied to a 9-to-5 job would do better stuffing envelopes at home. Today's FOTD image will earn no money for me, but I had a bit of fun creating it, and I will feel no disappointment next week when it lies filed on a disk, forgotten and worthless. Today however, it rates a 7. And the render time of one minute is an extra blessing. For those who don't want to be bothered by parameter files, the GIF image is available on the internet at: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> Another perfect day Monday here at fractal HQ brought out the best in the cats, who managed to spend several hours in the yard without getting into trouble. They had such a satisfying time outside in fact that they were actually eager to come indoors when evening put an end to their romp. And believe it or not, today promises to be as perfect a day as Monday. I have no idea what the dynamic duo did to deserve such good winter weather. As for me, I have a day's work to tackle before I can think of taking it easy at the fractal computer. As always, I'll return in 24 hours with a new fractal and some words of enlightenment. Until then, take care, and enlighten- ment is enlightening only for those who believe the message. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Fractal_Pop-Art { ; time=0:01:08.93--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=recip passes=1 center-mag=+2.48527818218948/+2.369395294416768/1.\ 666966e+008/1/25/-4.0357924384268329e-006 params=1\ .5/-1.456/0.15/-14.56/0/0 float=y maxiter=12000 inside=0 biomorph=100 colors=0006ICCIMKKVRNbFz8MzO\ Rj_piIfYYzzGzzMzzRxvXnjaeZfVz0Xz8XzGXzQXnXX`euGVz8\ 0z80rACkEQbIavxzzzhzgkp`kfUk0m06eAGZOQS_RSQVOaebFa\ YO_UXYQe8zhIpjQ`k0zX0xa8meMZh6zXCz_GxaKpeQefTWjrQz\ jOzbNs_bnzWzuUwpSukQrfOpaNmzzzwzzAz22z20z20z20z2Cz\ MezbzzszzpzzmzujzehwYbpQ_hIVaAReNTfYVjgXkrYnz_pzar\ zapzYpzXpzVpzTpzRfnMYdIQSCGG8684A8AFAGICMKEROGX8mx\ RIaVKfb`jaYk_Wk_UkYSkYQkXOk0zz2zzCvzOdsnpzhezaWsQz\ 0Rz6TzGTrOVgXXYe0zr0zp8znGrmQbkzzzzsxznwzissbrkYnb\ SmpjOkeTh`YbWb_QhRzITzOTzRVzXVr_XgeXYhAe0G`0KYAQUO\ TQ_CzaKueRdheZz_SxO8xRAsVGnTzTVzXVz_VzaXueXifXYjQ8\ rTGnzzMzzRzuVum_mdbeWh2zI8zOFxTIpYOebTWh0Gz6IxCIuI\ KsOKpTNmzzuzzszzrzzpszpmsnhimaYk2z0Az4IzKQgYOUzRQz\ VOzGUzMSzQQzTOuYizXezXbzX`zXYwXUsXSpXOm4zAFzOOm_zu\ OzmVud_hWfhp0fj0eg2bbCaZM_UVYQbzbzsYzkUzbQsGGzKIzO\ KzRKzVNsKAhRGjhgrb`n_Um2d_8`bFYeIWfOShTOj0E00G2 } 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] FOTD 26-01-02 (Domain of Numbers [5])
by Andrew Coppin 28 Jan '02

28 Jan '02

>From: JimMuth(a)aol.com >Reply-To: fractint(a)mailman.xmission.com >To: fractint(a)mailman.xmission.com >CC: philofractal(a)lists.fractalus.com >Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 26-01-02 (Domain of Numbers [5]) >Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2002 10:49:23 EST > > >FOTD -- January 26, 2002 (Rating 5) Mmm... I *like* this one 8-) Can't put my finger on why... Thanks. Andrew. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.

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FOTD 27-01-02 (Rain Forest [8])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 27 Jan '02

27 Jan '02

FOTD -- January 27, 2002 (Rating 8) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image has a strange look to it. This is not very surprising, since the image is another of those ghostly 'evaporated' scenes, which contains no outside elements. It is totally composed of trapped 'inside' points, with the <bof61> inside-coloring algorithm applied. In today's case, the evaporated version of the scene is far better than the normal inside-outside unevaporated version, which I first calculated, then rejected. The final image is well worth the lofty rating of 8. While studying the image, (I study fractal images by staring at them and shutting down my mind [which requires little effort]), I had the impression of standing on the littered floor of a tropical rain forest, looking up through the canopy of exotic, orchid infested trees. What better name than "Rain Forest" could I have given the picture? The forest grows from the parameter file seed in a little over 3 minutes. If the internet is not too busy, the fully matured forest can be seen in even less time by downloading the scene from Scott's web site at: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> But give Scott a few minutes to render and post the image before rushing to his site. The fractal weather Saturday here at iteration HQ was absolutely perfect in all respects. A day in the middle of winter with 100 percent sunshine, a temperature of 59F 15C, and light winds, simply cannot be surpassed. At least, that's what the dynamic duo of fractal cats thought as they spent the afternoon romping in the yard, watching birds and squirrels. They were so content in fact that they didn't even notice it when I skipped their regular evening tuna treat. Today promises to be even more perfect, and I'm going to make the most of it by doing as little as possible of anything that even vaguely resembles work. Of course, searching the vast infinities for fractals is not work, so I'll likely do quite a bit of that. I'll return in 24 hours with the best of what I find. Until then, take care, and keep fractalling. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Rain_Forest { ; time=0:03:20.37--SF5 on a p200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=recip passes=1 center-mag=-5.5481262467536/+3.312387502648676/294\ 6853/1/130/-1.70502704253949755e-007 params=0.2/-1\ 2/2/-1.2/0/1e+080 float=y maxiter=3600 inside=bof61 colors=000J0yH0yO6zVFzaOzhYzofzvpzzyzyryxlrufisabp\ XVoROlLGkGAKP7N06B05A06A06A07A0780882883A8PA77B78B\ 7BC7CC7ECEJKKORRUZYYedbnkhurnzyrzuNSr00zzmzzmyuyvl\ yrexnYvkRvfJubCs`6sNaSAz3Az36u13f01U00G00500N00d00\ e70eJ0fVGkaFnaCpbBrdAud7xe6ye5zf3zf7zbAzZCzVFzRJzN\ LzJOzFRzBVz7Yz3`z0bz0ez0Uz0Hv07s0Ap0Co0Fn1Hl5Kk7Ni\ APhESfGVeJYdLZ`KZYK`UK`RK`NJaKJaGJaEJ700810A50AA0B\ E0CH0CN0ER0FX0F`0Gd0Hi0Hn0Js0Kx0Kz0Hp3GfAFXHENORJV\ PKRPKOPKLPLJPLGPLEONBON8ON6OO3OO1OO0PS0RV0SZ0Ua0Vd\ 0Pe2Lf5Gh7CiA7kC3lF0nHEbNRSSdHXr7az0ez2dz6byBbvFau\ K`rO`oUZnYYkbYifXflVdpVbvU`zSZzSVzUSzUOzULyUJxUFvU\ CuUAsU6rU3pU1pU7bZERbJFfP3kV0oY0kZ3f`AdaF`bLYdRUeX\ PfbNhhJioGkuClzAkuBkoCkkEkeFk`GkXHkRJkLKkHLkCNk7Ok\ 3Oh0Jf0EZ0RR0bJ0oB0z80z61z57z2Ez0Kz0Rz0Yz0dz8azN`u\ aZnpYfzXaLSvKXdJ`NHd6Hh0J`0JS0JK5KCAK5FK0KJBSJP`RU\ bYXde`flbhufkzilylrxnxK0x } 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 26-01-02 (Domain of Numbers [5])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 26 Jan '02

26 Jan '02

FOTD -- January 26, 2002 (Rating 5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Fractals are pretty pictures that result when certain things are done with numbers. Some see fractals as art, others see them as mathematical graphs. I try, with only some success, to present fractals as both. I named today's image "Domain of Numbers" in recognition of the fact that fractals are made of numbers in much the same way as physical objects are made of atoms. (I'll not involve myself at the present with the fact that atomic particles are best represented by numbers, but it's a curious similarity.) Today's image was created by the formula Z^(-1.7)+0.1(Z^(-17))+(1/C). Forty years ago, who would guess that such a simple expression could produce such an intricate image. Back then, some mathematicians realized that Julia sets exist, but their appearance remained a mystery until the arrival of high-speed computers in the early 1980's. Like many of the old-timers in the world of fractals, I discovered the images around 1985, when I read an article about the Mandelbrot set in the Scientific American magazine. A year or so after that, a second article appeared, which set me firmly on the path of fractal exploration. Almost 20 years later, that initial enthusiasm has not waned. Today's image rates an average 5. It is a good representation of the average fractal that appears on the screen of my fractal machine. The render time of just under 17 minutes is a bit slow for an image that is only average. For relief, I suggest a trip to Scott's web site at: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> from where the completed GIF image may be downloaded. The fractal weather Friday was sunny with happy cats. Warm sun and a temperature of 52F 11C brought out the best in the fractal cats, who spent several hours in the yard doing whatever cats do in yards. The wind was a bit too brisk for the day to be considered perfect, but it was the closest we've come in over a week. Today promises to be even closer to perfection. And I've got the work just about caught up. It should be another great day for the dynamic duo. Check back in 24 hours to see just how perfect the day turned out. The next fractal will also be ready by then. Until I return, take care, and see you then. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Domain_of_Numbers { ; time=0:16:53.16--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=recip passes=1 center-mag=+2.21134959886444100/-0.057343241946476\ 36/1.883642e+010/1/-99.9938442053906584/-0.0099007\ 0871181482348 params=1/-1.7/0.1/-17/0/0 float=y maxiter=1800 inside=0 logmap=279 colors=000fevbfwYizUkzQnzMqzIrzHnzFjzEfyDbvB_sAXr8\ So7Om6Kk4Ii3Ef2Ae06b03a68ZDEYJJVQOUXURaZQgcNniMunJ\ zsIzwHzwVzwizwwzwzzwzzwrzwizw_zyRzzJzwJuuJqsJkqJfn\ JbmJYjJSgJOfJJcJFbJHZIJXILUINRHQPHSNHUMHXJFZFF`BFc\ 6Ec3Ed0Ec0Ee0Dg0Bi0Al08m07o06r04u03w02z00z00z00z47\ uEFoOOjYXegc_qmVzuQzzYzoezcmwSusHzo4zk0zf0zb0vZ0qV\ 0mR0iN0eJ0_F0XB0S70N30J00F00B00F00J40NB0RI2VO4ZV7a\ _AZacXazUYzSVzQRyOOvMMsKIrIFoHDmE8jD6gB3fAKVAaKArA\ Az0Dz0Fq2Hi2J_3MS4NJ4QB6S27U07S0DR6IQBMOHRNMVMR_KX\ eJaiIfnHkrKiqNgqQfqScqVbqYaq_ZqbYqeXqbYsaZu__vZ_wX\ ayVbzUbzSczQezOezNfzMgzKgzNfzQezScwUbsXaoZ_k_ZgbYc\ eX_fVXiUSkSOmSMBcOJgQRmRZgRfSSnQUvOUoRYiS_bUcXXfQY\ jJZmE_oKamRajYaicafjacqabwa_zaYzaXzcYzeYzfYziZzjZz\ kZzmZzo_zq_zr_zs_zkXzeUzeRzfOzgKziIzjFzkDznAzq7zs4\ zv2zy0zz0zz7zzIzzSzzbzzkzzZzzMzzOzzQzzSzzUzzVzzYzz\ Zzzazzbzzczzfzzozzrzzszzu } 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 25-01-02 (The Fly [6])
by Jim Muth 25 Jan '02

25 Jan '02

FOTD -- January 25, 2002 (Rating 6) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image reminds me of a fly's head with its bug-eyes staring straight at the viewer. As a rule, I don't care much for those "Hello Earthling", or in this case, "Hello Human", types of fractals, but today I'll make an exception. The object at the center of today's image is a view in the Rectangular direction of a tiny midget far out on the negative stem of the Mandelbrot set. Due to the intense colors, it rates a 6. Without the colors, which are created with the <tdis> option, it would rate no higher than a 4. Part of the impact of the image is a result of the 22 scale-like arms radiating from the fly's head. Yes, I realize that in the Mandelbrot set and its Julia sets, the number of features around midgets is always in the 8,16,32... series, but today's image is neither a Mandelbrot nor a Julia image. The 32 arms are there, surrounding the midget as always, but when the 4-D object is sliced at today's particular point and orientation, the slice misses some of the arms. Hints and fragments of the missing arms are visible around the border of the image and beyond. Not being in a particularly creative mood, I gave today's picture the most simple name possible. I named it "The Fly". And it just happens that the original "The Fly" film is one of my favorite old junkers. (It actually is quite a good film as films of that era go. The second sequel, "The Curse of the Fly", is the junker.) Lack of time is no excuse for failure to view today's image. The parameter file renders in only 53 seconds on my tired old machine. And the completed image is also available at: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> The fractal weather Thursday here at Fractal Central began with a downpour at dawn, which tapered to a gentle rain by 11am and ended entirely by 1pm, leaving the area socked in with heavy clouds and soggy grass for the afternoon. Two bad days in a row left the cats quite irritated, so irritated in fact that later in the afternoon one of them missed the litter pan. More tuna put them in a better mood, but they still would have preferred a romp in the yard. And I would prefer to have the day's work behind me rather than in front of me. A few hours' labor will cure that problem however. So until tomorrow, same time same place, take care, and some things come and some things go, but fractals go on forever. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ The-Fly { ; time=0:00:53.60--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=multirot-XY-ZW-VE function=flip/ident center-mag=0/0/1.449372e+013/0.1452/-60.8632988255\ 442058/-75.7841297145378263 params=0/90/2/0/-1.999\ 99911758755/0/-1.99999911758755/0/2.001/0 float=y maxiter=5000 inside=255 outside=tdis passes=b mathtolerance=/1 colors=000ddYFYY8TQ2QL5SM7TOAVPCW\ QDYSGZTI`VJaVPZhTYvYWzeSrnOcwJOgzVgzLgjAgV0gF0hO0h\ W4hdChmIGoSCzQOzaDezGmzIrzJxzOonSgTWZ7ZS0WT0TT8QVL\ OVVLWeIWoFYzCYz4dz0jz0qz0wz0mz5ctFTkOLaWATd0Jm0Ae0\ 7Z74G8GLM0qp0va0zS8zGIz5Q0MS2VP7aMDhJIoGOwDSzCcmOn\ WZmFcz0zz5roDqeLoWSnMZmWVadSQVTZMTeaovozzgztZndScP\ JS8CI0IM1MP8STGWWPa`WeccwojFj7G`AGQDIIFI7IJ0LJ0MI0\ WI0eI0nI0xI0zL0wM2nO8ePGWQMOSTFTZ5Qd8PhCOmFLqIJvLI\ zOGzPFvWFmaFdhFYnDPvDGzD7zD0zA8z8Gz5Pz4Wz2cxCawLav\ Tava`tj`rq`rmTmjOggIadCYa5SZ0MW0GT0CW0AZ0Aa0Ad2Ag5\ AjAAmDAoGA5TaZMWzGQqTQgeQYqQOzQFzQCzW8va5kg2cm0Tr0\ Jx0Az4IvCPmLVeSaY`hPgnInGgYO4QJILFTDAd75o01z00z0Az\ 1Mr5Yh8h`DtQGzGJz7FzACzC7vF4oG0hJ0cL0WO0QP0TF0V51W\ 04Y0QW8jVVzTotZkjdg`hcdkYgmSknMnoGqrAvt4xv0zw0qj5g\ YJYLVO7gD0rI7oLJmPVjSggWrdZzaazZdzWgxVjoTmhSo`QrSP\ vLOrTLoaJmjIkrGteAzT4zG0zL4zO8vSFqVJmYO000 } frm:multirot-XY-ZW-VE {; draws 6 planes and rotations ;when fn1-2=i,f, then p1 0,0=M, 0,90=O, 90,0=E, 90,90=J ;when fn1-2=f,i, then p1 0,0=M, 0,90=R, 90,0=P, 90,90=J a=real(p1)*.01745329251994, b=imag(p1)*.01745329251994, z=sin(b)*fn1(real(pixel))+sin(a)*fn2(imag(pixel))+p3, c=cos(b)*real(pixel)+cos(a)*flip(imag(pixel))+p4: z=z^(p2)+c, |z| <= sqr(p5) } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE==================================

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FOTD 24-01-02 (A New Angle [4])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 24 Jan '02

24 Jan '02

FOTD -- January 24, 2002 (Rating 4) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: I am usually annoyed by unwanted e-mail, and delete it without reading, but this morning I found a very unusual letter. I only skimmed the letter, but from what I could tell, it purported to be from someone who had made a big mistake in the past and wanted to know whether I knew some method by which they might travel backward in time to correct their mistake. On the surface, the letter appeared like any other letter designed to sell something, but this one included no web address. It had only an e-mail return address, and a line telling me to reply only if I actually know how to travel in time. This line actually had me considering replying for a few minutes. Then I decided that the letter was simply a more clever way than usual to try to sell me something, and sent it to the trash can. I rather liked yesterday's Mandelbrot image. So today I actually did do a bit of time travelling. I went back in time 24 hours to see how yesterday's image would appear when sliced in the Oblate direction, which is defined by real(z),imag(c). I kept the same color palette so that the features would appear in the same colors. Of course, the usual amount of stretching and skewing was needed to properly reveal the scene. And when revealed, the scene proved to be one of gross distortion. The same elements are there, this can be verified by counting. But they are distorted, twisted and torn beyond recognition. Such an image is not the most attractive, which is why I could rate today's effort no higher than a 4. And even the 4 rating is liberal. I named the picture "A New Angle" for obvious reasons. The render time of almost 9 minutes is a bit much for the below-average image. The wise will download the finished GIF image from the internet at the following web address: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> The fractal weather Wednesday featured rain in the morning and clouds in the afternoon. The sun finally appeared shortly before sunset, but by then it was too late -- the fractal cats were unhappy. With no sun and a noticeable breeze, the temperature of 52F 11C had been too cool to give them comfort outdoors. I was once again forced to open the tuna. And speaking of opening things, I'll open the fractal program again before long, and find a new and better image for tomorrow. Until then, take care, and fractals multiply like rabbits. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ A_New_Angle { ; time=0:08:56.74--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=slices.frm formulaname=OblateVE passes=1 center-mag=-0.000000\ 23399262228/+0.00000004341194985/2661102/2.7656/-1\ 0.8536192381310066/-68.8634948510254787 params=-0.\ 745856816757/0.115376422366/-0.745856816757/0.1153\ 76422366/1.0777/0 float=y maxiter=5000 inside=0 outside=fmod colors=000NHlPFnRDpSBpTCqTDqTEqTFqTGq\ UGqUHrUIrUJrUKrVLrVLrVMrVNsVOsWPsWQsWQsWRsWSsXTtXU\ tXVtXVtXWtYXtYYtYZuY_uY_uZ`uZauZbuZcuZdv_dv_ev_fv_\ gv_hv_hvZguYfuXeuWduWcuVbtUatT`tS_tSZtRYsQXsPWsOVs\ OVsNUrMTrLSrKRrKQrJPqIOqHNqGMqGLqFKpEJpDIpCHpCHpDK\ oDNoDQnDTnDWmDZmDalDdlDgkDjkCkjCkjCljCljCljCmjBmjB\ mjBnjBnjBnjBojAojAojAoiAoiAoiAoi9oi9oi9oi9oi9oi9oi\ 9oi8oi8oi8oi8oi8oh8oh7oh7oh7oh7oh7oh7oh6oh6oh6oh6o\ h6oh6oh6oh7og8og8of9lf9ifAfeBbeB_dCXdCTdDQcENcEJbF\ GbGCaFDbFDbFEcFEcFFdFFdFGeFGeFHfEHfEIgEIgEIgEJhEJh\ EKiEKiELjDLjDMkDMkDNlDNlDNlDOmDOmDPnCPnCQoCQoCRpCR\ pCSqCSqCSqCTrBTrBUsBUsBVtBVtBWuBWuBXvBXvCZwBXvAWuA\ Vt9Us9Tr8Sq8Rq7Pp6Oo6Nn5Mm5Ll4Kk3Il4Jk5Kk6Lk6Mj7Nj\ 8Oj9Oj9PiAQiBRiBShCThDThEUhEVgFWgGXgGYfHZfIZfJ_fJ`\ eKaeLbeLcdMcdNddOedOfcPgcQhcQibRibSjbTkbTlaUmaVnaV\ naWn`Xn_YnZciuFTeCTb9T`CRbEPdGNfILhLJj } frm:OblateVE {; Jim Muth real(z),imag(c) z=real(pixel)+p1, c=flip(imag(pixel))+p2, b=sqr(real(p3)): z=sqr(z)+c, |z| <= b } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE==================================

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FOTD 23-01-02 (Near Escape [6])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 23 Jan '02

23 Jan '02

FOTD -- January 23, 2002 (Rating 6) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image, which is a further development of the theme of yesterday's image, features the MandelbrotVE (variable escape) formula. This formula draws the classic Mandelbrot set, the only added feature being that the escape radius can be set to fractional values. The advantage of setting the escape radius to fractional values is that any midget can be taken and held on the screen while the escape radius is reduced to the point where the midget is swallowed up. Fractals with positive exponents undergo very little change once the escape radius, or bailout, increases beyond the value where all points escape. In the case of the M-set, this radius is 2. But decreasing the bailout below that point progressively cuts off more of the fractal, until finally, nothing but a small featureless circle remains. As the bailout is reduced, a given feature such as a midget remains unchanged at first, but immediately before it is obliterated, the feature undergoes ever more extreme distortion. This distortion, rendered with the <fmod> option, is the basis of today's image. I named the image "Near Escape" because the scene lies very near the reduced escape radius. And I rated it a 6 because in my opinion it is not quite up to the level of yesterday's image. The render time of 9 minutes is acceptable for patient fractalists, but a bit slow for those with other tasks to do. Rendering relief may be found by letting Scott do the rendering and picking up the finished image from his web site at: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> Paul's site remains un-updated. The fractal weather Tuesday was ideal for the middle of winter. Warm sun and a temperature of 52F 11C melted the remaining snow in the yard, and the near calm winds allowed the fractal cats a full afternoon romp. Their only complaint was about the wet ground and the holly trees, which shade the porch end of the yard when the sun is low in the winter sky. This morning it is raining, and the day will be far less pleasant. Without doubt the cats will be far less happy. But that's another story, which I'll tell tomorrow. Until then, take care, and be good but still have fun. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Near_Escape { ; time=0:09:46.91--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=slices.frm formulaname=MandelbrotVE passes=1 center-mag=-0.74\ 585681784166100/+0.11537642028318990/1.955035e+007\ /1/-62.5/2.27705782472609197e-007 params=0/0/0/0/1\ .0777/0 float=y maxiter=5000 bailout=2 inside=0 outside=fmod colors=000NHlPFnRDpSBpTCqTDqTEqTFqTGq\ UGqUHrUIrUJrUKrVLrVLrVMrVNsVOsWPsWQsWQsWRsWSsXTtXU\ tXVtXVtXWtYXtYYtYZuY_uY_uZ`uZauZbuZcuZdv_dv_ev_fv_\ gv_hv_hvZguYfuXeuWduWcuVbtUatT`tS_tSZtRYsQXsPWsOVs\ OVsNUrMTrLSrKRrKQrJPqIOqHNqGMqGLqFKpEJpDIpCHpCHpDK\ oDNoDQnDTnDWmDZmDalDdlDgkDjkCkjCkjCljCljCljCmjBmjB\ mjBnjBnjBnjBojAojAojAoiAoiAoiAoi9oi9oi9oi9oi9oi9oi\ 9oi8oi8oi8oi8oi8oh8oh7oh7oh7oh7oh7oh7oh6oh6oh6oh6o\ h6oh6oh6oh7og8og8of9lf9ifAfeBbeB_dCXdCTdDQcENcEJbF\ GbGCaFDbFDbFEcFEcFFdFFdFGeFGeFHfEHfEIgEIgEIgEJhEJh\ EKiEKiELjDLjDMkDMkDNlDNlDNlDOmDOmDPnCPnCQoCQoCRpCR\ pCSqCSqCSqCTrBTrBUsBUsBVtBVtBWuBWuBXvBXvCZwBXvAWuA\ Vt9Us9Tr8Sq8Rq7Pp6Oo6Nn5Mm5Ll4Kk3Il4Jk5Kk6Lk6Mj7Nj\ 8Oj9Oj9PiAQiBRiBShCThDThEUhEVgFWgGXgGYfHZfIZfJ_fJ`\ eKaeLbeLcdMcdNddOedOfcPgcQhcQibRibSjbTkbTlaUmaVnaV\ naWn`Xn_YnZciuFTeCTb9T`CRbEPdGNfILhLJj } frm:MandelbrotVE {; Jim Muth real(c),imag(c) z=p1, c=pixel+p2, b=sqr(real(p3)): z=sqr(z)+c, |z| <= b } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE==================================

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FOTD 22-01-02 (Web Wheel [8])
by Jim Muth 22 Jan '02

22 Jan '02

FOTD -- January 22, 2002 (Rating 8) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: When I opened my e-mailbox this morning, I found the usual pile of unwanted spam. I deleted all but one of the letters at once without reading them. The subject of the one letter I hesitated to delete told me that I could get a bigger hammer. When I saw this, I rushed to the tool rack in the basement to see if I needed a bigger hammer. I found that I already had five hammers and had no need for another big hammer, so I returned to my computer and deleted the final piece of spam. This is the first time anyone has tried to sell me a hammer by e-mail. Today's fractal I did not delete. The image is one of a tiny midget on the negative stem of the Mandelbrot set, pictured under unusual conditions. The first unusual condition is that in today's image, the bailout radius has been set to 3. Such a small bailout radius means that some of the M-set is cut off, but it also means that strange things happen to the remaining parts which happen to lie very near the reduced bailout radius. The second unusual (at least for me) condition is that the outside parts of the image have been colored by the <fmod> algorithm, with the proximity set to an unusually low 0.003. This is what gives the image its resemblance to a wheel with spider webs strung between the spokes. And the resemblance to a wheel with spider webs is what inspired the name "Web Wheel". The image is not named for the semi-abstraction known as the Worldwide Web. Due to its unusual nature, the image rates a lofty 8, which makes it almost worth the 26 minutes required to run the parameter file. The image is more than worth the minute or two required to download it from Scott's web site at: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> I have not yet checked to see if Paul Lee's web site has been updated. So I will not include the address of his web site. The fractal weather Monday here at Fractal Central started threatening, with clouds and a heavy flurry of snow, but shortly after noon the sun appeared and the temperature shot up to 45F 7C. Most of the snow already on the ground had melted by nightfall, but not in time to please the cats, who once again had to content themselves with the consolational treat of tuna. Today, however, appears headed for far more cat-friendly conditions. Hopefully, I can finish the modicum of serious work in time to give them a lengthy romp in the yard. Until tomorrow, same time, same place, new fractal, take care, and when the going gets tough, fractals are always there. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Web-Wheel { ; time=0:26:01.59--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=mandel passes=1 center-mag=-1.7320\ 49935562321170263812/0/4.30354e+020 params=0/0 float=y maxiter=5000 bailout=3 inside=0 proximity=0.003 outside=fmod symmetry=xaxis colors=000rMXpLZoK_mJalIcjHdiFfgEgfDidCkcBlaAn`9pZ\ 8qY7sX6tW7rW7pV7nV8lV8kU8iU9gT9eT9cTAbSA`S9ZS9XR8V\ R7UQ6SQ7QQ7OP7MP8LP8JO8HO9FN9DN9CNAAMA8MA6MA5KD9JF\ CIHGHJJGMMFOQEQTDSWBV_AXb9Ze8`i7cl6eo5gs4iv3ky5lw7\ lu9ltBlrDlqFloGmmImlKnjMoiOpgQqfRsdTsbVsaXs_ZsZ`sX\ asWbqVcoVdmVelVfjVghVhgVieVjcVkaUl`UmZUnXUnWUoUUpS\ UqRUrPUsNTtLTuKTvITwGTxFTyDTzBTzATxCSwERuFQtHPrJOq\ KNpMMnNLmPKkRJjSIhUHgVGfXFdZEc_DaaC`bBZdAYf9Xg8Vi7\ Uj6Sl5Rn4Po3Oq2Nr1Pq2Qp2Rp2So3To3Un3Vn3Wm4Xm4Yl4_l\ 5`k5ak5bj5cj6di6eh6fh7gg7hg7if7kf8le8me8nd9od9pc9q\ c9rbAsbAtaAuaAsdDrfGphJojMnlPlnSkpVjrYkpWloUmnSnmQ\ olOpkMqiKrhIsgGtfEueCvdAvc9ugDukGuoJtsNtwQtzTtzWsz\ XrzXqzXpzXpzXozXnzXmzXmzXlzXkzXjzXizXizXhzXgzXfzXf\ zXezXdzXczXbzXbzXazX`zX_zX_zXC`fJhdPpcNpfLphJpjHpl\ GpnFrmFtmFvmExmEzmEzmEzmHzkJyjLwiOuhQsgSqfVoeXmdZj\ cahbcfaed`hb_j`ZlZYnXX040 } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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FOTD 21-01-02 (Wrecked Minibrot [7])
by Jim Muth 21 Jan '02

21 Jan '02

FOTD -- January 21, 2001 (Rating 7) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image features just another Seahorse Valley midget, this one located deep in a bottomless spiral pit. Though this type of midget is quite familiar, the rectangular aspect of such midgets is far less familiar. The roughly triangular thing at the center of the image is a wrecked minibrot. I wrecked it by slicing it in the Rectangular direction. Therefore, the name "Wrecked Minibrot" could also be spelled "Rect. Minibrot". Due to the striking color palette, the image rates a 7. Without the fancy colors, it would rate no more than a 5. The undistorted Minibrot can be viewed by zooming into the Mandelbrot set at the C coordinates entered as p4 in today's image. The 16-minute render time of the parameter file is a bit excessive, but not too much so. Regardless, the finished GIF image will be posted shortly to Scott's web site at: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> Hopefully, the FOTD images and discussions will soon be regularly posted again to Paul's web site. The fractal weather Sunday here at Fractal central was not bad. The brilliant sun and temperature of 41F 5C were pleasant enough, but the snow still on the ground kept the dynamic cat duo confined to the porch, which I swept clean for their convenience. Showing no gratitude, the cats grew cranky when they could not go into the yard without getting their feet cold and wet. I finally eased their crankiness with the standard dollop of tuna. Well, it's the Martin Luther King Day holiday here in the USA, and even though the holiday is not taken seriously by some, I take it very seriously, and try to do the minimum amount of work possible. Looking at the clock, I see that it's now time to get busy on the task of figuring how to do the least amount of work with the least effort possible. But in 24 hours I'll once again be busy, as I return with another FOTD. Until then, take care, and thank the powers that fractals exist. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Wrecked_Minibrot { ; time=0:16:20.75--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=multirot-XZ-YW-new passes=1 center-mag=-0.00000000001065986/+0.000000000009055\ 70/2.142352e+009/0.1329/1.677567084144715/-51.3292\ 285621142739 params=90/90/2/0/-0.7472989351046004/\ -0.1032079261637744/-0.7472989351046004/-0.1032079\ 26163774 float=y maxiter=15000 inside=0 logmap=1856 colors=00063C91FD1JG1OJ0QM0VQ0_T0aX0f_0jc0mf0ri0vk\ 0yj0ui0pi1lg4ig6df7`fAXdCTcDPcGLaIGaJD`M9`O4_P0_Q0\ `S0aS1cT4cT6dV7fVAgXCgXDiXGjYIlYLl_Mm_Oo`Qp`Sp`Tif\ QclOXrLQvISxLTxMVyOVyQXySYzTYzX_zY`z_`zaazcczdczgd\ zifzjfzlczi`zg_xdXvcVs`Sr_QpXOmVLlSJiQGgOFdMCcJAaI\ 7dQ4g_1jg0mo0px0sz0vz0pz7lzFgsMcmT_f`V`gTToTOvTGvT\ AvT9vT9vT7vT7vT6vT6vT4vT4vT3vT3vT1vT1vT1vT0vT0vT0s\ _0of0jm0fu0az0Yz0imCsT_z9vzFpxJluOgrTaoYYmaTjgOglJ\ dpFav9_z4Yz0Xz0Xz0Yz6YzI_zV_yf`xs`vzSrrLmdDiT6dG0a\ 40c60c60d70d70f70f90g90g90iA0iA0jA0jC0lC0lC4m9Co7I\ p6Pr4Xr3as1iu0pv0vv0xr0xm0xi0xd0x`0xX0xS0vO0uJ0sF0\ rA0p60r93uADvCOzDYzFzzGzzIyzIozIfxIYuITrIPoJJlJFiJ\ AfJ4cJ0`J0YJ0XI0VJ0TL0SM0QO0PP0PQ0OS0MT0LV0JX0IY0I\ _07`70aP0cf0dd0fd0gc4ic7jaClaGm`Jo`Op_Qr_Ps`Ou`Mva\ LxaJyaIzcGzcFzdDzdAzcDzdFzfIzgJzgMziOzjQzlSzlVzmXz\ o_zp_zu`zpazmczjdzf0z33z7 } frm:multirot-XZ-YW-new {; Jim Muth ; 0,0=para, 90,0=obl, 0,90=elip, 90,90=rect e=exp(flip(real(p1*.01745329251994))), f=exp(flip(imag(p1*.01745329251994))), z=f*real(pixel)+p3, c=e*imag(pixel)+p4: z=z^(p2)+c, |z| <= 36 } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE==================================

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Re: [Fractint] FOTD 17-01-02 (Resetting Fractal [9])
by Andrew Coppin 21 Jan '02

21 Jan '02

>From: JimMuth(a)aol.com >Reply-To: fractint(a)mailman.xmission.com >To: fractint(a)mailman.xmission.com >CC: philofractal(a)lists.fractalus.com >Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 17-01-02 (Resetting Fractal [9]) >Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 11:16:29 EST > > >FOTD -- January 17, 2002 (Rating 9) Mmmm... I like it! Would maybe look better at higher resolution; will maybe try it later today. Got an exam first :-0 _________________________________________________________________ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com

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FOTD 20-01-02 (Return to Childhood [4])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 20 Jan '02

20 Jan '02

FOTD -- January 20, 2002 (Rating 4) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: I named today's meager effort "Return to Childhood". I gave it this name because it's part of the Mandelbrot set, which is the first fractal I ever saw, and it resembles the kind of fractals I found back in the late 1980's, when I was just getting started in my fractal adventures. I was not exactly a child back then, but it was a time when even simple fractals held a real magic -- the magic of newness. Actually, like a child, I spent too much time Saturday on the internet watching the progress of the so-called snowstorm, and not enough time exploring fractal-land. As a result, I was forced to fall back on the M-set for my FOTD. Today's image is not exactly like those of 1988 however. It's magnitude is over 10^19, which puts it well beyond where I could go in the good old days, though the render time of just under 2 hours is on a par with the render times of the early days. Being distracted by the snow, I gave almost no effort to the coloring of the image, which with proper coloring might rate as high as a 6. Those with snow to shovel will have time to run the parameter file while they do their shoveling. Others will want to download the finished GIF image from Scott's web site at: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> The fractal weather here at Fractal Central on Saturday was snowy, with a bit of sleet mixed in during the warmest part of the day, when the temperature reached 32F 0C. A total of 3-1/2 inches (9cm) of snow fell, which, compared to the forecasts, wasn't all that bad. But it was definitely anti-cat weather. The fractal cats checked the outdoors several times, and they actually appeared happy to be inside for a change. As for myself, I now have a sidewalk to clear, and I had best get started before the sun melts the meager accumulation and I miss out on the fun. Until next time, when I actually might philosophize, take care, and enjoy yourself. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= ReturnToChildhood { ; time=1:53:07.76--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=mandel passes=1 center-mag=-1.74899566659880973297145/-5.218600179\ 14210019307e-4/3.752988e+019/1/12.5/2.293859546753\ 65156e-013 params=0/0 float=y maxiter=9550 inside=0 colors=0004WQ4aO5fN5lMAZSB`VDcYEe`GhbHjeIlhKokLqnN\ tqOvtPxvSutUrrXpqZmoajnchleejhbij`gmYfoVdqTcnRalQ_\ jPYhOXfNVdMTbLR`KQYJOWIMUHKSGJQFHOEFMDDKCCM0EL7FLE\ FKLFKSGJZGJeGHfIFfKDgMCgOAhP8hR7iT5iV3jX2jY5h_8g`B\ faEebHcdKbeNafQ`gTZiWYjZXkaWleaihgfkmcnralncjkdhhe\ fefdbhb_i`XjZUkXQmVNnTKoRHpPErNBsL8tJ5uH6sG7rF8qE9\ pD9oCAmBBlACk9Dj8DiCCfFBcJB`MAYQ9VT9SX8P_7Mc7Jf6Gj\ 5Dm5Aq47t34w31CQuERtGStITsKUsMVsOWrQXrSYrUZqW_qY`p\ _apabpccoedofeo_ZpTTqMMrFGsGFnGEjGEeHDaHCXHCTIBOIA\ KIAGP9LW8Qb8Vi7_p6dw6ht7jq8ko9mlAnjAogBqdCrbDt_EuY\ EvUGpRIjOJdLLZHMUEOOBPI8RC5S79V8CY9G`AJcBNfCQhDNhF\ KhGHhHEhIChJ9hK6hL3hM1hN8dTF`YMXcTUh_QnfMsmJxnNwnQ\ vnTunWunZtnasodsogrojqomqopposoovoorponqojqofrobro\ ZsoVspYmp_gpbapdWpgQpiKplEpn8pp2siAvbIxWQsYRn_Si`T\ dbU_cVVeWQgXLhYGjZBk_6m`2naDhYOcUZZQVWRSTRORSLOSIM\ TEJTBGU7EU4BV19V2FT3LS3QR } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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FOTD 19-01-02 (Sprocket Wheels [5])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 19 Jan '02

19 Jan '02

FOTD -- January 19, 2002 (Rating 5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: I'll start today with a bit of almost-fractal speculation. While watching one of the 'Star Trek' spin-offs recently, I was struck by the fact that the two battling star ships were using weapons of basically the same degree of technological achievement. What are the chances, I wondered, that two totally alien species which happened to meet and start battling in interstellar space would be traveling in virtually identical ships with virtually identical armament? It seems more likely to me that if two enemy alien forces met in interstellar space, there would be no battle. The difference between their destructive capabilities would be so great that one of them would proceed to annihilate the other at will. It would be like a modern earth army fighting a stone-age tribe. One of the reasons I enjoy the star-trek-clone series is because it gives me a chance to speculate on the actual possibility of the science and technology that appears in the shows. The greatest impossibility of all remains the exploration of the galaxy. Unless a way is found to travel and send messages faster than light without traveling backward in time, and unless we solve the earth's overpopulation-related problems, humanity will remain bound to the surface of planet Earth. As for the day's fractal, it's a relatively harmless one created with the <fmod> and <tdis> features of Fractint. The image was created by adding 13 parts of Z^(-0.99) to 2 parts of Z^(-9.9), and calculating 1/C instead of C. I named the picture "Sprocket Wheels" when the four dark features reminded me of the sprockets of a bicycle. The image rates a perfectly average 5. The render time of 14 minutes can be avoided by downloading the image from Scott's web site at: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> As far as I know, Paul's site is still inactive. The weather Friday here at Fractal Central was near perfect for the middle of winter. The only problem was with the temperature. 41F 5C is simply too cold for fractal-oriented cats to lounge outdoors in comfort, especially in the shade of holly trees. Since Thomas and Tippy are fractal cats, they remained indoors, checking the outside conditions every hour or so, hoping for a sudden warm-up. They were ultimately disappointed and resorted to a treat of tuna for their peace of mind. As for myself, I'm waiting for the appearance of the big snow forecast for today. A few flakes are already in the air, and I still have some faith in the local TV weather experts. But when it comes to forecasting snow, they usually forget that they're supposed to be experts, so I won't believe we'll actually receive the 8in 20cm until it's on the ground. Until next FOTD, take care, and I guess I'll be shoveling off. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Sprocket_Wheels { ; time=0:14:00.96--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=recip passes=1 center-mag=-3.63291217628191100/+0.247687182167382\ 00/54195.8/1/-157.5/-1.54603705879163833e-008 params=1/-9.9/12/-0.99/1/525 float=y maxiter=1800 inside=fmod proximity=1 outside=tdis colors=000ARiAPiAOj9Mk9Lk8Jl8Im8Hm7In7Jn6Kn6Ln5Mn5\ Nn5NnFQoOSoYVpfXpp_qyaqw_nuZlsXjqWgoUemTckSajQZhPX\ fNVdMTbLQ`JOZIMYGJWFHUEFSCDQBAO98M86L74KB7JE9IHBHK\ DGNGGQIFUKEXMD_PCbRBeTBhVCfUDdSEcRFaQG_OHYNIXLJVKK\ TILRHMQGNOEOMDPKBQJARH8SF7SE6UF7WG7YH7_I7aI7cJ7000\ 000000jM7lN7nO7pP7rQ7sQ7tR8tR8tR9tR9tR9uSAuSAuSBuS\ BuSBuSCvTCvTDvTDvTDvTEvTEwUFwUFwUFwUGwUGwUGuWJtXLs\ ZNq_Qp`SobUmcXldZkf`igchiegjgekjdmlcnnaoq`qs_ruZsw\ YqwXpwXnwWmwWlwVjwViwUhwTfwVazV`zV_zTZzTYzSXzQWzQV\ yPUyPTxPSxPRwPQwMPwMOtMOrMNpMNnMNlMMjMMhMMfMLcMLaM\ K_MKYMKWMJUMJSMJQPLSSMUVOWYPY`R_cSafUchVdgWcfWbeXa\ dX`cX_bYZaYY`YX_ZWZZVY_UX_TW_SV`RU`QT`PUaQVaRWaSXb\ TYbTZbU_cV`cWacWbdXcdYddZeeZfe_ge`hfaifajfbkgclgdl\ gdkdejafiZghXhgUifRjeOkdMlcJmbGnaDo`Bp_8qZ5rY2sX0t\ Z1q_1o`2ma2jb3hc3fd4ce4af5_g5Xh6Vi6Tj7Qk7Ol8Mm8Jn9\ Ho9FpACqAArA8qCBpEDBUgBSh } 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 18-01-02 (A Fractal for Squares [5])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 18 Jan '02

18 Jan '02

FOTD -- January 18, 2002 (Rating 5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image can be rendered using either conventional math or arbitrary precision math. Conventional math finishes the image in 14 minutes on my machine. If I switched to arbitrary precision math the image would take 24 hours. Since the advantage of the more accurate math is minimal, I have included an entry in the parameter file that will force the use of the much faster conventional math. The image features a tiny midget that lies in the seventh valley out of the large period-2 north bud of the Mandelbrot set. I named the image "A Fractal for Squares" because only a 'square' (an old-fashioned term for someone who is not hip to the trends of the times) would still waste time looking at fractals as old-fashioned as the Mandelbrot set, using a 15-year-old fractal generating program that runs under an obsolete operating system. Then I realized that I had just described myself. In frustration, I sighed and rated the image at a 5. The true logmap setting of the image is 11594. This is the logmap I found by entering a 2, which causes the program to scan the border and calculate the image using the lowest iteration it finds there. But today's image is tricky, and when it is calculated at its true logmap setting, most of the color bands are wasted on tiny areas in the corners. I found that raising the logmap to around 17000 gives a far better rendering, and finally settled on 17010. Overall, the image is an unusually delicate and feathery one, given perhaps un-necessary weight by the heavy colors. It's worth the 14-minute render time. It is not worth the 24-hour render time. Both waits can be avoided however by giving Scott a chance to render and post the image on his web site at: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> Hopefully, he'll use the fast method of rendering, or else the image will not be ready until tomorrow. The FOTD images will once again be posted to Paul's web site when and if he re-appears. The fractal weather, (everything at Fractal Central is 'fractal'), here Thursday was non-eventful. The mostly cloudy skies, moderate winds and temperature of 52F 11C would have gone un-noticed and un-remembered by human observers other than weather forecasters, but cats are not human, and the fractal cats were not happy with these routine conditions. They expressed their unhappiness by getting into two scuffles, and did not settle down until I gave them a double treat of tuna. The cats are now settled, all else is well, and it's time to get busy on other things. The fractal shoppe will now become a graphic design office. Until next time, take care and stay settled. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= AFractalForSquares { ; time=0:13:59.70--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=mandel passes=1 mathtolerance=/1 center-mag=-0.10933261204450130/+0.894917942125181\ 40/1.745905e+013/1.0001/-27.3962776352267738/-0.13\ 1115529719981111 params=0/0 float=y maxiter=144000 inside=0 logmap=17010 colors=000HNYIOZJQ_KR`LSaMUb\ NVcOWdPXeQZfR_gS`hTbiUcjVdkXckZbj``ib_hdZgfXfhWfjV\ elTdnScpRbqQbpSapUaoVaoXanZ`n_`ma`mb`md`lf_lg_ki_k\ j_jlZjnZjoZiqZirZhtYhvYgwYgyYgzYnY_u5ar8cpBdmEekHf\ iKgfNidQjbTk_WlYZmVaoTdpRgqOjrMmsKptMorOopPonRolSo\ jUoiWogXoeZoc_oaao_boZ9m6AiABeECbHDZLEWPFSSGPWHL_H\ IbIL_INYJPVJSTKURKWOLZML`JMbHMeFNgCNiAOl7On5Op3Pl4\ Ph4Pd5Pa5PY6PU6QQ6QN7QJ7QF8QB8Q88P78O67M57L47K37J2\ 7N4AQ6CT8EWAGZCJaDLeFNhHPkJSnLUqNWtOYhScXViLYoA`tB\ asPgnCbsCbrDcrDdrEdqEeqFfqFfpGgpx`xuawrawobvlbvicu\ gcuddtadtZdsWesUerRfrOfqLgqIgpJRHIXTHbdQ3WO9ZNFaLL\ dKRgIXjHbmTdPQeUOeZMfbKfgIglemHalMZkQWjVTjZPicMhgJ\ gl2Pv4Ru5Tt6Vt8Ws9YsA_rBarDbqEdqFfpmzcjxdgweeufbtg\ _rhYqiVojTnkQllNkmLinIho`NLYQPWSTUUWRX_PZbN`fKciIe\ mZmaSkfMikT4OPEWMObJYienNZlVTjaMhiZcfWdhUdiRejPekN\ fmKfnIgowIvsKupMulOtiQtfSsbUs_WrWYrT_qQaqMcpJep } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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Re: [Fractint] Fuzzy Multivalued Logic Basis of Fractals and Chaos
by RENRAD1＠aol.com 18 Jan '02

18 Jan '02

In a message dated 02-01-16 23:23:22 EST, you write: << See fairly detailed abstracts of 69 of my papers (publications, papers presented at conferences, technical reports, internet contributions) at http://www.logic.univie.ac.at, Institute for Logic of the University of Vienna (after accessing that site, select in this exact order: 1. ABSTRACT SERVER, then 2. BY AUTHOR, then 3. my name). >> Thanks! I hope if I try to read enough of them I'll be able to understand more of your posts. I always find the posts extremely interesting, though I understand just enough of them to realize I'm hanging onto meaning by the skin of my teeth. <<This puts them alongside human memory/consciousness/perception, spherically expanding/contracting motion such as radiation from a point source and the universe with respect to its expansion, quantum entanglement, viscoelastic material memory, most biological processes, etc. This opens up several important areas for research, including fractal and chaotic applications to the other things like human memory mentioned above, since such events can be expected to either intersect or be contained in each other (or one contained in the other).>> Fascinating. I just wish i truly "got it"...thanks for including refs!

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Re: [Fractint] Fractal tapes for Alzheimers victims
by RENRAD1＠aol.com 18 Jan '02

18 Jan '02

Back in the 80's, after messing with 16 color fractal shareware for a little, I got a couple of videos from ArtMatrix...a fractal art store that was providing tapes from the Cornell National Supercomputing lab of fractal zooms and animations. I think they had gotten volunteered music for the soundtrack and it was mostly quite nice, interesting and sometimes very soothing to listen to/watch. I'm not sure if the tape listed as "mandelbrot and julia sets" on their web site (www.artmatrix.com) is the same tape with a new cover or a new tape...since it includes the classic "nothing but zooms" half hour segment it may be the same one. And it is only two hours long and i think you mentioned wanting a longer tape. I think your idea of this type of stimulation is at least worth looking into...there must be other videos around. Making your own 6-hour one would be an enormous project. I wonder what the response would be to a request for volunteered fractal animations to edit together....with a minimum length so it's not just a lot of short flashes. hmm it would take a ton of rendering time, though. Well, good luck with your idea, maybe just starting with a two-hour video to see if it holds attention amongst the patients would be a good test. hope this is helpful:) ~renrad

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Fractal tapes for Alzheimers victims
by RAMole＠aol.com 17 Jan '02

17 Jan '02

Hello: I have a friend who is 96, and, remarkably, sound of mind and body. But he must care for his wife, who is disabled and has a memory span of about 15 seconds. Though a sweet and gentle soul, she will ask again and again "Ed, who is this man?" And increasingly, tragically, "Ed, what should I do?" Often she is content to sit with the cat in her lap and watch the squirrels in the back yard. But if there is nothing to hold her attention there, or at night, she more often becomes upset. I am wondering if a tape of fractals might be the answer, a reasonable depth of the Julius Set, candy cane tentacles reaching down infinitely to the sea and cycling slowly through colors, with the palette changed every 30 seconds or so. You will remember when you or your friends first saw this how intensely fascinating it was, and how you wanted to watch for hours (probably plunging deeper, of course, as you grew tired of one picture and wanted another.) Often I glanced up to find it was 3 a.m. Of course we grow tired of it sooner or later. But for a person without a memory, every cycle would be the joy of the first instant of discovery. And remember that such a person is otherwise normal -- she or he has the full capacity for amazement. So we might hope to sit such a person in front of a six-hour videotape of moving fractals and have them watch all day in fascination. And the next day and the next, never tiring. To an extent it seems we're cheating them, but in fact the sadness of their condition comes from the disease not the repetition of the fractals (which is no more than the repetition of the birds in the back yard.) Two questions then: 1. Does anyone know if this has been tried, and with what result? 2. Is there a good commercial tape, a calm one (certainly not psychedelic or frightening)? Or would someone make one for this experiment? (Perhaps just an hour for the first try.) I would myself but just taping the screen with a video camera gets those darn horizontal lines due to the unequal frame rate or whatever it is. This is a somewhat long shot but with four million Alzheimer's victims in the U.S. alone it would be wonderful if it worked, and it might bring great joy into lives otherwise very joyless. Any help appreciated, Alan Mole Ramole(a)aol.com

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Re: [Fractint] Fractal tapes for Alzheimers victims
by Happy Harry 17 Jan '02

17 Jan '02

<delurk mode> I don't usually delurk except to make a wise@ss comment... but I might actually help here. I have used the ATI Xpert at play 98, which has a S-video and VHS video output. Fractint runs very nicely via these outputs... at lower resolutions like 640x480 and 800x600 (higher resolutions do not reproduce well on the TV) This might be a good method... as videotapes are cheap and easy compared to "running" the computer live. <relurk mode> H^) harry bissell >From: Programmer Dude <cjsonnack(a)mmm.com> >Reply-To: fractint(a)mailman.xmission.com >To: fractint(a)mailman.xmission.com >Subject: Re: [Fractint] Fractal tapes for Alzheimers victims >Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 09:40:51 -0600 > >RAMole(a)aol.com wrote: > > > I am wondering if a tape of fractals might be the answer,... > >Why a tape? Fractint can be made to run with parameters. Perhaps you >can just set up something that invokes a fractal for a while, and then >shuts it down and starts another. > >I'm not very expert with fractint...does it have a "slideshow" mode? > >Failing that, perhaps a simple program to start it up with a given set >of settings, let it run for a while and then kill it and reinvoke it >with another set? > >-- >|_ CJSonnack <Chris(a)Sonnack.com> _____________| How's my programming? | >|_ http://www.Sonnack.com/ ___________________| Call: 1-800-DEV-NULL | >|_____________________________________________|_______________________| > >_______________________________________________ >Fractint mailing list >Fractint(a)mailman.xmission.com >http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fractint _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.

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FOTD 17-01-02 (Resetting Fractal [9])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 17 Jan '02

17 Jan '02

FOTD -- January 17, 2002 (Rating 9) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: I rather enjoyed yesterday's "Elephant Ring" fractal. I enjoyed it so much in fact that I decided to do some more exploring today in a similar but easier to reach area. Instead of a tiny midget far out at the tip of the negative stem of the M-set, I chose the grand midget at -1.75. Deep in this midget's East Valley, I chose a filament, a feature that does not exist in the full M-set, and found a smaller midget on it. When I reached this midget, I chose a filament in its northwest suburbs and zoomed in until I found a much smaller midget, which turned out to be the midget in today's image. The elephants in today's image, like those in yesterday's image, come in well defined rings. The outer ring consists of 16 of them, the next ring inside has 32 elephants. But the third ring holds only 8 features, and these features do not appear to be composed of elephants. The inwardly increasing series has reset itself back to 8. This resetting inspired the name "Resetting Fractal". This resetting happens because the barely-visible midget at the center of today's image does not belong to the midget family of the M-set itself, but rather to the family of a larger midget. Actually, the larger midget belongs to the family of a still larger midget -- the midget at -1.75 on the negative stem of the M-set, and the resetting that is visible in the image is the second such resetting on the way down toward the midget in the image. I decided to rate today's effort at a 9. Yesterday's FOTD rated an 8, and today's is marginally better, which I suppose justifies the rating of a rare and lofty 9. Curiously, the basic logmap=0 coloring method, which gives a band to every single iteration, works best with today's image. I suppose nothing justifies the 2-3/4 hours required on my clunky machine to render the image from the parameter file. (A new FOTD machine, as well as pictures of the dynamic duo of cats, may appear at Fractal Central in the not-too-distant future.) The near-unending wait to see the image can be avoided by giving Scott a chance to do the rendering, and when he is finished, by downloading the image from his web site at: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> The second web site, the one run by Paul Lee, still sits idle, and Paul's whereabouts remains a mystery. The weather Wednesday here at Fractal Central was mostly cloudy and chilly, with a high temperature of 43F 6C and enough wind to keep the cats indoors. Actually, the winter so far has been one of the mildest on record, and this makes it even harder for the fractal cats to understand why they can't be comfortable in the outdoors. If we were having the normal temperatures in the 20'sF (around -5C), with snow on the ground, it would be so obviously uncomfortable that the cats would not even think of going outside. As it is, they kind of hold me responsible for their modicum of discomfort. As for me, it's late morning, and I've got a bit of work that needs to be done. The time has come to get started on the job. So until my next appearance, take care, and be ever alert for those new and better fractals. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Resetting_Fractal { ; time=2:49:57.06--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=mandel passes=1 center-mag=-1.7497\ 377493558715265721168/-5.065278269355397330831e-5/\ 1.567589e+021/1/-70/-1.52627910310343395e-012 params=0/0 float=y maxiter=12000 bailout=16 inside=0 colors=000VfSVdOUcMUbJRcIQcHOcFNcEMcDKcBJcAIc8Fd7E\ d6Dd4Bd3Ad28d07d06d0Ai0En0Is0Mw0Qz2Uz2Yz3az3cz3iBz\ jDzjGzjJyjLwjOvjRukTrkWqkZok`nkcmkfknbeqZ_rVVuRQvO\ KyKEzG8zC3z90z90zC0vJ6qPDmWIgbObhVZo_UvfOzmKzrMzsN\ huOivQkwRlySnzUozVpzXrzYszYvz_xzazubzqezkfzfgzbjzY\ kzSmzOozJqzErzAqzEozHnzJmzMkzOjyRiyUgxXfxZewacwcbv\ favi_tkZtn_niaheacabZXcTScOOeJJfDFf9BgBFgDJiGNiHRj\ KVjNZkPbkRfmTjmWnnZrn_vo`qq`kq`frbarbXsbRucMucHvcB\ vb6wa0w`0v_0vZ0v_0va0vc0ve0vg0vh0vi0vj0vk0vl0vm0un\ 2uo7upDuqHurMusRutVuu_uveuwisxgrygrzfqzfqxeoveosen\ pcmncmkbkhbkfajcaj`agbbecbbdcafcZgcXheVieSkfQlfOnf\ KofIpeHrcFsbEsaDr_BpZAoY8nX2lV0kU0nY0pZ0rZ0sZ0v_0w\ _3x_4za7za8zaBzbDzbFzbHzcJzcKzcNzeOzeRyeSteWiaZZYa\ TU_NRZIQYGOXDNWDMVDKUDJTDISDIRDHQDFPDEODDODBPDAQDA\ SDDUDEWDFYDH_EIaFJcGKfIMhKNkNOnOUoP_oRfoSmnTsmVznW\ zapzaoz_nzZlzZkzYizYhzXgz } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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Fuzzy Multivalued Logic Basis of Fractals and Chaos
by Osher Doctorow 17 Jan '02

17 Jan '02

Since I have been establishing the fuzzy multivalued logical basis of not only mathematics but physics and other sciences since 1980, it is not too surprising to find that chaos and fractals are based on fuzzy multivalued logic. See fairly detailed abstracts of 69 of my papers (publications, papers presented at conferences, technical reports, internet contributions) at http://www.logic.univie.ac.at, Institute for Logic of the University of Vienna (after accessing that site, select in this exact order: 1. ABSTRACT SERVER, then 2. BY AUTHOR, then 3. my name). Although I did not discover the fuzzy multivalued logics mentioned below, I and my wife Marleen J. Doctorow Ph.D. discovered most of their applications that you will read below. The 3 types of fuzzy multivalued logics (Lukaciewicz or its predicate extension Rational Pavelka, Product/Goguen, and Godel) correspond to the three types of events in the physical universe, respectively: Memory (M), Semi-Memory (S), and Non-Memory (N). Remarkably, they also correspond respectively to Logic-Based Probability (LBP - which subtracts probabilities), Bayesian Conditional Probability (BCP - which divides probabilities), and Independent Probability-Statistics (IPS - which multiples probabilities) which are the three types of probability concerned with either the influence or the dependence of events/processes on each other. Even more remarkably, they also correspond respectively to events/processes which are influenced by 2 or more previous times (human memory/consciousness/perception, quantum entanglement, spherical expansion-contraction as in radiation from a point source and the expansion aspect of the universe, viscoelastic material memory), exactly one previous time (Markov chains and Markov processes, games like chess in which the present move depends only on the state of the board on the previous move), or no previous time (tosses of two fair coins, two dice, etc.). To summarize very succinctly what the fuzzy multivalued logical basis of chaos and fractals is, it is sufficient to say that the basis is Lukaciewicz or its extension Rational Pavelka fuzzy multivalued logic. This is because LBP turns out to correspond also to rare or extremely rare events/processes, and such events/processes (events for short) in mathematics are respectively modeled, at least for continuous random variables which correspond to them, by events of probability epsilon (very small positive number) or 0. Fractals in general have probability and for bounded fractals Lebesgue measure 0. Contrary to erroneous opinions of many people, events of probability 0 are not impossible - in fact, they occur *all the time*. This goes back to Lebesgue measure, which is used in Lebesgue integration, which is 0 for all n-k dimensional subsets of Euclidean and Euclidean-like spaces of dimension n where k = 1, 2, ..., n. For example, a single point or a single line or curve or even a plane or surface (which are 2-dimensional automatically) in 3 dimensional space or 3 + 1 dimensional spacetime (3 spatial and one time dimensions) have Lebesgue measure and hence continuous probability 0 if a continuous random variable can be found on the region in question - or, to put it another way, if a continuous probability distribution (such as the normal/Gaussian) is found on a volume of space(-time) enclosing the events in question. Likewise a single point in time has probability 0 under the above assumptions, so that extremely rare events like catastrophes or a particular person winning a lottery have probability 0 with the above assumptions. If the space is 2 dimensional, then 0 and 1 dimensional bounded objects have probability and Lebesgue measure 0 under the above assumptions. It must be pointed out that Julia and Mandelbrot sets and hence fractals and chaos are generally boundaries of regions, and the boundary of a 3 or 2 dimensional region of Euclidean type has lower dimension than the space (even the complex plane can be regarded as of Euclidean type although its multiplication and conjugates are quite different from real Euclidean operations). It also must be pointed out that events of probability 0 in LBP have MAXIMUM INFLUENCE on other events, which is not necessarily true for BCP and IPS, but that other events in LBP may also have *maximum influence*. However, this has the unusual consequence that fractals and chaos are among the events/processes/objects which have maximum influence on other events. This means, in turn, that fractals and chaos should be applicable to physics and engineering not only occasionally as in NASA's use of controlled chaos in a recent space scenario, but is a large variety of circumstances. Of course, similar results should hold for life and behavior sciences, etc. Finally, and most remarkably of all perhaps, fractals and chaos belong to the Memory (M) part of the universe. This puts them alongside human memory/consciousness/perception, spherically expanding/contracting motion such as radiation from a point source and the universe with respect to its expansion, quantum entanglement, viscoelastic material memory, most biological processes, etc. This opens up several important areas for research, including fractal and chaotic applications to the other things like human memory mentioned above, since such events can be expected to either intersect or be contained in each other (or one contained in the other). What about the origins of fractals and chaos in iteration of functions on a computer? Iteration and similar methods with algorithms certainly produce fractals and chaos, but both mathematically and in view of the above paragraphs what is key to this process is the fact that with iteration the function involved usually approaches an EQUATION OF A CURVE/CURVES/ISOLATED POINT or something which is extremely irregular but which mathematically is like a curve/curves/isolated point. This has to do with the nature of limits in a real analysis/calculus sense and fixed points and so on. Whether there exists a generalization of fractals in which not the same function but different functions are used *iteratively* (each new function replaces the same-function iterate) is an interesting open question as far as I know. Aczel and Dhombres and their colleagues have done some work in this area, summarized in Cambridge University Press volumes of the last 15 years. Osher Doctorow

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Hopelessly Trying Trying To Satisfy An Unreasonable Customer's Impossible Claims - He Even Sent Me The Nimba Virus!
by Tony Parker 17 Jan '02

17 Jan '02

Mr. David Piekarczyk: I have tried to be reasonable and fair with you from the outset. Fairness and reason are obviously lost on you. You have seen fit to be a problematic customer from the very beginning and I have tolerated and bent over backwards in order to deal with you. 1.) It was you who sent me a nimda 32 virus embedded in your jpg file which you sent directly to my personal computer despite my repeated requests to the contrary, and nearly destroyed my pc, along with the work of several other fractalists whose work was waitng to be printed. Even though I had specifically asked people not to send files to me directly to my personal PC, yet you insisted in sending the virus infect file toto my personal PC anyway and destroyed my PC. Even then I still gave you the benefit of doubt, and assumed that you had inadvertently, accidentally, and innocently passed the virus on to me. 2.) I sent you an accurate, beautiful, pristine, mint, perfect quality virginal print of your image file via USPS Priority Mail Insured, Confirmed Delivery. If you had actually received a print that was so badly damaged as the print I now have in my possession, why did you not describe the damage as damage that had occurred in transit? If you had been honest with me and had accurately described the damage as "damaged in transit", we would have been able to file the proper claim with the USPS. Instead you proceeded to claim that there had been production flaws, and printing errors that you claimed were my fault and needed rectifying. I have quite clearly stated that I will redo any print that is not properly produced and where the fault lies with me, so I quite promptly & honorably asked you to return the print to me for examination and possible replacement. Since you now have sent the print to me by UPS, we have lost our opportunity to make a claim with the USPS, as they will quite rightly claim that the damage may have occured elsewhere. 2.) Upon my examination of the undamaged parts of the print and careful comparison with the jpg that you sent me, I could see no production flaws or printing errors. It was as good a rendition of your jpg as any that I have supplied to other fractalists. I was however shocked at the amount of manhandling, violent damage and abuse that the print had received. Both the print and the wrapping paper had been scratched, scuffed, marked, abused. and soiled on both sides!. In some places the inks had been completely scraped off the paper. There is no way I would ever have sent you a print so badly damaged. 3.) I know I supplied to you a perfect print, wrapped in protective paper, and sealed in a rigid heavy duty cardboard mailing tube. The print was either damaged in transit, or it was damaged after it was delivered to you. 4.) I'm not going to waste too much of my time debating your possible inner hidden intentions & motives; be it buyers remorse, self-destructive malice, or just plain & simple dishonesty. The one fact is clear; you have completely bungled any honest chance for a legitmate claim that would justify my replacing your print gratis. 5.) Had you accurately, clearly, and honestly described the damage, as it really was, any legitimate claim for "damaged in transit" could have been quickly handled by the USPS, and I would have promptly printed up your replacement print as soon as I received the claim processing receipt from the USPS. 6.) If you had a legitimate claim on the grounds of faulty workmanship on my part, then where did all the "violent" physical damage, abuse, and soiling come from? The "Quality of The Work" notwithstanding, The print should still be in a pristine, mint, virginal, un-abused, unscuffed, unscratched, un-abused, undamaged, and "Brand new" condition. Somehow neither version of your story either makes any sense, adds up, or rings true. Period. 7.) If you want me to redo the print, fine I will redo it. But not gratis. 8.) Please allow me to remind you of my terms and conditions which I posted to you and publicly posted on several mail lists. "All waranties as to workmanship are voided if the print is changed, modified or damaged in any way." 9.) Threatening me will not produce the results that you want. 10.) I am also returning to you your 430 kb file entitled face1.jpg cleaned, disinfected, & minus the Nimda Virus that you saw fit to inflict on me! This hopefully will confirm that we are indeed comparing apples to apples, and that you did not mistakeningly send me the wrong file. Please rememebr that I repeatedly told you that your file should be at least 700Kb-1meg at the very minimum, yet despite everything I still produced excellent reults. You will notice in your image file there are indeed a multitude of "light beige" to "white" horizontal and vertical areas where there would be extremely fine & light deposits of ink in an exact rendition of the original image. Despite the obvious physical damge has been inflicted to the print by "persons unknown". The print I sent you was an excellent and accurate rendition of that image file. T G Parker

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FOTD 16-01-02 (Elephant Ring [8])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 16 Jan '02

16 Jan '02

FOTD -- January 16, 2002 (Rating 8) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image lies in the center column of yesterday's image, which was a side view of East Valley, though today's image is viewed from an entirely different angle. Today's view is in the Mandelbrot direction. The East Valley areas of all midgets are filled with elephant- like features. In today's image, the elephants appear as a ring of 16 animals surrounding the midget. The individual animals are a bit hard to distinguish, since the trunks of the elephants appear to merge with the tails of the ones in front. I named the image "Elephant Ring" because of this ring of Pachyderms. Today's image is one of the easiest to color that I have yet seen. Almost any palette works with it. This ease of coloring justifies the rating of 8. The magnitude of today's image lies well beyond the point where arbitrary precision math becomes necessary. It is therefore a very slow one, requiring over two hours to render on my machine. The long wait can be bypassed by downloading the completed image from Scott's web site at: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> But before visiting, give Scott a chance to render and post the image. I will not include Paul Lee's web address until his site once again becomes active. With a high temperature of 52F 11C, Tuesday's weather here at Fractal Central was mild enough, but there was too little sun and too much wind to make the fractal cats happy. After spending only 10 minutes outdoors, they retired to their chosen resting places to sleep the day away. The fractal cats have happy lives. It's too bad they don't realize it. As for me, my life will be happier when the day's work is out of the way and I can return to fractal land to find a new and greater fractal for tomorrow (if possible). Until then, take care, and keep striving. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Elephant_Ring { ; time=2:18:34.13--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=mandel passes=1 center-mag=-1.9990\ 9562376641914229328597/-6.84088122997079306e-10/6.\ 31473e+021/1/32.5/-1.23373533611470521e-014 params=0/0 float=y maxiter=24000 bailout=16 inside=0 colors=000KUzKUzKUzKUzKUzKUzKUzKUzKUzKUzKUzKUzK1SK\ 1UM1WO1YQ1_S1aU1cW1eY5g_9iaDkcHgeLcgP_iSWkWRm_NocJ\ qgFskBuo7wr3ysBytJytRzuZzvfzvnyukxtiwsfvrduqatq_sp\ YroVqnTpmQolOnlMlkNjkNikOgjOfjOdjPbiPaiP_iQZiQXhQV\ hRUhRSgRRgSPgSNfSMfTKfTJfTHaPGXMESIDNFCIBAD8984841\ 7M26c35t3Ap7FlBJhFOdIT`MXXQaTUfPXjL`oHdtDhx9kvCjtE\ jrHjpJjnLjlOjjQjhSjfVidXibZi`aiZciXeiVhiTjiSli_YOf\ J3gI4hI4iI4iH4jH4kH4kG4lG4mG4nF4nF4oF4pE5pE5qE5rD5\ sD5sD5tC5uC5uC5vB5wB5rB5nDHhEZcGfZHoUJnILnJOmJRmKU\ lKXlL_kLbkLekMclNalN`mOZmOYnPWnQVoQUoRUpRTpSTpTSqT\ RqURrUQrVQsWPsWPtXOtXOuYNuYNuUKWRI6SGCTFHUEMVDRWCW\ XBaYAfZ9k_8p`7ua6z_8wZAtXCrWEoUGmTHjRJhQLePNbNP`MR\ YKSWJUTHWRGYOF_LDaJCbGAdE9fB7h96j65k4OkJNeHM`FLWEK\ RCJLAIG9HB7G66H8HH9SIBbICmJDkJEiJFgJGfJGdKHbKI`KJ_\ KJYKKWKLVLMTLNRLNPLOOLPMMQKWDbYCc_BeaAfcAge9hg8ii7\ kk6lm5mo4nq3ps2qu1rw0sy0t } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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FOTD 15-01-02 (Flying Gateway [4])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 15 Jan '02

15 Jan '02

FOTD -- January 15, 2002 (Rating 4) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image is yet another view of the same Julibrot hole that appeared in the past three FOTD's. However, this view is centered on a different point of the Julibrot hole. The three previous slices cut the hole through its main bud, while today's slice cuts through the East Valley area. This particular slice resembles nothing as much as a flying gateway with its two doors open. In fact, I named the image "Flying Gateway". I have no idea what the open gateway might lead to, though I expect it is a dead end. Due to the dead end perhaps, today's image rates another lowly 4. The center pillar that separates the two open doors of today's image is actually the East Valley of the Mandelbrot-midget aspect of this Julibrot hole. And like all east valleys, it is infested with elephants. Some of these elephants are real work-horses, or work-elephants in this case, and tomorrow's FOTD will feature a few of these hard-working pachyderms. After that, it will be back to the M-Mix4 midgets. Perhaps the best feature of today's image is its 50-second render time. If the image is below average, I feel it's best to keep the render time short. The rendering can be avoided entirely by downloading the finished image from either: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> or <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> With a temperature of 47F 8C, the fractal weather today here at Fractal Central was mild enough -- the entire winter has been mild -- but the wind was blowing, and that kept the fractal cats safely ensconced indoors. They were surprisingly good natured about their confinement however, even getting into a playful tussle under the table. It's now time to check out that latest e-mail letter. Apparently, someone in Nigeria has several million dollars of left-over petroleum money that they want to park in my bank account. How lucky can one person be! My greed is showing! I get to keep 1/3 of the money! As long as they don't ask me to put up 'good faith' money, or ask for my personal financial information, which they certainly will do, I could be a millionaire within a week. Until the next FOTD venture into the fourth dimension, which will come in 24 hours, take care, and don't get scammed by such scams. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Flying_Gateway { ; time=0:00:49.98--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=multirot-XZ-YW-new center-mag=-0.00000\ 003212632880/+0.0/4874132/0.714/-90/0 params=90/0/2/0/-1.99909561/0/-1.99909561/0 float=y maxiter=5000 inside=0 logmap=31 passes=t colors=000ZUoYToXTnWTnVTmUTmTTlSTlRTkQTkPTjOTjNTiM\ SiLRhKQgJPfJOeINdIMcHLbHKaGJ`GI_FHZFGYEFXEEWDEVDCU\ CATF6QFDPAKQ4SP0ZO0dV0l`0rf0sc0s`0uY0uV0vS0vP0xM0x\ J0yG0yD0zA0z70z40z3Cv0Yr0sl0zg0za0zX0zS0zM0zI3zJ4z\ L6zM7zO9zOAzPCzQDzSFyTGxTGsVLoVOjXQfXTaXYYY`TYcPYf\ L_jG_mC`p7`s3`x0az0az0az0Pz0Cz0Az09z07z06z04z13z31\ z41zdCVzL0zJ0yI0rG0jG4cF7XDCPDGICLAAP3AS4IO6OL7VI9\ `DAgACm7Cs4Io7Ol9TiC_fDdcGj`IoYJjVLgSMcPO`MOYJPTGQ\ QDQMASJ7TG4TC1V90X60XJ0OV0GL69Q39X09a090zA6j9IT9VC\ 9z0Or0GzDzzAzz7ux6lu3dp0Xm0Pi0Gu9fr6`o3Vm1Pj0Jg0DJ\ D0P91T43Y16a07aOjcG`d9Sf1IxPmmjLjYIiLFg7CdYJfSIfOG\ fIFfDDf9CGYL0XF7c7Oi0co0su0um0vf0v_3xS7yLDyDIz6Oz0\ SuAVpJXlSYf`_ai`Yradsdlsgssjzvmzzpzzszzouzjjzf`zaQ\ zYGzVPz_Xzcczgjzjdzg_zfTzcOzaIz_CzYJzXPzXVzV`zVgzV\ mzTszTyzTzzYzzazzfzzjzzozzszzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzziz\ iIzO0z1czVczMczDzz4zzGzzG } frm:multirot-XZ-YW-new {; Jim Muth ; 0,0=para, 90,0=obl, 0,90=elip, 90,90=rect e=exp(flip(real(p1*.01745329251994))), f=exp(flip(imag(p1*.01745329251994))), z=f*real(pixel)+p3, c=e*imag(pixel)+p4: z=z^(p2)+c, |z| <= 36 } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE==================================

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Fractal apple
by Franktal Gallery 15 Jan '02

15 Jan '02

A tempting red apple. Yum ! Apple { ; Yum ! ; palette is 'lindaa09' by Linda Allison reset=2000 type=formula formulafile=0.frm formulaname=s2 center-mag=+0.41998773805563630/+0.34313293191838800/48.57798/2.9039/120\ .535/39.213 params=0.7898387724015172/-1.17936639211472/0/0 float=y maxiter=15000 logmap=11 colors=800<30>n00p00q00<2>u00w00v00<32>900800600<2>200000020050<5>OSSSWW\ W_`<3>los<8>ZXSYVPWTL<2>SNCQL9PK8QK6<8>jaOlcQneS<3>xn_<8>dXJaVH_TF<2>TN9\ RL7PJ7PK8<8>cdaefdghg<3>nru<8>LPOIMKEJG<3>050130200100000<9>073083093094\ 0A40B40C5<9>6LH7MI8NK<2>AQNBRPBRO<5>7LH6KF5JE<2>3GA3F93F9<23>13213212212\ 1111000<5>800 } frm:s2 { z=c=pixel rp=real(p1) rq=real(p2-c): z=z*z^rp+rq |z|<4 } Regards, Miguel Fliguer - Buenos Aires, Argentina Franktal Gallery - http://www.geocities.com/franktal2002 _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com

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Overlay experiment
by Franktal Gallery 14 Jan '02

14 Jan '02

This is the result of a freaky genetic experiment where I overlapped two pictures and a koala bear was born ! The 'whitesq' feature is pretty interesting. I used a simple formula which switches between two parameters for the inicialization. Carefully choosing the points to get Y-axis symmetry, can lead to interesting Rorschach-like images. koala { ; overlay experiment, try it at 1024x768 or better ; about 1' elapsed time ; pallete is 'lindaa09' by Linda Allison reset=2000 type=formula formulafile=0.par formulaname=cg passes=1 center-mag=-0.802844/0.000320534/32.05128/1/-90 params=-0.74726/0.1409/-0.74726/-0.1409 float=y maxiter=15000 colors=800KON<3>_cecgigknlos<8>ZXSYVPWTL<2>SNCQL9PK8QK6<8>jaOlcQneS<3>xn\ _<8>dXJaVH_TF<2>TN9RL7PJ7PK8<5>ZYS`_VabZ<3>ikkkmnlprnru<4>YabVZZSWW<3>EJ\ GBGC7C8494050130200100<2>011021031042042<3>0730830930940A4<2>1D61E72F9<6\ >6LH7MI8NK<2>AQNBRPBRO<5>7LH6KF5JE<2>3GA3F93F9<23>132132122121111000<30>\ f00g00h00<3>n00p00q00<2>u00w00v00<32>900800600<2>200000020050<3>GKI } frm:cg {; Miguel Fliguer - julia overlay z=pixel IF (whitesq) c=p1 ELSE c=p2 ENDIF : z=z*z+c |z|<4 } Regards, Miguel Franktal Gallery - http://www.geocities.com/franktal2002 _________________________________________________________________ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com

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FOTD 14-01-02 (Elliptic Dagger [4])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 14 Jan '02

14 Jan '02

FOTD -- January 14, 2002 (Rating 4) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's FOTD, which is yet another aspect of the same midget that appeared in the past two days' FOTD's, could have been named something like "Hypodermic Needle" or "Mosquito Proboscis", but such names lack the immediate impact of "Elliptic Dagger", the name that I gave the image. How, one might ask, can a dagger be elliptic? Daggers are supposed to be short, pointed knives with both edges sharpened. Well, the dagger in today's image, like nearly everything else in FOTD fractals, exists only in the mind of the beholder, and therefore can seen as anything the originator and beholder desire. (But perhaps fractals exist also only in the mind of the beholder. And the beholder . . . where does he exist . . . if he exists at all?) A dagger can be elliptic when it is a slice of a Julibrot hole sliced in the Elliptic direction, which is defined by real(c)imag(z), when the slice looks even remotely like a dagger. Today's image meets these qualifications, thus the name. (I named this particular Julibrot orientation 'Elliptic' because the slice in this orientation through the origin of the Z^2+C Julibrot vaguely resembles an ellipse flattened on one end.) Unfortunately, the remnant seen in today's FOTD image resembles hundreds of perturbed Mandelbrot midgets that I have found and discarded, so I could rate it no higher than a 4. But it's still worth the incredibly short time required to render the image from the attached parameter file. The color palette is the same one that appeared in the past two days' FOTD views of this particular scene. On my rejuvenated P200, the 21-second render time of today's fractal rivals yesterday's record breaker. The download of the GIF image file takes a bit longer, but is also more convenient. The download may be found at one of the following two sites on the W.W.Web: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> With a temperature of 45F 7C, the Sunday weather here at Fractal Central was sunny and mild enough, but the high winds kept the fractal cats house-bound. They passed the day sleeping by the radiator, waking only long enough to give me a few angry glances. The standard tuna treat finally put them in a more congenial mood. Well, it's Monday morning and another week of work has started. I find myself with only a minor stack of work at the moment, but that could change at the ring of a telephone. Until next time and next FOTD, take care, and the Mandelbrot set is as close to an indestructible object as it is possible to come in this or any other world. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Elliptic_Dagger { ; time=0:00:21.70--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=multirot-xz-yw-new passes=b center-mag=+0.00000000425235697/-0.000000077765461\ 31/9631454/0.8318/64.5084990131079223/-23.71969529\ 41318102 params=0/90/2/0/-1.99909595/0/-1.99909595\ /0 float=y maxiter=1000 inside=255 logmap=35 colors=000ZWoYTsXTqWToVTnUTmTTlSTlRTkQTkPTjOTjNTiM\ SiLRhKQgJPfJOeINdIMcHLbHKaGJ`GI_FHZFGYEFXEEWDEVDCU\ CATF6QFDPAKQ4SP0ZO0dV0l`0rf0sc0s`0uY0uV0vS0vP0xM0x\ J0yG0yD0zA0z70z40z3Cv0Yr0sl0zg0za0zX0zS0zM0zI3zJ4z\ L6zM7zO9zOAzPCzQDzSFyTGxTGsVLoVOjXQfXTaXYYY`TYcPYf\ L_jG_mC`p7`s3`x0az0az0az0Pz0Cz0Az09z07z06z04z13z31\ z41zdCVzL0zJ0yI0rG0jG4cF7XDCPDGICLAAP3AS4IO6OL7VI9\ `DAgACm7Cs4Io7Ol9TiC_fDdcGj`IoYJjVLgSMcPO`MOYJPTGQ\ QDQMASJ7TG4TC1V90X60XJ0OV0GL69Q39X09a090zA6j9IT9VC\ 9z0Or0GzDzzAzz7ux6lu3dp0Xm0Pi0Gu9fr6`o3Vm1Pj0Jg0DJ\ D0P91T43Y16a07aOjcG`d9Sf1IxPmmjLjYIiLFg7CdYJfSIfOG\ fIFfDDf9CGYL0XF7c7Oi0co0su0um0vf0v_3xS7yLDyDIz6Oz0\ SuAVpJXlSYf`_ai`Yradsdlsgssjzvmzzpzzszzouzjjzf`zaQ\ zYGzVPz_Xzcczgjzjdzg_zfTzcOzaIz_CzYJzXPzXVzV`zVgzV\ mzTszTyzTzzYzzazzfzzjzzozzszzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzziz\ iIzO0z1czVczMczDzz4zzG000 } frm:multirot-XZ-YW-new {; Jim Muth ; 0,0=para, 90,0=obl, 0,90=elip, 90,90=rect e=exp(flip(real(p1*.01745329251994))), f=exp(flip(imag(p1*.01745329251994))), z=f*real(pixel)+p3, c=e*imag(pixel)+p4: z=z^(p2)+c, |z| <= 36 } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE==================================

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FOTD 13-01-02 (Slimed [5])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 13 Jan '02

13 Jan '02

FOTD -- January 13, 2002 (Rating 5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: When I checked my e-mail box a few minutes ago, I found 17 letters, most of them telling me that I could get rich quick or at least make a lot of money at home by doing next to nothing. This is about the average number of unwanted e-mail letters I receive every day. Most of today's letters had a disclaimer attached, telling me that the letters were not spam because I had 'opted in', or done something similar, to receive the mail. It's almost a comedy when such letters arrive. To begin, if the letters are not spam, why must they inform me of the fact and tell me how to be removed from the list? IMO, the only unwanted e-mail advertisement that is not spam is the one that never arrives. Then, there is this 'opting in' thing. First they tell me that I *have* agreed (opted-in) to receive the letter, then they include a line apologizing if I have *not* agreed to receive the letter, and they have made an error. (They must make a lot of errors.) And what do they mean by 'opting in'? I most certainly have never signed up anywhere to receive daily stacks of unwanted e-mail. Finally, we have what I call 'the mysterious opportunity' letter. Why do so many of these junk letters tell of the great opportunity to get rich that the sender is offering me, (if only I send them money first), but then fail to disclose the nature of the once-in-a-lifetime chance for wealth that awaits me? Of course, the answers to these questions are no mystery. When the letters tell me that I have opted in, they mean that the senders have found my e-mail address. The letters must include the removal information by law. And the senders withhold the exact nature of their offer because they want a chance to give me the hard sell, and are also building a list of those who would respond to such offers, which they hope to sell. Well, I'd better get to fractals before I turn today's discussion into a piece of spam itself. The geometric hole in today's image is the same one that we saw in yesterday's "Julibrot Monster" image. The difference is the direction in which the 4-D hole is sliced. Yesterday's image was sliced in the Rectangular direction defined by imag(z)imag(c), while today's image is sliced in the Parabolic direction defined by real(z)real(c). A quick glance at the scene will reveal why I have named this particular orientation 'Parabolic'. I had a bit of trouble finding a name for the image, but finally decided on the not-very-attractive name "Slimed". (Like what happened to the ghost-busters.) The midget does seem to be dragging a mass of slime behind it. The unattractive name and slimy appearance reduces the image's rating from a 6 to a 5. The color palette may appear familiar. It should. It was picked up from yesterday's scene. Like yesterday's image, today's also had to be rotated, stretched and skewed, though not to the same degree. Today's image may be the fastest FOTD image of all time. I have not been keeping render-time records, but I can recall nothing that rendered in less time than today's faster-than-light 18 seconds. But the super-fast render time still requires a minute or two of set-up. Those who wish to avoid the inconvenience of the set-up may download the completed GIF image from one of the following two web sites: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> The fractal weather Saturday here at Fractal Central showed much improvement over the day before. The brilliant sun, gentle winds, and temperature of 55F 13C made the fractal cats happy enough to stay outdoors most of the afternoon, watching me finish some yard work and wishing they could catch a few birds or squirrels. I've still got a bit of yard work to finish, and the best way I know to finish something is to start it. So until next FOTD, take care, and fractals are like eternal songs. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Slimed { ; time=0:00:18.62--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=multirot-XY-ZW-new function=flip/ident passes=b center-mag=-0.00000052521625445/-0.000000\ 00027915521/2207358/0.3575/-18.3972459672/20.02213\ 79791266507 params=90/0.001/2/0/-1.99909595/0/-1.9\ 9909595/0 float=y maxiter=2500 inside=255 logmap=39 colors=000ZToYToXTnWTnVTmUTmTTlSTlRTkQTkPTjOTjNTiM\ SiLRhKQgJPfJOeINdIMcHLbHKaGJ`GI_FHZFGYEFXEEWDEVDCU\ CATF6QFDPAKQ4SP0ZO0dV0l`0rf0sc0s`0uY0uV0vS0vP0xM0x\ J0yG0yD0zA0z70z40z3Cv0Yr0sl0zg0za0zX0zS0zM0zI3zJ4z\ L6zM7zO9zOAzPCzQDzSFyTGxTGsVLoVOjXQfXTaXYYY`TYcPYf\ L_jG_mC`p7`s3`x0az0az0az0Pz0Cz0Az09z07z06z04z13z31\ z41zdCVzL0zJ0yI0rG0jG4cF7XDCPDGICLAAP3AS4IO6OL7VI9\ `DAgACm7Cs4Io7Ol9TiC_fDdcGj`IoYJjVLgSMcPO`MOYJPTGQ\ QDQMASJ7TG4TC1V90X60XJ0OV0GL69Q39X09a090zA6j9IT9VC\ 9z0Or0GzDzzAzz7ux6lu3dp0Xm0Pi0Gu9fr6`o3Vm1Pj0Jg0DJ\ D0P91T43Y16a07aOjcG`d9Sf1IxPmmjLjYIiLFg7CdYJfSIfOG\ fIFfDDf9CGYL0XF7c7Oi0co0su0um0vf0v_3xS7yLDyDIz6Oz0\ SuAVpJXlSYf`_ai`Yradsdlsgssjzvmzzpzzszzouzjjzf`zaQ\ zYGzVPz_Xzcczgjzjdzg_zfTzcOzaIz_CzYJzXPzXVzV`zVgzV\ mzTszTyzTzzYzzazzfzzjzzozzszzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzziz\ iIzO0z1czVczMczDzz4zzG000 } frm:multirot-XY-ZW-new {; draws 6 planes and rotations ;when fn1-2=i,f, then p1 0,0=M, 0,90=O, 90,0=E, 90,90=J ;when fn1-2=f,i, then p1 0,0=M, 0,90=R, 90,0=P, 90,90=J a=real(p1)*.01745329251994, b=imag(p1)*.01745329251994, z=sin(b)*fn1(real(pixel))+sin(a)*fn2(imag(pixel))+p3, c=cos(b)*real(pixel)+cos(a)*flip(imag(pixel))+p4: z=z^(p2)+c, |z| <= 36 } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE==================================

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Re: [Fractint] FOTD 12-01-02 (A New Scene [7])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 12 Jan '02

12 Jan '02

D. Freed wrote: >Does Jim know what happened to PNL ???? No. Jim M.

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FOTD 12-01-02 (A New Scene [7])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 12 Jan '02

12 Jan '02

FOTD -- January 12, 2002 (Rating 7) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image pictures a slice through the open area located at -1.99909595 on the negative stem of the Mandelbrot set. It also pictures a slice through the Julia sets of this hole, though the scene bears little resemblance to either a M-set or a J-set. because the image is a new aspect of an old thing, I have named it "A New Scene". The image in fact is what I call a Rectangular set. It is a slice through the same -1.99909595 hole, but instead of being sliced in the real(c),imag(c) direction, which gives Mandelbrot sets, or the real(z),imag(z) direction, which gives Julia sets, the hole has been sliced in the imag(c),imag(z) direction, which gives Rectangular sets. I named the fractals that result when the Julibrot is sliced in this direction "Rectangular" because as today's image shows, they are filled with holes that are shaped like rectangles. Today's image is quite different from either a Mandelbrot or Julia fractal, both of which are instantly recognized by fractal explorers, but like its better known cousins, it is also instantly recognizable, at least by myself, as a Rectangular fractal. Like Julia sets, which in the Z^2+C fractal are symmetrical around the origin, the Rectangular sets also display symmetry around the origin. But unlike Julia or Mandelbrot sets, the Rectangular sets are inherently distorted, and must be undistorted before they can be fully realized. In today's image, this undistorting takes the form of rotation, stretching and skewing. There are three more perpendicular directions in the Julibrot, in which this particular hole can be sliced at today's point. I will show these three additional aspects, which I have named Oblate, Parabolic and Elliptic, in the next three FOTD's. Because today's image takes a familiar old object and makes something totally new of it, I have given it a rating of 7. An extra benefit is the lightning speed of the parameter file, which renders in a matter of seconds. For those who cannot run the parameter file, the finished image may be available on Paul's FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> But Paul's site has not been updated recently. If the image is not yet on Paul's site, try Scott's FOTD site at: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> The Friday weather here at Fractal Central started with a shower of rain, then cleared, but turned blustery and colder in the afternoon. The fractal cats don't like rain, they don't like wind, and they don't like cold. As a result, they were unhappy fractal cats until I opened the traditional can of tuna for them. (Sometimes I wonder if the cats just pretend to be unhappy to manipulate me into giving them tuna instead of cat food!) It's now time to do some week-end odd jobs that need to be done. Until next FOTD, take care, and be yourself. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ A_New_Scene { ; time=0:01:15.63--SF5 on a p200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=multirot-XZ-YW-new passes=1 center-mag=0/0/2.176732e+007/0.3076/-47.2379488575\ 538815/60.6611623140979432 params=90/90/2/0/-1.999\ 09595/0/-1.99909595/0 float=y maxiter=5000 inside=0 logmap=40 colors=000ZWoYWoXUnWTnVTmUTmTTlSTlRTkQTk\ PTjOTjNTiMSiLRhKQgJPfJOeINdIMcHLbHKaGJ`GI_FHZFGYEF\ XEEWDEVDCUCATF6QFDPAKQ4SP0ZO0dV0l`0rf0sc0s`0uY0uV0\ vS0vP0xM0xJ0yG0yD0zA0z70z40z3Cv0Yr0sl0zg0za0zX0zS0\ zM0zI3zJ4zL6zM7zO9zOAzPCzQDzSFyTGxTGsVLoVOjXQfXTaX\ YYY`TYcPYfL_jG_mC`p7`s3`x0az0az0az0Pz0Cz0Az09z07z0\ 6z04z13z31z41zdCVzL0zJ0yI0rG0jG4cF7XDCPDGICLAAP3AS\ 4IO6OL7VI9`DAgACm7Cs4Io7Ol9TiC_fDdcGj`IoYJjVLgSMcP\ O`MOYJPTGQQDQMASJ7TG4TC1V90X60XJ0OV0GL69Q39X09a090\ zA6j9IT9VC9z0Or0GzDzzAzz7ux6lu3dp0Xm0Pi0Gu9fr6`o3V\ m1Pj0Jg0DJD0P91T43Y16a07aOjcG`d9Sf1IxPmmjLjYIiLFg7\ CdYJfSIfOGfIFfDDf9CGYL0XF7c7Oi0co0su0um0vf0v_3xS7y\ LDyDIz6Oz0SuAVpJXlSYf`_ai`Yradsdlsgssjzvmzzpzzszzo\ uzjjzf`zaQzYGzVPz_Xzcczgjzjdzg_zfTzcOzaIz_CzYJzXPz\ XVzV`zVgzVmzTszTyzTzzYzzazzfzzjzzozzszzzzzzzzzzzzz\ zzzzzzzziziIzO0z1czVczMczDzz4zzGvzS } frm:multirot-XZ-YW-new {; Jim Muth ; 0,0=para, 90,0=obl, 0,90=elip, 90,90=rect e=exp(flip(real(p1*.01745329251994))), f=exp(flip(imag(p1*.01745329251994))), z=f*real(pixel)+p3, c=e*imag(pixel)+p4: z=z^(p2)+c, |z| <= 36 } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE==================================

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Re: [Fractint] FOTD 11-01-02 (Julibrot Monster [5])
by gnome＠hawaii.rr.com 12 Jan '02

12 Jan '02

But I don't find ANY 2002 FOTDs at Paul's site! Argggh! I need a fresh new fix for beautiful fractals! Any idea what's going on? David gnome(a)hawaii.rr.com >FOTD -- January 11, 2002 (Rating 5) > >Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: > >Today's image is a picture of a quadratic Mandelbrot midget. >But it does not look like a Mandelbrot midget. It looks like a >fragment of a horizontal slit. It looks like a horizontal slit >because that's what it is.

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Re: [Fractint] FOTD 11-01-02 (Julibrot Monster [5])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 12 Jan '02

12 Jan '02

Gnome wrote: >I don't find ANY 2002 FOTDs at Paul's site! Argggh! I need >a fresh new fix for beautiful fractals! >Any idea what's going on? I have not been in touch with Paul since the first of the year. Maybe he's on vacation. Have you tried Scott's site? If all else fails, run the parameter file. Save the entire FOTD message in your Fractint directory in ASCII text format. Give it a .par extension, and it will run like any parameter file. Jim M.

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FOTD 11-01-02 (Julibrot Monster [5])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 11 Jan '02

11 Jan '02

FOTD -- January 11, 2002 (Rating 5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image is a picture of a quadratic Mandelbrot midget. But it does not look like a Mandelbrot midget. It looks like a fragment of a horizontal slit. It looks like a horizontal slit because that's what it is. Mandelbrot midgets are actually holes in the four-dimensional Julibrot figure, sliced in a particular direction. The holes are nowhere near hyperspherical. They are flat spaces with two extended dimensions (in the Z plane) and two contracted dimen- sions (in the C plane). These flat spaces are not unbroken, but are largely filled-in with low-iteration features. They are like places where midgets are possible if the low-iteration stuff can only be held at bay. Since the holes are actually four-dimensional, they can be sliced in many directions. When they are sliced in the contracted Mandelbrot or extended Julia directions, the slice is a nice small Mandelbrot midget or much larger mini-Julia set that fits nicely on the screen. But when the holes are sliced in odd directions, as is the case in today's image, the slice will contain both extended and contracted features, and will usually appear stretched, requiring anti-stretching and skewing to counter the distortion. In today's image, the stretching and skewing are only moderate, but some odd-angle images must be stretched by a factor in the thousands. More on the Julibrot and fourth dimension in general in upcoming FOTD's. I named today's image "Julibrot Monster" because of its vague resemblance to a monster's face. I rated it at a 5. The 9-minute render time is a bit slow, but the finished image may be downloaded from: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> or from: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> The lack of sun Thursday here at Fractal central made the temperature of 57F 14C feel colder than it actually was, and prevented the fractal cats from fully enjoying their afternoon romp in the yard. But it was still the best day they have had in more than a week, which made them very enjoyable cats. It's now time for the real work to get started here at F.C. Until next FOTD, take care, and don't get mired in a state of fractal indeterminacy. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Julibrot_Monster { ; time=0:09:17.61--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=multirot-XZ-YW-new passes=1 center-mag=+0.00000000128389097/-0.000000000542546\ 13/1.435616e+008/0.9341/-179.455993649140652/-68.7\ 194309865828359 params=158/-62/2/0/-1.120224512675\ 5/-0.2638790266846/-1.1202245126755/-0.26387902668\ 46 float=y maxiter=12000 inside=0 logmap=911 colors=000UlUUmUUmUUnUUnUUoUUoUUpUUpUUqUUqUUrUUrUU\ sVUsWQtXNuZJv`EvaGvbHvcIvdJudKueLtfMtgNsgPrhQriRqj\ SqjTpkUplVomUooWomXnkYmjZlh_kf`jeahcbfacd`dbZf`Xg_\ WkYUjYUhXTfWTdVTcUTaUT_TTYSTXRTVQTTQTRPSQOSONSMMSK\ MSJKRHIQFGPDEOBCNCAMDALDAKEAKEAKFAKGAKGAKHAKHAKIAK\ IAKJAKKAKKAKLALLAKMAKN9JN9JO8IO8IP7HN2IP7HQCHRGHSL\ GTQGUUGVZGWcFXgFYlFZpFYnGXmHWlIWkJVjKUiLUgMTfMSeNS\ dORcPQbQQ`RP_SOZSOYTNXUMWVMUWLTXKSYKRYJQZIP_HO`HMa\ GLbFKcFJdEIdDHeDFfCEgBDhBCiABj9Aj98k87l76m75n64o53\ p52p75n97mB9kDCjFEhGGgIIeKLdMNcOPaQR`RUZTWYVYWX_VZ\ bU`dSafRchPekOgmMioLisLjqKkpKlnJmmJnkInjIohHpgHqeG\ rdGrbFsaFt_EuZEvXDvWDwUCxTCyRBzQBzPByOCxODwOEwOFvO\ GuOHuOItOKsOMsOOrOQqNSqNUpNWoNYoN_nN`mOamPblQckRdk\ SejTfiUghVhhWigXjfYkfZle_md`ndaocbpbcqbcracs`ct`cu\ _cvZcwZcwYcwXcwXcwVcwUcwTcwScwRcwQcwOcwNcwMcwLcwKc\ wKcwKcwKcwKcwKcwKcwKcwKcw } frm:multirot-XZ-YW-new {; Jim Muth ; 0,0=para, 90,0=obl, 0,90=elip, 90,90=rect e=exp(flip(real(p1*.01745329251994))), f=exp(flip(imag(p1*.01745329251994))), z=f*real(pixel)+p3, c=e*imag(pixel)+p4: z=z^(p2)+c, |z| <= 36 } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE==================================

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FOTD 10-01-02 (Transformation [5])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 10 Jan '02

10 Jan '02

FOTD -- January 10, 2002 (Rating 5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: The formula Z^3+0.3Z^2+C draws a fractal that on the surface resembles the cubic Mandeloid. Even the four prominent midgets appear to be cubics. But the deeper one looks, the more the midgets come to resemble quadratic midgets, until at a depth of today's scene, the transformation is complete. Being surprised by the gradual change in shape of the midgets, I named the image "Transformation". But the mathematical curiosity cannot carry the entire image. Artistic worth must also be present. Since today's image pictures little that we have not seen numerous times before, I could rate it only an average 5. The midget in the image is located just beyond the negative stem of a larger quardatic midget, which in turn is located deep in the East Valley of the large almost-cubic northwest midget of the fully-cubic-appearing parent fractal. On my faithful old 200mhz Pentium machine, the parameter file renders in about 8-1/2 minutes. On a faster machine, the wait will be less. The fastest way of all to see the image is to download it in finished form from: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> or if that fails, from: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> The fractal weather Wednesday began with a surprise ice storm, heralded by a spectacular rainbow in the west. The icy roads caused over one thousand accidents in the area, and had the local TV weather experts doing damage control once again. Their forecast at the time was 'some sun and warmer'. When the freezing rain stopped and the temperature finally rose to 48F 9C, the fractal cats awoke for a short romp in the yard. The conditions were a bit too cool and damp for their tastes, but they endured their hardship stoically. I now find myself with work to do, so it's time to cut this short and get busy with stoicism. But I'll return in 24 hours with more fractal stuff. Until then, take care, and be of happy heart. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Transformation { ; time=0:08:21.80--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=ident passes=b center-mag=-0.23597594867764770/+0.884881240783589\ 70/1.38076e+010/1/-145/4.69939853502132632e-005 params=0.3/2/2/3/0/0 float=y maxiter=1600 inside=255 logmap=260 colors=000LRP_ENYCOVCOSBPRBP\ O9RL9RJ9SH8SF8TC6T96V86VBF_ELcGSgHZkKdnNktOqxRxzTz\ zVzz`zzgzulznrvgxt`zpVzmOqaGqS8uO0qV6o_EtcKrhRqkWn\ gVjcVg_VcWTYSTTPTPNTNKSJHSFFSBES8BR49R06R05R68OFCN\ NEKVHJaJGiLFqNEqLHqLLqKOqKSqJWqJZpN`pRdpVhnZlnapne\ tnivpkqpllqmhqncrpZrpVrqPtrKttGuuBuv5uv1qmLnecnY0c\ W5TVHHTT6Sd0Sn4RgCR`KRVSPO_PHmPBtO4zO0zO0zP0zR0xR2\ rS5gS9aTEZTG_WJ`YLaZNc_PdaRecTgdVheYhgZecac_d`WgZS\ iYOlVKnSGqPCtN8vL5yPBvSFuWKtZOqaTpdYnh`mkekniiqnhu\ rexxdzzczzazmizYpzVhzTaxSVuPOrOGpN9qK8rJ6rH5tG4uE4\ uC2vB1x90x80t96p9CmBHiBNeCScCY_CcWEhTEmPFrLFxJFzWF\ pgFcrFRqGOpGNnGKmGJlGGkGFiGChGBgG8gG6`KCWNHRPLLSRF\ WW9Z_4`d0chiZRk_Nl_Jm`Fn`Bna8pa4qc0rc0rc0me1ih9dkH\ `lOYnWSqcOtkKuqJtpHtnGtmFtlEtlCtkCtiBti9tk8tl6tm5t\ n5tp4tq6tr8tt9tuBtvCtxEtyFtzGtzHtzJtzKtzLtzNtzOtzP\ tzRtzOtzLtzKtzHtzFtzEtzBtz8tz6tz1tz0tz0tz6tz000 } 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 09-01-02 (Mad Dance [7])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 09 Jan '02

09 Jan '02

FOTD -- January 09, 2002 (Rating 7) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image, with its tortured, writhing arms, reminds me of a wild dance. I named it "Mad Dance". The image is a scene in a perturbed part of the hypercomplex Mandelbrot set. Since the hypercomplex set itself is a four-dimensional thing, when we perturb the starting point, we are actually drawing a slice through the eight-dimensional hypercomplex Julibrot figure. I have done little exploring in this fractal, so the things I find in it are usually as much a surprise to me as they are to the viewer. Much of the hypercomplex M-set is identical to the classic M-set, but some of it is entirely different. Today's image pictures some of the different parts. The twisted arms of today's image are like the hairline tendrils that appear just behind the valleys of perturbed classic M-sets. These twisted arms appear only in the perturbed hypercomplex M-sets. The ghostly blue feature partially hidden in the background is a part of the Hypercomplex set that I have so far been unable to find directly, though admittedly I have spent little time searching for it. Despite, or perhaps because of, the writhing arms, the image is striking -- a feature which earns it its rating of 7. The render time of just under 4 minutes is bearable, though a better way of viewing the image is to visit 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> If the first site has not yet been updated, try the second. The fractal weather today here at Fractal Central was sunny but chilly. The temperature of 38F 3C limited the cats to only a brief outing on the porch. It's probably a good thing they were outside only briefly, because the neighborhood bully tomcat was in the area, and if Tippy had met him, a fight would certainly have broken out. I see that it's now time for a day's work followed by some deep but unimportant pondering, and finally by a trip to fractal- land. I'll return in 24 hours with the continuing saga of my fractal adventures. Until then, take care, and the world will not end until the last fractal has been found. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Mad_Dance { ; time=0:03:47.07--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=hypermandelbrot passes=b center-mag=+0.1014957900912339/+0.007786208818525/\ 120.4113/1/170/6.39974184757363673e-014 params=0.7\ 071/0.7071/10/0/1e-013/0 float=y maxiter=12500 inside=255 logmap=10 symmetry=none periodicity=0 colors=000J3AJ3AI3AI3AI3AI3AI3AI3AI3AI3AI3AI3AI3AI\ 4AI5AI6AI7AI8AI9AIABIBCHCDHDEHEFHFGHGHHHIHIJHJKHKL\ HLMHMNHNOHOOHPPHQPHRPHSQHTQHUQGVPGWPGXPFYPFZPF_PE`\ PEaPEaPEaPDbPDbODbOCcOCcOCdOCdOBdOBeOBeOAfOAfOAfN9\ gN9gN9gN9hN8hN8jN8jN7jN7kN7kN7kN8lO9nP9oQAoRApSBsT\ CtUCtVDuWDwXEwYFyZFz_Gz`GzaHzbIzcIzdJzeJzfKzgKzgMz\ hNxhOviQsiRqiSnjUljVikWgkYdkZbl_`laZmbXmcVmeTnfRng\ PniNojLokJpmHpnFpoDqqBqr9rs7ru5rv3sw3sx3sv3pu6nt8l\ sBjrEgqGepJcoManO_mRXlUVkWTjZRi`Ph_OgZOgZOfYOeYOeX\ OdXOdWOcVObVObUOaUO`VP`VQ_WR_WSZXTYXUYYVXYWWYXWYYV\ YZVY_UY`TYaTYbSYcRYdRYeQYfQYgPYhPYiPYjOYkOYlOYmOZn\ NZoNZpN`qN`rMasMbtMcuMcvLewLexLeyKfzKfzKfzKfzKfzKf\ zKfzKfzKfzKfzKfzKfzKfzKfzKfzKfzKfzKfzKfzKfzKfzKfzK\ fzKfzKfzKfzKfzKfzKfzKfzKfzKfzKfzKfzKfzKfzKfzKfzKfz\ KfzKfzKfzKfzKfzKfzKfzKfzKfzKfzKfzKfzKfzKfzKfzKfzKf\ zKfzKfzKfzKfzKfzKfzKfz030 } frm:HyperMandelbrot {; periodicity must be turned off a=(p1),b=(0,0): q=sqr(a)-sqr(b)+pixel, b=(p2+2)*a*b+p3, a=q, |a|+|b| <= 100 } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE==================================

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Lee Skinner exhibit now open
by Erik Reckase 08 Jan '02

08 Jan '02

Many of you have seen Lee Skinner's Carr2821 series of images, but how many of you have rendered them all? I am pleased to announce that I have placed all of these images into an on-line gallery, in a (hopefully) easy to navigate website, downloadable in a number of different formats and sizes. The address is : http://www.thefractalist.net Although I primarily use UF for fractal generation, I've used Fractint a great deal in the last ten years, and I'm happy to be able to keep these images alive online for perusal and inspiration. Comments and questions can be directed to me at erik(a)thefractalist.net Thanks! Erik Reckase __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/

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Re: [Fractint] fractal-art mailing list location ?
by Franktal Gallery 08 Jan '02

08 Jan '02

Thanks Nick ! >From: nick.grasso(a)hrads.com > >>>Where's the location of the fractal-art mailing list server ? > >To subscribe, send mail to: >fractal-art-subscribe(a)lists.fractalus.com Miguel Fliguer - Buenos Aires, Argentina Franktal Gallery - http://www.geocities.com/franktal2002 _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com

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Re: [Fractint] fractal-art mailing list location ?
by nick.grasso＠hrads.com 08 Jan '02

08 Jan '02

Miguel Fliguer wrote: >Where's the location of the fractal-art mailing list server ? >Two majordomo servers I found on the web, that supposedly >hosted fractal-art, doesn't. They're aros.net & icd.com. To subscribe, send mail to: fractal-art-subscribe(a)lists.fractalus.com Other commands: post: send message to fractal-art(a)lists.fractalus.com unsub: send message to fractal-art-unsubscribe(a)lists.fractalus.com help: send message to fractal-art-help(a)lists.fractalus.com admin: send message to fractal-art-owner(a)lists.fractalus.com

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fractal-art mailing list location ?
by Franktal Gallery 08 Jan '02

08 Jan '02

Pardon me, Where's the location of the fractal-art mailing list server ? Two majordomo servers I found on the web, that supposedly hosted fractal-art, doesn't. They're aros.net & icd.com. Help ? Regards, Miguel Fliguer - Buenos Aires, Argentina Franktal Gallery - http://www.geocities.com/franktal2002 _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx

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FOTD 08-01-02 (A Flock of Angels [8])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 08 Jan '02

08 Jan '02

FOTD -- January 08, 2002 (Rating 8) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: There are angels in today's image -- four golden fractal angels hovering around the midget at the center of the scene. Four does not exactly make a flock, but a closer look will reveal four smaller angels lurking between the large ones. Eight does make a small flock, so I named the image "A Flock of Angels". The gold of the angels on the the dark blue of the celestial sky creates an image worth the rating of 8. I do not know which species of angel today's angels belong to. According to tradition, angels come in 7 varieties. Rated from highest to lowest, they are: Cherubim, Seraphim, Thrones, Dominions, Powers, Archangels, and Angels. The Jinn are up there also, though I have no idea where they fit in. Do I believe in angels of the physical, or more accurately, of the celestial kind? Well, I do not dis-believe in them. That is as far as I will commit myself on the topic, though I shall give a further hint by telling that, even at the risk of being seen as superstitious, I do not consider myself bound by the limits of common sense. After that not surprising admission, it's time to reveal that the parent fractal of today's image was created by adding Z^5.9 to Z^3.1, then adding C. Today's image is located in a cut-off feature of the parent. This cut-off feature resembles nothing as much as a cockroach. The best feature of all is the light-speed render time of the parameter file. Using the passes=b algorithm, which works with this particular image, the parameter file runs in 48 seconds on my weary machine. It will probably run faster than the speed of light on a state-of-the-art 1.5 ghz unit, if one can be found with a Fractint-friendly video card. BTW, I avoid the Fractint-Windows incompatibility by booting DOS 6.22 from a disk in the A drive when I run Fractint. If the video card supports the vesa modes, the fractals work perfectly. True, a number of Windows drivers do not get loaded when I do this, but when searching for fractals, I never need the inaccessible devices. With today's image having a render time of 48 seconds, going online is the least efficient way of viewing the scene. But it is still fun to visit Paul's web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> or Scott's site at: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> and download the image from there. The fractal weather Monday was cloudy and blustery with occasional flurries of snow and a temperature around 32F 0C. The cats complained, then resigned themselves to a day by the radiators. And I must resign myself to at least a part day of work. But I'll return on schedule in 24 hours with another fractal. Until then, take care, and be angelic. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ A_Flock_of_Angels { ; time=0:00:48.50--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=ident passes=b center-mag=-0.45330361401900880/-0.006615693644764\ 32/106904/1/-142.5/1.17362855545088962e-010 float=y params=1/3.1/1/5.9/0/0 maxiter=1200 inside=255 logmap=26 colors=00000I40M64Q68UDCYJGaPKeVOi`SmfWq\ l_urczxgzzmQxgMrcJm_GgTCcP9YL6TF1OA0J60`7Dp9Vz9jzG\ gzOfzVdx`avg`uo_ruXpzVozTmzSiz9fv0`i7XXPQJfM6xI0zL\ 0zO0zP0zS1zT3xX4uY6r`7oa9lg4im1fs0cy0`z0Yz0Xz0Yy0Y\ u0Yo0_j0_f0_a0`X0`S0`O1aJ3aD4a96c47c09c09c09d07d07\ f06f06f04g04g03i03i01j01j01j03i04i06i06i07g09g09g0\ Ag0Ag1Cf3Df4Df6Ff7Gd9GdAIdAJdCLcDLcFMcGOcIOaJPaLQa\ LSaMS`OT`PV`QV`SX_TY_TY_V__X`_YaY_aY`cYadYcdXcfXdg\ XfiXgiVijVjlVllVmmTmoTopTppTrrSssSusSvuSxvQxxQyxQz\ yQzzPzzPzzPzzPwwPttPqqPnnPkkPhhPeePccPddPdfPffPggP\ ggPiiPiiPjjPllPllPmmPomPooPpoPrpPrpPsrPusPusPvuPvu\ PxvPyvPyxPzyPzyPzzPrzPmzPmzPhzOcwQZtTUqWPnZKlaLlaM\ maOm`Pm`Po`Qo`So_Tp_Vp_Xp_YrYYrY_rY`rYasXcsXdsXfuX\ fuXguVivVjvVlvVmxToxToxTpxTrySsySuySvzSxzQxzQyzQzz\ QzzPzzPzzPzzPzzPzzPzzPzzPzzPzzPzzPzzPzzPzzPzzPzzPz\ zPzzPzzPzzPzzPzzPzzPzzPzzPzzPzzP000 } 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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fractint and xp
by jerome schatten 08 Jan '02

08 Jan '02

Some weeks (months?) ago there was a thread about running under xp. I didn't pay much attention to it as I didn't have xp running on any of my machines. Now I do, and I've got fractint running on an xp installation. If it all got figured out, fine; if not, you can contact me privately and I'll be glad to tell you what I did. I looked for fractint archives, but failed to find them. Do they exist? jerome

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FOTD 07-01-02 (Ionization [7])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 07 Jan '02

07 Jan '02

FOTD -- January 07, 2002 (Rating 7) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's fractal features a fancy midget set before a dark background, with an electric blue glow surrounding the elements. When I noticed this glow, I named the image "Ionization". It's a rather intricate image, which exists in the fractal that results when 0.05 parts of Z^(-15) are added to 5 parts of 1/Z. It's a striking image when first seen, a feature that earns it a rating of 6. And the total lack of branch-cut discontinuities raises that rating to a 7. If the render time were less than almost a half-hour, the image might even have rated an 8. The half-hour delay in viewing the image can be avoided by downloading the finished GIF image from: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> or from: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> If it's not at one site, try the other. The weather Sunday here at F.C. was totally miserable, especially for cats. A cold, windy rain that set in at midday continued uninterrupted all afternoon, and changed to snow at night. The snow accumulated only 1 cm before ending, but the damage had already been done, and I was left with cranky cats to deal with. Luckily, when the cats got their tuna treat, they forgot their bad moods. It's now 10am of Monday, and though I am not loaded with work, I have enough to keep me busy a couple hours. Then, if I'm lucky, I'll find time before I start the search for the next fractal to think about something enjoyable such as the latest interpreta- tion of quantum mechanics, whatever that is, (we get a couple new ones every year). The next FOTD will appear in 24 hours or less. Until then, take care, and we don't even know what we don't know, yet some will tell us that we know it all. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Ionization { ; time=0:26:28.93--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=recip passes=1 center-mag=-3.53815673130760900/+8.947496943410712\ 00/873151.1/1/115.000001629676419/-2.2939380037931\ 2784e-006 params=5/-1/0.05/-15/0/525 float=y maxiter=2400 inside=0 logmap=393 periodicity=10 colors=000KA3KA3KA3KA3KA3KA3KA3KA3KA0KA0KA0KA0IB0J\ C3ID7ICDKCKLAONATN9_O9cQ7iR7nR6rS6xT4zT4zS1zR0zQ0z\ O0zN0zN0y_0kj1Yu6Lq7Il7Hj7Ff7Dc7C_7AW79S97Q96L94I9\ 3D91A906903904I04Q06W06d07k07r0Iq0Ro4_n9gnFolKxkQz\ kTziVzgVzfWzcWzaYz`Yz__zW_zV`zT`zRazQazOczNczLazLa\ yL`uL`oL_jL_fL_aO_YS`TV`QY`La`Hd`Cg`7j`6l_6nY6oW6q\ V6rV6tT6uS4xR4yQ4zQ4zO4zN4zL4zK4zKFzOQzS_zViy_rxao\ rYlnTkjQifLf`HdWCaS7`O3aNAaLHcKOcITcH`dHfdFldDrfCy\ fAzfAziKvkSin`VqiHrq1ou6nyAkzFjzKgzOfzSTxNHgI3RD09\ 90AA0CC0DC0FD0HD0IF0KF0LH0NH3RF7TFCWDH`DLcDQfCTjCY\ lAaoAftAjv9ny9rz7vz7yz7uzCqzHlxLiuQdqTanYYjaTgfQcj\ L`nIWrDTv9Qz4Nz0Iz0Iz6IzDIzNIzTIzaIziIy`ItTIoNIkDI\ g6Ic0I_AIoNIzOIzQKzQLzRNzROySQxSRxTSvVTuVVtWWtWYrY\ _qY`qYarYcrYdtYftYguYiucjuilunoutruquvnxxkyxizyfzy\ czz`zzYzzVzz_zxczufzqjznlzjqzguzcxz`zzWzzTzzQzzNzz\ IrzDiz9`z4Rz0Hz07z09z09z4 } 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] fractint and xp
by the_juggernaut＠juno.com 06 Jan '02

06 Jan '02

> The only upgrade that I'm considering is to change the motherboard > on my > Win98 box from an aging PII-450 to a P4-1.5/6Gighz with 1+ Gig of > Ram and > upgrade the ATX power supply to 400 Watts. I suspect that thusly > upgraded > there will be no present reason to move from Win98 to > XP-Kludge..... Pardon my ignorance, but does one need newer OSs for newer processors? Could it be possible to run a Pentium 4 with Win 3.1? Jon K ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

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FOTD 29-12-01 (The Secret of Time [4])
by Jim Muth 06 Jan '02

06 Jan '02

FOTD -- December 29, 2001 (Rating 4) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's FOTD image takes us once again into the bizarre world of exponents of Z between 1 and 2. This sub-two world is an unpredictable place of infinite branch cuts and midgets that become ever more difficult to find. Today's scene is located in a valley of the Z^1.8+C Mandeloid, at a level a little below ground level. (Ground level is rendered when the real(p2) parameter of the MandelbrotBC1 formula is set to 3.14159...). The exponent value of 1.8 draws fractals in which it is not too difficult to locate midgets, and the midgets can be of any shape. The midget in today's image is too small for its shape to be clearly seen, but an in-zoom will reveal an irregular lake, not quite fully resolved, with three broad bays roughly evenly spaced around its perimeter. I have named the image "The Secrets of Time". I've forgotten why. And I have rated it a slightly below average 4. These sub-two Mandeloid midgets do seem to become boringly similar after a while, though I constantly search the fractals in this range, hoping to find something unexpected. On my tired old machine, the parameter file runs in just under 10 minutes. The completed GIF image downloads from the internet in even less time. To find the download go to: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> or to: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> But before visiting their web sites, give Paul and Scott a chance to render and post the image. The fractal weather Friday at fractal HQ was not what the cats wanted. There was too little sun, too much wind, and too chilly a temperature. Without wind and in full sun, the temperature of 44F 6.5C would have been acceptable, but the wind and lack of sun made things just too uncomfortable for the intrepid pair. Thomas passed the afternoon under the decorated tree; Tippy chose the floor by warmest radiator. One of my favorite things about the holiday season is the great music. But as I listen to the music, I cannot help but notice that so much of it is from times long past. We all enjoy the older traditional music at this time of year, but why, I wonder, has no great music been written in recent times? Where is the 'Messiah' of the 20th century? Where is the 'Beethoven's 9th' symphony or the 'Nutcracker' ballet of the 20th century? What great grand opera has been composed since 'Turandot'? (Musical shows are not operas.) Some will argue that great music *is* still being composed, and that it is only one's particular taste that makes them prefer older music, but if this is so, why do programs of older music consistently draw the largest audiences to classical concerts? Why does older music sound harmonious and beautiful? Why does older music move us in a way nothing else can? And why does so much modern music sound discordant and even downright ugly, even to the point of annoyance? Is it because we ultra-moderns need a course in music appreciation, or is it because there is nothing in the music to appreciate? Is it because the world has cast aside the things of spirit that for so many centuries were the source of artistic inspiration? Spiritual thoughts inspire beautiful art that brings peace and contentment. Secular thoughts -- thoughts of a world without meaning -- inspire ugly despairing art -- art that expresses anger and hopelessness -- art of the kind preferred by so many of our present-day youth. Can the blind, meaningless, unknowing and uncaring physical universe of science, vast and complex as it is, ever compare with thoughts of God and angels, heaven and hell, salvation and damnation, in the ability to inspire great works of art? If the secular world cannot inspire us as the spiritual world once did, has the era of great art ended? I fear this may be the case. But there is yet a spark of hope. Both Atheists and believers enjoy fractals, which are not the highest form of art, yet somehow bridge the gap between the sacred and the profane. Where fractals may take us, I shall not speculate. Perhaps more along these lines in a day or two; perhaps not. Glancing up at the clock, I see that midnight is drawing near. It's well past the time to shut down the fractal shoppe, and time to call it a night. Until next time, take care, and keep striving. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ The_Secret_Of_Time { ; time=0:09:52.49--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotBC1 function=floor passes=1 center-mag=-0.3290480331308/-0.6702011404115/5.112\ 165e+007/1/-57.5/-2.1509544216591348e-007 params=1\ .8/0/0/0 float=y maxiter=3000 inside=0 logmap=252 colors=000YEX`FYcGZfK_iO`lSaoWbr_cucdxgezkfzogzsgz\ wfzzfzzbww_rqXkiVfbS`WOVQLOIJJBGC4D74BI4CS6Da8D`48\ `43Y41V40S40Q40N40L40I40F40C40A4074044044044044044\ 0eWBbUA`S8ZR7WO6VN4SM3RL1OI0MH0LF0IE0HB0EA0C80A707\ 406404404404404404404QB4M74J44F14C04A0460440zRfzOc\ yM`uLZrJWoITo4Vi4Wf4Wc4ZY6_VB`RHXQIWYRfWWgW`hVekUj\ lSonSuoRzrQzsOzsOzsMzsLzpJvnIqlHjjEegCZfBUcAN`8I_C\ HXHFVLETOERSCOWBN`AKcAJfFKgJLiNNjSOkWQm`RneSoiTqmV\ rrWsvXuzZvz_wz`yz`szcnvfinhcfkZZnURpOJsJBsE4s84sA4\ sB4sBApCEnCJkENhFSfFWcHa`HeZIjWInTLkWMjZNi_OgbQfcR\ efScgUbjW`lYZnZYp`WraVsbUscSseRs`OrWMjSJbOHVLEOHBG\ C888604404404404404404cR4bO4`L4ZK4WH4VF4SC4RBASAFU\ ALVAQVAVWAaY8fZ8kZ8q`8va8za8veJqgSmk`gnkbrsZuserrj\ qgqnWvmLunKsoJrqJqqHorHnsGmsFkuFjvDivDmyJozOrzTuzZ\ wzczz_zzXzzVzwSzsOzqLznJzkGzjDzjBzj8zj6zj3zi0zi0zi\ 0zi0zi0zi0zj0zk0zm0iVpkRp } 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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FOTD 06-01-02 (Pebbles on a Beach [6])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 06 Jan '02

06 Jan '02

FOTD -- January 06, 2002 (Rating 6) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today, on the 6th day of the new year, we have a fractal image that rates a 6. The image illustrates a scene in the fractal that results when 3 parts of Z^(-7.7) are added to 3 parts of Z^(-1.9). I named the image "Pebbles on a beach" because of the pebbly appearance of the entire scene. The pebbles are a result of calculating the outside parts of the image with the <tdis> option. (The normal equal-escape-time bands also produce a pebbly effect.) The rating of 6 indicates that when I made the decision of how to rate the image, I saw it as a little above average. Others may see an image that rates less, or perhaps more. The parameter file is a fast one, running in under 3 minutes -- about the same time required to go online and download the completed GIF image from Paul's web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> or from Scott's site at: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> As always, before visiting their sites, give Paul and Scott a chance to render and post the image. The fractal cats disapproved of the weather Saturday here at Fractal Central. The clouds, chilly winds, and temperature of 46F 8C made it just a bit too cold for the cats to lie on the porch in comfort. Instead, the dynamic duo spent the day by the radiators, which because of the milder outside conditions, were warm only a couple hours. A special treat of tuna kept their spirits up during the less-than-ideal afternoon. As for myself, I find that midnight is almost here, and midnight Saturday evening always means a junky old movie. Maybe it will be the original "Invaders from Mars", the movie that started the fantasy about alien implants. If I don't get implanted, I'll return in 24 hours more or less with the next FOTD. Until then, take care, and remain yourself. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Pebbles_on_a_Beach { ; time=0:02:52.13--SF5 on a p200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=recip passes=1 center-mag=+1.38724524422219000/+0.109032917927422\ 10/2.807474e+011/1/-164.999214267169691/0.00166722\ 678750666486 params=3/-1.9/3/-7.7/0/0 float=y maxiter=1800 inside=0 outside=tdis colors=000xSjuTjjpOfjSafXX`_SXcOSgJMlFIpACu67y13z0\ 9v0Fp0Lj0Qd0X_0aT0gO0mI0sC0y60z00z00z00z00z00y00v0\ 0s10p10m30j40g40d60a60_70Y70_70`74a7Ac7Gd7Mf7Sg7Xi\ 7aj7gl7mm7so7yp7zr7zs7c5Kc5Kc5KTmsYomaoiVTQP77J00T\ 43cMIlcXvujzzyzzsvrmwmmo_alPXgFQd6Mc5KT0DP0AS1DVAG\ YJJ`SLc`O_YPTVQPSTmcmFMY9J_4G`0Dc0Ad06g0S00S00S00Q\ 10Q60Q91PC3PF4OJ6OM7OP9MSAMXCM_DLaFLdIJiGLiFOgDPgC\ SfATf9Xd6Yd4`c3ac1da0fa0i`0l_0j_1g_6d_9c_C``GY`JX`\ MT`QQaQS`SV_TYYT`VVcTXfSYiQYlO_oM`rLauIuz_zzr0Gz0I\ z0Lz1Mz6PzCQzGTzLVzPYzT_z_azcczgfzlgzrjzpluoo`rmau\ lcxjdzigzgizfjzdlzaoy`rlYuYXyLTz6QzCSzIVzOYxV`u`ar\ fdolglsjgojjilmdlp_msVmvPoyLozFpz9rzFszLurQviXxaay\ TgzLmzDsz4yz0xx3umCrcLoTTlL`iAif0rc0zzg0zi0zl0zo0z\ r0zs0zv0zy0zz0yz0yz0yz3yxCxuLxrVxpcvmlvjuvgzudzydf\ zc9Xi70p41o97lFDiLJfPPcVV``_YddVjjSppPuvMzzJzzGzzF\ zzDzxAzu9zp6yzJozLozOmzPl } 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 05-01-02 (Fractal Burst [5])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 05 Jan '02

05 Jan '02

FOTD -- January 05, 2002 (Rating 5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Having replaced the dead fan in the Fractal computer with a workable fan from an unused machine, I once again have Fractal Central up and running. As a test of the new unit, I set the faithful 200mhz machine, which I rescued from oblivion, to the task of finding another fractal, a task which it has always accomplished admirably. After I allowed 2 hours for any potential problems to show up, the machine performed perfectly with its new fan, and coughed up today's image. The image was designed to be no more than a test, but when I saw the result, I decided that with its rating of 5, the image was good enough to be christened FOTD for January 5. The image is a scene in the Mandeloid that results when 0.3 parts of Z^(-8) are subtracted from Z^(-4) before adding 1/C. The midget in the image is located in the outskirts of a larger midget, which in turn is located some distance inland of the main bay of the grossly oversized parent. The outzoom to the parent is quite an interesting trip. Change the passes to 1 and the logmap to 0 and have a go at it. With a render time of 3 minutes, running the parameter file is almost as convenient as downloading the completed image from: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> or from: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> But give Paul and Scott a chance to get their sites updated before going for the image. The Fractal Central weather Friday was sunny but breezy and cold. The high temperature of 38F 3C was a bit too chilly for the cats, who spent the day watching me struggle with the fractal computer, while intermittently asking for food. It's now almost midnight, time to shut down the fractal shoppe, call it a night, and settle down to watch one of those gloriously bad old sci-fi movies from the 1950's. Maybe I'll choose "Them", the movie about the giant ants. That one is actually a bit above average, and it's much fun to doze off while watching it. Until tomorrow at around this same time, take care, and keep the sunny side up. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Fractal_Burst { ; time=0:03:18.28--SF5 on a p200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=recip passes=1 center-mag=+23.7128849777565/+26.99522223844535/1.\ 200758e+008/1/-159.999981173185887/-1.539999451616\ 31402e-005 params=1/-4/-0.3/-8/0/525 float=y maxiter=1200 inside=0 logmap=63 periodicity=0 colors=0002ez0nz0mz2sz7szIzzFkqEUZraugVjYO_NIQ0zBB\ yzDksD_fDOUiMHYIHNFHEH0DF0DE4DDBzP0o23X7AZ30R73JAA\ YguQYfJNUAzkBkaDURswIegHRSH3kN8UJwzSc0zzzHmsHaeHOR\ HbboQQYz_0aO47vuAZ_gFDSEFz74bABawESgFKSH6KzzbikUZU\ KQ20IzzVorRbcNQQJH0kF0cE2XD7O4JagsyAqjN0X0w04_6Sjj\ NZ_INQvr0fc3RQAaMQOHKmqjVXVozYboRQXM0zU0nO6VKszNem\ K08I0cB0z4JzDauJsnQMAkJ3eH0_cMRziJbnYQZ_DJaDHUsOfD\ ENzz7omAbaDQOFXeus6oe8cRBS7zo8ofAbYBQOz0oo3fb6YQAO\ 3Ka0gk4SXz0XXyUHcI0zzzz0jk3UUAYDzSDqNDeIDS2zy4sm7e\ bARRVAfOBYIDOAiyB_mBSbDKRjq4af8UXBKMEwzI_fHzbRqXOc\ QMQJJj2z0kK3UIzzsfb_z0M0zF3bHOHzKFoIEcFDS0XQ3MK6fz\ 8ZsAZfBcUmhU_mOOrKfwzZzsRzfJzU_z0zz0zz8zz_zzfzzYzz\ OzzozzYzzAzzDzzFzzzzznzzbzzRzz0zz0zz0zz8zz3zzAzzDz\ zFzzgzz_zzUzzNzzIzzHzzHzzSzz0zz6zzBzz0zzVzzRzzNzzJ\ zzzzz7zzBzzEzz2zzzzzjzzVzzuzzfzzUzz0zzezzXzzOzzvzz\ gzzUzz0zz2zz7zzDzz_zzUzzN } 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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Good to be back ! (second retry)
by Franktal Gallery 04 Jan '02

04 Jan '02

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Good to be back !
by Franktal Gallery 04 Jan '02

04 Jan '02

Hi folks, It's good to be back at the Fractint list, after a long, long time. Hope everybody had great holidays, and that 2002 be a better year for all of us. After a way extended outage (following the demise of Xoom), is with great pleasure that I announce the reincarnation of my Franktal Gallery website. Update your links ! Franktal Gallery - Shut Up and Draw Yer Fractals http://www.geocities.com/franktal2002 It features ray-traced fractals, new Fractint galleries, music PARs, and other assorted things of the fractal nature. Let me know if you like it ! Best regards Miguel Fliguer Buenos Aires - Argentina franktal(a)hotmail.com _________________________________________________________________ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com

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FOTD 04-02-01 (Undefined Minibrot [3])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 04 Jan '02

04 Jan '02

FOTD -- January 04, 2002 (Rating 3) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: The fractal computer is still down, with a fan that died and needs to be replaced. I have a spare lying somewhere around, but it will take a while to find and install it. Meanwhile, on one of the office machines I managed to dredge up a fractal, which just barely qualifies as a FOTD. Since I could borrow the new machine for only a few minutes, and the Mandelbrot formula is lightning fast, I searched the Mandelbrot set to find the image. I settled on a very high iteration midget in a valley of a bud on a bud on a bud on a bud on a bud. I think I have the number of buds correct. The image, which rates only a lowly 3, (I'm certainly off to a poor start in 2002.), pictures nothing we haven't seen a number of times before. The midget is located on the north shore of the main bud, in an area that has yet to be defined. I named the picture "Undefined Minibrot". Because of its very high maxiter, the area of today's scene is a particularly difficult one to explore. The 233mhz machine I borrowed took a little of the bite out of the exploration. Unfortunately, I lacked the time to properly color the difficult picture, which features extremely intricate elements. The render time of 9 minutes on the P233 would be 10 minutes on the P200. The completed image is available as always on the internet at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> and at: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> The partly cloudy skies and temperature of 36F 2C here at Fractal Central on Thursday kept the cats housebound and cranky. The treat of tuna I gave them late in the afternoon only partially relieved their sour moods. As for me, my mood will improve when the work is caught up and the fractal computer is back in operation. With any luck, that will be accomplished by the end of the week. Until next time, take care, and watch out for self contradictions. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Undefined_Minibrot { ; time=0:09:15.04--SF5 on a P233 reset=2002 type=mandel passes=1 center-mag=-1.1202\ 7165682/+0.264068655473/7.706148e+008/1/5/-7.32496\ 694253598202e-006 params=0/0 float=y maxiter=100000 inside=0 logmap=-11500 colors=000UmzHlwHitHfqGcnG`\ kFYiFVjFSjEPkEMlDJmDGnCGpDFoDFnEFnEFmFFlFFlGEkGEjH\ EjHEiIEhIEhJDgJDfKDfKDeLDdLDdLDcMCbMCbNCaNC`OC`OC_\ PBZPBZQBYQBXRBXRBWSAVSAVTAUTATUATUASUASXFQ_LPbONeT\ MhYKkcJnfGmhHmgImfJleKldLlcMkbMkaNk`Ok_PjZQjYRjXRi\ WSiVTiYUi`VhcWhaWh_XmOYrNZwM_rL`mK`hJafIbeHceGdeFe\ fEfeEedEecEebEeaEe`Ee_EeZEeYEeXEeWEeVEeVEdUEcTEbSE\ aRE`QE_PEZOEYNEXMEWLEVKEVKEXMGXOHXPIXRJWSKWULUWMSX\ NQZOO_PNaQLbRJdSHfTFgUEiVCjWAlX8n_6mZ7mY7mX7lW8lW8\ lV8kU9kT9kS9jS9jRAjQAiPAiPBiOBhNBiMBjLCkLClKCmJDnI\ DoIDpHEqGErFEsEEtEFuDFvCFwBGxBGyAGz9Gz8Hz7Hz7Hz6Iz\ 5Iz4Iz4Iz7MzAPzCSzFVzHYzKazMdzPgzRjzUmzXqzWpzVpzVo\ zUozUnzTnzTnzSmzSmzRlzRlzQkzQkzPkzPjzOjzOizNizNizM\ hzLhzLgzKgzKfzJfzJfzIezIezHdzHdzGczGczFczFbzEbzEaz\ Daz4fz9czDazH_zLYzPWzTTzXRz`PzdNzhLzlJzhNzdRz`VzXZ\ zZSz`LzaEzcIzdMzePzfYzdYzcZzb_za`z_azZazYbzWczVd } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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Help! More Wizzle & Gumbycat Broken Links
by Tony Parker 04 Jan '02

04 Jan '02

Sorry! I my search for more of Allison;s excellent Fractint Lessons, I come upon some more broken links! Anybody have some bandaids? on "Tips on Making Your Own Fractals" http://www.mathemagicimages.com/tutorials/hints/tips-fractint.htm#fractal%2… The following links seems "broke": "examples on her homepage. " http://www.geocities.com/Paris/5519/ "I am now mirroring her lessons " http://www.mathemagicimages.com/linda/lindas_lessons.htm "Color Magic with Fractint - try this" http://www.mathemagicimages.com/tutorials/wizmaps/wizmaps.htm "Linda Allison's marvelous Gumbycat homepage which " http://www.geocities.com/Paris/5519/ "Paul Carlson has to " http://fractal.mta.ca/fractals/carlson/ The Infinite Fractal Loop Homepage - http://www.emi.net/~dmj/ifl/

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I Noticed Some Broken GumbyCat aka Linda Allison Hyperlinks or lost pages
by Tony Parker 04 Jan '02

04 Jan '02

I'm really enjoying both UltraFractal and Fractint, but my "learning curve" still has me studying Fractint. I've really enjoyed and appreciated Linda Allison's (aka gumbycat) "Fractint Lessons" located at: http://www.mathemagicimages.com/tutorials/hints/linda/lindas_lessons.htm by Linda Allison aka gumbycat and hosted by wizzle Either my browser is on the fritz, or some of the links seem broken of the following pages have gotten lost somewhere....: On the "Fractint Lessons" page at: http://www.mathemagicimages.com/tutorials/hints/linda/lindas_lessons.htm the following "Color tricks" hyperlink seems broken: http://www.mathemagicimages.com/tutorials/hints/linda/colortricks/colortric… On the "Fractint Colormaps . . ." page located at: http://www.mathemagicimages.com/tutorials/hints/linda/colormaps/colormaps.h… The link for the c3.gif seems broke. http://www.mathemagicimages.com/tutorials/hints/linda/colormaps/c3.gif Finally on: http://www.mathemagicimages.com/tutorials/hints/linda/lindas_lessons.htm the following hyperlink also seems broke: "To see my fractals, many of which use Linda's dynamite color maps, please click here. And check back often to see what other ideas Linda has to share with us." http://www.mathemagicimages.com/tutorials/hints/fractals/fractalintro.htm Is there a mirror somewhere where I might be able to locate the missing files and images? Can anybody help me? Does anyone have copies of these files & images archived somewhere? Thanks in advance, and all the best! TG

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The Missing FOTD
by JimMuth＠aol.com 03 Jan '02

03 Jan '02

Due to technical difficulties, (the FOTD computer is down again), there will be no FOTD for January 3. The FOTD for January 4 will appear on schedule. Sorry about the delay, but things are just too busy to tie up another machine. Jim M.

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Re: [Fractint] Fractint Disk Video Mode Problems
by the_juggernaut＠juno.com 03 Jan '02

03 Jan '02

If you want a giant image, you should use the divide-and-conquer feature. Take the image you want to render, go to the save parameters screen, and at the bottom it will say "this is for generating the image in pieces." Choose a videomode and how many pieces you want. For example, if you want a 4096x3072 image, set x_multiples = y_multiples = 4 and vid_mode = SF7. It will make a .par file and a .bat file that will draw 16 1024x768 images and piece them together. The spliced together .gif is like an animated .gif (as near as I can tell), and you can use the program simplgif.exe to convert it to a regular one. However, I just tried this a few days ago, and simplgif didn't work. It made the .gif fine, but when I opened the simplified .gif, there were problems. Paint Shop Pro said something like "wrong lzw format" and SEA (a dos image viewer) opened it but it was really screwed up. This method has worked for me before, but that was on my old computer. Suggestions anyone? Jon K. On Sun, 30 Dec 2001 21:36:45 -0500 "Tony Parker" <tgparker(a)worldnet.att.net> writes: > Call me stupid, but I seem unable to get my present configuration of > Fractint to save gif image files in disk video mode larger than the > configured standard video card settings. I know I've forgotten > something and > am missing the obvious.... > > For instanse assume I'm using a Matrox Millenium AGP G-200 video > card in > Fractint 1024 x 768 x 256 Vesa Mode, and say I want to generate an > image 5x > or 10x that standard size in "disk video mode". > > Would someone please walk me through with even the most obvious baby > steps > of <v> mode settings and any other settings so that I can access the > "disk > video mode" and save my images to larger, denser, files in > fractint? > > Would any other configs or settings interfer with why the disk video > mode > isn't working? > > Pleas advise > Thanks > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Fractint mailing list > Fractint(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fractint > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

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Fractint Disk Video Mode Problems
by Bill Jemison 03 Jan '02

03 Jan '02

<<...do you have any tips for optimizing rendering time and improving <<performance re: the cache settings? No. But I always thought that whether one is writing to screen, memory or disk, that the limiting factor was the actual calculation time, not the write time. But that is just my conjecture, as I know nothing about the reality of the situation. BTW, I've never used background generation for its speed - seems to be about 25% slower than screen generation for me...but it is handy if I've got something else to do <g>

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Re: (fractint) MandelbrotBC is not the end...
by Andrew Coppin 03 Jan '02

03 Jan '02

>From: JimMuth(a)aol.com >Reply-To: fractint(a)lists.xmission.com >To: fractint(a)lists.xmission.com >Subject: Re: (fractint) MandelbrotBC is not the end... >Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2001 10:31:54 EST > >I'll not quibble with infinity. Infinity is infinite. It would take >eternity to >explore even the lowest infinity, and even then, one would be just >starting. Also, even though the branches may be infinitely infinite, >there is a certain sameness to even the branches that the >MandelbrotBC1 formula *does* reach, that leads me to feel that more >of the same sameness is to be found in the un-reachable branches. >The non-integer fractals might be infinitely infinite, but are they >infinitely varied? > >Jim M. Point taken. You are quite right of course. I just have an unending curiosity about these things; I want to see everything 8-) But, alas, this is impossible. While the human mind can barely comprehend a 4D object, trying to comprehend a corkscrew of an infinite number of dimensions is totally impossible. The reason why I originally created the BC formulas was because I looked at the shattered figures of the noninteger exponent fractals and wanted to "un-shatter" them. I see a spiralling arm cut off by a discontinuaty, and I wonder what "the rest of it" looks like. Well, now I can see! (Almost...) I'm thinking of using POVRay to try to render "the whole" corkscrew in 3D. I figure if I use FractInt to draw enough 2D slices, I could picture-map them onto a corckscrew shape in POVRay. If I ever pull this off, I will let you folks know! Thanks. Andrew. "Unshattering a fractal is like unscrambling and egg - so improbably as to be effectively impossible for all practical purposes." _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com

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Re: [Fractint] Is the Official Spanky Fractint Homepage Dead Forever?
by Noel Giffin 03 Jan '02

03 Jan '02

Hello all, The Spanky site was down for an extended period over Christmas/New Years. I was away for about 12 days and during that time, there was a major scheduled power outage and I had to shut down all systems until I returned. The site: http://spanky.triumf.ca/ is back up and so is the fractint homepage. http://spanky.triumf.ca/www/fractint/fractint.html Sorry for the confusion and the inconvenience. Noel Giffin

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FOTD 02-01-02 (The Violet Flame [3])
by Jim Muth 02 Jan '02

02 Jan '02

FOTD -- January 02, 2002 (Rating 3) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: I'm suffering a bit of a post-holiday let-down. And since there's nothing better than a fractal search to treat the post- anything blues, I treated myself to a round of fractals and found today's midget. The fractal did not totally erase the blues, but they're now less obvious. It's a humble scene I found, which I can rate no higher than a 3, a picture of a midget in a valley of the Z^(sqrt(2))+C Mandeloid. I chose this particular fractal to explore because the midgets it holds are often surrounded by features with 2-way symmetry, and like midgets in the classic Mandelbrot set, are therefore relatively easy to find. The image might be worth more than the lowly 3 I assigned it, but in my depressed condition, I could rate nothing much higher. The name "The Violet Flame" came to mind when I noticed the violet fringe surrounding the midget. There is little in the image to suggest an actual flame. With its render time of 16 minutes, running the parameter file is one way of seeing today's scene. A better way is to go on the internet and download the finished GIF image from: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> or from: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> Once again Tuesday the 32F 0C cold kept the fractal cats confined to quarters, where they forgot their troubles in a long sleep by the radiator. When they finally stirred, it was past nightfall, and a good meal kept them content. The philosophy I accidentally posted to the Fractint list seems to have taken on a life of its own. If anyone taking part in the off-topic discussion is subscribed to the philofractal list, let's move the discussion there, where we can rant and rave to our hearts' content. If no one cares enough to have re- subscribed to that quirky list, perhaps it's time to forget the philosophy and let the list die an overdue death. As for myself, I'm going to forget fractals for a few minutes, and despite my down mood, tackle the other work that needs to be done around here. Holidays are great, but they sure disrupt the work routine. Until next time, take care, and fractals inspire, but what do they inspire? Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ The_Violet_Flame { ; time=0:16:04.44--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotBC1 function=floor passes=1 center-mag=-1.19336408751704900/+0.404860208006386\ 40/1.398672e+007/1/15/-2.53604046138167227e-007 params=1.414213562373/0/-30/0 float=y maxiter=6000 inside=0 logmap=464 colors=000AJUAITAGSAFRAEQADOAC\ MABKAAI98G96GC4KF5OI6RL7VO8YR8aU9eXAh_BlbCoeDshDvj\ IrlMomQloViqZfrbctf`vkYwoVysSzwPyvSyvVyvYyu_yubyue\ yuhytjytmytpytrtnupixojrnklmlfmlalmWknQknLikNhhPge\ RecSd`UcYWaWX`TZ_Q`YOaXLcWIeVGfMKfNLcOLaPLZQLXRLVS\ LSTLQUMNVMLWMJXMGYMEZMB_M9`M7dQFhUMlYUpa`tehwhovil\ ujitjgskdrkaql_plXomUnmSllQjlOhkNfkLekKcjIajH_iFZi\ EXiCVhBTh9Sh8YaBbWDgPFlJIqCKv6MtLWsZeqlopzyorqnjim\ balVVkNNjFFi78_DCRIGINK9SO0XR1WP1WN2VL2VJ3UI3UG4TE\ 4TC5SA5S9BR8HQ7MP6SO5XO4bN3gM2mL1rL1eI3TG4GE54C6K_\ JZwVWoTTgRR_QOTOMLNJDLH6KK8NN9PQBSTCUWEWZFZaH`dIbg\ KejLglMidNcXNYPOTHON9OIAQMASPAUSAWWBYZB_aBaeBchBek\ EbhG`eIYbKW_MTXORUQORSMOUJLWHIYFGPKCHO88S40W1BiULv\ uQsqVtr_usdvtiwumwvewwYwxQwyIwzAwz9wz8wz8wz7wz6wz6\ wzPwzTwzXwz_wzIwz1wzxwzwwzvwzuwztwzswzLwzPwzSwzVwz\ Ywz`wzcwzgwzjwzmwzpwzswzvwz0wz1wz2wz2wz3wz3wz } 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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Fractint Disk Video Mode Problems
by Bill Jemison 01 Jan '02

01 Jan '02

IMO, the best way to make very large fractals is to edit your fractint.cfg and add a line such as I have in mine: ,Disk/RAM 'Video' , 3, 0, 0, 0, 11,16000,12000,256,For Background Fractals <one line> This will render an image of 16,000x12,000 pixels. (approx. 5.5meg) I'm not sure what the max values are, but seem to remember something around 32,000 Bill <If you want a giant image, you should use the divide-and-conquer feature. < Take the image you want to render, go to the save parameters screen, and <at the bottom it will say "this is for generating the image in pieces." <Choose a videomode and how many pieces you want. For example, if you <want a 4096x3072 image, set x_multiples = y_multiples = 4 and vid_mode = <SF7. It will make a .par file and a .bat file that will draw 16 1024x768 <images and piece them together. The spliced together .gif is like an <animated .gif (as near as I can tell), and you can use the program <simplgif.exe to convert it to a regular one. <However, I just tried this a few days ago, and simplgif didn't work. It <made the .gif fine, but when I opened the simplified .gif, there were <problems. Paint Shop Pro said something like "wrong lzw format" and SEA <(a dos image viewer) opened it but it was really screwed up. This method <has worked for me before, but that was on my old computer. Suggestions <anyone? <Jon K. On Sun, 30 Dec 2001 21:36:45 -0500 "Tony Parker" <tgparker(a)worldnet.att.net> writes: > Call me stupid, but I seem unable to get my present configuration of > Fractint to save gif image files in disk video mode larger than the > configured standard video card settings. I know I've forgotten > something and > am missing the obvious.... > > For instanse assume I'm using a Matrox Millenium AGP G-200 video > card in > Fractint 1024 x 768 x 256 Vesa Mode, and say I want to generate an > image 5x > or 10x that standard size in "disk video mode". > > Would someone please walk me through with even the most obvious baby > steps > of <v> mode settings and any other settings so that I can access the > "disk > video mode" and save my images to larger, denser, files in > fractint? > > Would any other configs or settings interfer with why the disk video > mode > isn't working? > > Pleas advise > Thanks > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Fractint mailing list > Fractint(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fractint > ________________________________________________________________

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Music, good or bad. (off-topic nature acknowledged)
by JimMuth＠aol.com 01 Jan '02

01 Jan '02

Morgan Owens wrote: >Certainly, I wouldn't call Vangelis' "Chariots of Fire" -- >to pick one well-enough known example -- harsh nor dissonant, Neither would I. I enjoy Vangelis' music as much as I enjoy Beethoven or Mozart. Vangelis' "Heaven and Hell" served as the theme music of Carl Sagan's "Cosmos" TV series. >and serves on its own as a counterexample to Jim Muth's claim. I never meant to imply that all older music is consonant and therefore good, and all modern music is dissonant and therefore bad, my claim was that older music, which is labelled 'classical' because of its age, tends to be more harmonious and therefore IMO more beautiful than what is known as modern 'classical' music. And even the modern 'classical' music has many exceptions, such as the unabashedly tonal 'minimalistic' music of Philip Glass. (One cannot intentionally compose 'classical' music simply by scoring it for the standard symphony orchestra. The music must earn the status of 'classical' by its own worth and staying power.) >The insistence that I compare harsh music of today with >harmonious music of the past is entirely spurious, and serves >only as a vehicle for another of Jim Muth's installments of >"What I think is wrong With Our Society". As such further >debate is pointless. A comment with much insight and truth. I assume Morgan sees the social situation as far less serious than I see it, or perhaps feels that the problems should be ignored. I find the situation hard to ignore. Listening to the morning news, I hear that my city, Baltimore, with a population of 550,000, has already had three murders this year, which is but 9 hours old. This rate will continue throughout the year. Perhaps Morgan feels that the social situation is already hopeless, that the carnage is natural selection in action, and the only thing to do is stand back, observe, analyze the self- destruction, and hope to remain uninvolved. Or perhaps Morgan wants to avoid the topics that are lurking just beneath the surface of the discussion. One thing not questionable is that this thread is off topic on the Fractint list. Let's move it to the Philofractal list before Tim slaps our wrists. Jim M.

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FOTD 01-01-02 (Low-Grade Material [1])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 01 Jan '02

01 Jan '02

FOTD -- January 01, 2002 (Rating 1) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: In honor of the first day of the second year of the 21st century, we have an image that rates an almost, but not quite, worthless 1. I think this is the lowest rating yet for a FOTD. The image shows a scene in the chaos that exists along the shoreline of the Z^1.009+C Mandeloid, 965 levels up the logarithmic spiral. There is no midget in the image, for midgets are virtually impossible to find in fractals created by expressions so close to linear. There is only disorganized fractal material. Recognizing this fact, I named the image "Low-Grade Material". I'll not venture into metaphysical realms by speculating on the reality of the material. I'll simply show a picture of it and let the viewer decide for him/her self. It can be seen that even though a formula is so close to just plain Z^1, the resulting image can be filled with features that are neither totally chaotic nor totally organized. The render time of 26 minutes on my 200mhz machine with the laboring fan will be far less on a faster machine. But who is going to bother rendering the least impressive FOTD image of all time. I recommend letting Paul and Scott do the suffering, and downloading the completed GIF image from their web sites at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> and at: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> The fractal weather Monday was sunny but blustery and cold. Once again the temperature failed to rise above freezing, and once again the cats hopes of a pleasant day outdoors were stifled. When I let them sample the air beyond the north-facing front door, their noses were back inside before their tails were out. Content to remain warm, they settled in their blankets on the floor by the radiator. And now, I'm going to try to have a relaxing day. If I'm successful, I'll be back in 24 hours with the next FOTD. If I'm not successful, I'll be back in 24 hours anyway. Until then, take care, and with a FOTD rating of 1 to start the year, things can only get better. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Low-Grade_Material { ; time=0:26:26.53--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotBC1 function=floor passes=1 center-mag=-3.27137269073678200/+4.797305890890286\ 00/294.239/1/-130/2.40488184921616721e-012 float=y params=1.009/0/965/525 maxiter=7500 inside=255 logmap=509 colors=000mrrkpqioqgnpemocloajn_imZhlYg\ lXfkWdjVcjUbiTahSbjR`hQ_fPYeOXcNWaMU`LTZKSXJQWIPUH\ OSGMRGLPFKNFIMEHKEGIDEHDDFCCDCACB9AB89A7AA7BA7C97C\ 97D97E97E87F87G86G76H76I76I76J66K66K66L56M55M55N55\ O45O45P45Q35Q35R35S35S47R49R5BQ5DQ6FQ6HP6JP7LO7NO8\ PO8RN9TN9VN9XMAZMA`LBbLBdMCfOChQCjSDlUDnWEpYEr_Et`\ FpaFmbIjcPgdUheZifejglkhslizmjwnhtngrofoodmpcjpbhq\ aeq_cqZ`rYZrXWsVUsURtTPtSMtQKuPHuOFvNCvLAwK7wJ4zH5\ wI6tI7rJ8oJ9mJAjKBhKCeLDcLE`LFYMGWMHTNIRNJONKMOLJO\ MHPNEPMBQNCPNCONCNNCMMDLMDKLDJKDIJEHIEGIEF8EEFFDFF\ CFFBGFAGG9GG8GG7GG6IH5JH4KH3LH2MH1MI6NJAOJFPKJQKOQ\ LUQMZQMdQNiQNnPPpPQrPRsPSuOTvOUvOWwOXwOYxNZyN_zN`z\ NbzNczMdzMezMfzMgzMizLjzLkzLlzLmzLnzKmzJlzJlzIkzIj\ zHjzHizGizFhzFgzEgzEfzDezDezCdzBdzBczAbzAbz9az9azB\ `zD`zF_zH_zJZzLZzNYzOYzQXzSXzUWzWWzYVz_VzaUzbUzdTz\ fTzhSzjSzlRznRzpQzqQzpRzoRzoRznRznRz } 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] FOTD 29-12-01 (The Secret of Time [4])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 31 Dec '01

31 Dec '01

At 17:30 30/12/2001 -0300, Ricardo M. Forno wrote: <<You are right on both counts, but anyhow you should recognize that modern music is usually harsh and dissonant, while old music isn't.>> Morgan Owens replied: <Well, all this is just a restatement of what Jim Muth said in his editorial, sweeping generalisation and all, so my reply obviously wouldn't be any different either.> Generalizations aside Morgan, which do you prefer, harmonious or dissonant music? Or like myself, do you find good and bad in both styles? In my experience, it is something indefinable, call it inspiration if you will, that makes a piece of music good. If the inspiration is there, it will be heard in the music, whether that music be harmonious or dissonant. Inspiration cannot be turned on at will, which is why so many works commisioned for special occasions are heard once and then consigned to the graveyard of forgotten music. I prefer classical music, though I admit that in order to fully appreciate it, the mind must be engaged, which is something we are becoming ever less willing to do here in the USA. Maybe this is why sales of classical recordings have shrunk to less than 5 percent of the total market. Jim M.

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Fwd: [fractal-art] Fractal Universe Calendar 2004
by RENRAD1＠aol.com 31 Dec '01

31 Dec '01

In a message dated 01-12-31 04:20:29 EST, fc2004(a)fractalforum.com writes: << Subj: [fractal-art] Fractal Universe Calendar 2004 Date: 01-12-31 04:20:29 EST From: fc2004(a)fractalforum.com (Fc2004 - Fractal Forum) Reply-to: fractal-art(a)lists.fractalus.com To: fractal-art(a)lists.fractalus.com (Fractal Arts List) This is an open call for you to submit your fractal artwork for consideration for inclusion in the Fractal Universe ® Calendar 2004. All the information you will need is detailed on the following website: http://www.fractalforum.com/fc2004 Please make your submissions and any additional enquires you may have via the contact form on the above website. Thanks and good luck! Linda Allison and Tina Oloyede PS This message has been posted to some of the fractal art newsgroups and mailing lists. If you think it may be of interest to others please feel free to forward it. PPS In particular - please could someone who is subscribed to the Fractint list forward it tothat, as I was unsuccessful in trying to subscribe yesterday - thanks! Tina >>

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FOTD 31-12-01 (Hexidecimal Midget [5])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 31 Dec '01

31 Dec '01

FOTD -- December 31, 2001 (Rating 5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: There's a load of work to be done before the year ends, and I let Saturday and Sunday pass by without doing anything about the work. It's fun to procrastinate, but sooner or later one must pay the price. As a result of my laziness over the week-end, I now must work like a demon (do demons work?) for the rest of the day. But no matter what, I'll always find time to uncover a fractal. Today's image pictures a midget that lies deep in a very loose spiral on the eastern extremity of the clover-leaf shaped fractal created by the formula 6Z^(-2)+10Z^(-10)+(1/C). I named the image "Hexidecimal Midget", a name so obvious for a midget with sixteen arms that I might have used the name more than once on a previous FOTD. I have rated the image at an average 5. I can't rate a fractal that was found with almost no effort any higher. The parameter file renders in less than 8 minutes, even on my old machine with the exhaust fan that runs without a kick-start almost 75 percent of the time. The image can be downloaded from: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> or from: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> in even less time. The weather Sunday here at Fractal Central made the cats very unhappy. The high of 26F -3C was so cold that even the shelves by the cats' lookout windows were drafty and uncomfortable, leaving the cats nothing to do but settle themselves by the radiators of their choice. They didn't even ask to go out. Testy cats make for an unpleasant day, but the ducks ice-skating on a nearby pond were a lot of fun. I have philosophical things to discuss, but I'm wondering if the minimal interest of those few, if any, who bothered to re-subscribe to the philofractal list would make it worth the effort. We'll ponder this situation in the days to come. It's now well past 10am, and I must face the fact that I have a good bit of work to clear up on this last day of the first year of the 21st century. Until the first day of the second year of the 21st century, take care, and take it easy. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Hexidecimal_Midget { ; time=0:07:58.19--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=recip passes=1 center-mag=+1.10412374886982100/-0.079814918608332\ 47/3.124013e+010/1/92.5/-6.19060404383059426e-005 params=6/-2/10/-10/0/0 float=y maxiter=1500 inside=0 logmap=158 colors=000Q0`T0fQ0dW0kX0j_3m`6pa9saCvaFyaIzaOzaTz`\ _z`dz`jz`pz`vz`zzYxzVuzSrzQozOlzLixJfuGcrD`oCYl9Vi\ 6Sf4PcKM`PJYUIVUFQUDOUAJa9G_6CdK9g16mO1o00wU0w00K0\ 0KFDKDGKCJLCLVAOcAPm9Sv9TsCSrFSpGSoJSmMQlOQjQQiTQg\ VQfYPd`PcaPadP`fPYdQVdQSdSQdSOdSLdTJdTGdVDdVCdV9dX\ 6dX4dX3gX1jX0lX0oX0rX0sX0vX0yX0zX0zX0zX0zX0z`6zcFy\ fMvjVumarpjourlxzizzgzzfzydzudzpczlazgazc`z`_zX_zS\ YzOXzJXzFVzATz7Tz9QzAPzCOzDMzFLzGIzIGzJFzLDzLCz_Jz\ mQzzXzxVzsTzoSzjQzfPzaOzYMzTMzPLzLJzGIzCGz7Fz3Dz0D\ z9OzIYzQgz_rzgzzpzzmzzjzyguvdoraio_cjXYgTVfQSfOPdL\ OdILdFIcCFc9Dc6Aa37a04`03`00`00_00_00_0lz0gz6cuC`o\ IXgOTaQX_TYXX_V_aS`cQcdOfgLiiJljGmmFpoCsp9vs7yu4zv\ 3iz0mz0pv1us4xo7zjAzgDzcGz`IzcIzO1zM7zLCzJIzIMzGQz\ FXyD`yDdzA`zEXzISzOOzSLzWTz_Xzc_zgazkczofzqizsjztm\ zupzvszwuzxxzyzzzzzzszzjzzczzVzzOzzFzz7zz0zz0zz3zz\ DzzOzzOzzOzzOzzOzzlzzizzf } 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] FOTD 29-12-01 (The Secret of Time [4])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 30 Dec '01

30 Dec '01

Ricardo Forno wrote: >I am a fan of classical music, and mostly I agree with >you in your appreciation about music of the 20th >century. One of my favorite composers is Anton Bruckner, >at the end of the 19th century. Notwithstanding this, I >also appreciate some composers and works from the >20th century. <snipped> And Morgan owens wrote: <snipped> >crap older music hasn't survived as well as the good stuff. I'll take up this discussion in a few hours on the philofractal list. I posted the long version of the FOTD to the Fractint list by mistake. Jim M.

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FOTD 30-12-01 (Fractal Firestorm [6])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 30 Dec '01

30 Dec '01

FOTD -- December 30, 2001 (Rating 6) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: I'm feeling a bit out-of-sorts this evening, so I'll cut the discussion short. The broad fiery arms surrounding the midget in today's image inspired the name "Fractal Firestorm". The formula behind the image combines various portions of 1/Z and Z^(-13), then turns the inside-out parent fractal rightside-out by adding 1/C instead of C. The scene, which features a dark-red disk edged with yellow and a midget that needs a few more iterations, is located in a valley of its parent fractal. I have rated the image a conservative 6, though it is perilously close to a rating of 7. The parameter file renders the image in 2/100 second less than 1 minute on my machine. On a state-of- the-art unit, it will render in far less time. Those who dislike rendering may download the pre-rendered GIF image from Paul's web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> or from Scott's site at: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> The fractal weather today here at Fractal Central was mostly cloudy, with a few flurries of snow in the afternoon. It was the first snow of the season, and not at all welcomed by the fractal cats, who spent the day by the radiators, hiding from the 36F 2C temperatures outdoors. I'm now going to spend the little that remains of the evening watching a junky old sci-fi movie. The next fractal will arrive in 24 or 36 hours, depending on how I feel. Until then, take care, and be true to your fractals. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Fractal_Firestorm { ; time=0:59:59:98--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=recip passes=1 center-mag=+3.95134602533411200/+0.590810624500440\ 80/5.034085e+007/1/35/-1.31155947789840521e-007 params=1/-13/10/-1/-0.904/525 float=y maxiter=7500 inside=0 logmap=1100 colors=000Vc`XbbY`c__e__eYYeX\ XeVVeVVeTTeSSeQQeQQePPeNNeMMeMMeKKeJJeHHeHHeGGeEEe\ DDeDDeBBeAAeAAe8Bq7Bz5BzBNzH_qNkfTuX`rTfqSnoPtnNzl\ KzkJzhHzeGzbGz_EzYDzVDzSBzPBzNAzK8zH8zE7zD5zA5z74z\ 44z22z01z01z00z00z28zDGzMNzXVwfcuokrzrqzzrzzrzzrzz\ tzztzztxzuuzutzurzwqzwozwnzxexxYoxQexJXzBNz4Dz04z0\ 0z00z04z27z5BzAGzEJzHNzMQzQVzT_zYbzbfzeizbcz`_r_Vl\ YQeVKYTGQSBKQ7GSADSBASE7SG4SJ0TK0TN0TP0TS0TT0TV0ST\ 0SS0SQ0QP2QN7QMAQKDPJHPHKPGNNESNDVNBYNB_QA`S8`V7bX\ 5bY4c`2cb2ec1ef0fh0hi0hl0in0io0kr0kt0lu0lx0nz0nz0l\ u0lo0kk0ke0k_0iV0iP0hK0hE0h80f40f01f01c02b04_25Y55\ V87TB8QEAPHAMKBKNDHQEGSEJTKKVPMVVNX_QYcSYiT_nV_rX`\ qXbqYcqYco_eo_fo`hn`hnbinbklbklcllcnleokeokfqkfuff\ rihtihtiiuhiwhkxhkxflzflzekzcizbhz`fz_ezYczXbzT`zT\ _zT_zV`zVazVbzVczXdzXezXfzXgzYizYkzYnzYqz_tz_wz_zz\ _zz`zz`zz`zzDzzDzzBzzBzzBzzBzzBzzMzzVzzXzzYzz_ } 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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http://www.hypercomplex.org/
by Multiple Bogeys 29 Dec '01

29 Dec '01

http://www.hypercomplex.org/ Interesting. Too bad they want to charge people money for some of their stuff. http://www.hypercomplex.org/exp3.htm These are interesting. They look like any of the following: a) Modern art. b) Not so modern art, after being subjected to high heat, severe mechanical stresses, and possibly the use of explosives. c) The Liquid Metal T-1000 shortly after being hit with high caliber weapons fire or explosive rounds. (Remember when Schwarzenegger attacks it with a grenade launcher?) <hr>MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: <a href='http://go.msn.com/bql/hmtag3_etl_EN.asp'>Click Here</a>

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Re: [Fractint] Whither the FOTD CD?
by JimMuth＠aol.com 29 Dec '01

29 Dec '01

Multiple Bogeys wrote: >There was a lot of discussion about making a FOTD CD and it >seemed the project would go ahead, right before all hell broke >loose on September 11. It seems to have gotten completely >forgotten since then. <snip> I was starting to gather the material when September 11 happened. That event so angered and depressed me that I could hardly get my regular work done, much less write the FOTD and prepare the CD. I still intend on producing a CD containing all the FOTD's to date, but the task will have to wait until I regain my enthusiasm. I also intend on one of these days to post pictures of myself and the dynamic duo of fractal cats on the FOTD web sites. Jim M.

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Re: [Fractint] FOTD 28-12-01 (Festive Holiday [6])
by Multiple Bogeys 28 Dec '01

28 Dec '01

> FOTD -- December 28, 2001 (Rating 6) The heck is going on? The December 27 FOTD isn't on the Web site yet -- it's over a day late! Meanwhile here's the December 28 FOTD, early -- by which I mean, according to the timestamp it was posted 20 minutes in the future... What does this new mailman listserver do, send messages through wormholes? :P <hr>MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: <a href='http://go.msn.com/bql/hmtag3_etl_EN.asp'>Click Here</a>

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Slice layering and hypercomplex M-set.
by Multiple Bogeys 28 Dec '01

28 Dec '01

If you want to get the same layering effect and exactly choose what areas to overlap, don't bother with hypercomplex. Instead, just write code that will simultaneously iterate two points for every pixel and bail out if *either* of them escapes, to decide the iteration count, where the two points are determined by separate zoom-mapping. It can be done in a Fractint formula file, but with difficulty -- one of the superposed images would be determined by zoom, and the other by entering center-mag coordinates or corners or something into the formula parameters. <hr>MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: <a href='http://go.msn.com/bql/hmtag3_etl_EN.asp'>Click Here</a>

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Whither the FOTD CD?
by Multiple Bogeys 28 Dec '01

28 Dec '01

There was a lot of discussion about making a FOTD CD and it seemed the project would go ahead, right before all hell broke loose on September 11. It seems to have gotten completely forgotten since then. Anyone know what's up with it? <hr>MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: <a href='http://go.msn.com/bql/hmtag3_etl_EN.asp'>Click Here</a>

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FOTD 28-12-01 (Festive Holiday [6])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 28 Dec '01

28 Dec '01

FOTD -- December 28, 2001 (Rating 6) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's fractal image has more colors than one can shake an iteration at. In fact, it is so colorful that, at this festive time of year, I had no choice but to name it "Festive_Holiday". The colors actually are a bit overpowering, and for this reason I could rate the image no higher than a 6. The image was created by that overworked but not overvalued formula, MandelbrotMix4, which today combines two negative powers of Z and turns the resulting inside-out image right-side- out by adding 1/C instead of C. To achieve the brilliantly colored effect, I colored the outside with the <tdis> option. Curiously enough, the width of the brilliant yellow band immediately surrounding the midget can be controlled by adjusting the maxiter of the image. The greater the maxiter, the narrower the band. The render time of the parameter file falls 1/100 second short of 5 minutes on my struggling, out-of-shape P200 machine. On a well-tuned machine with washboard abs and bulging biceps, it should finish in less than 2 minutes. The alternate choice is to download the completed GIF image from the W.W.Web at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> or at: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> The fractal weather Thursday here at HQ was once again just about what would be expected at this time of year -- brisk breezes and a temperature that barely reached freezing. This meant that the fractal cats could not venture outdoors in comfort. When the fractal cats want to go outdoors and cannot do so in comfort, they become quite irritable. No surprise then that the normally friendly brothers got into a heated argument that ended with them rolling on the floor, fighting. When they settled their dispute, I treated them to left-over turkey, and peace prevailed for the rest of the day. The only damage is a nick on Thomas's ear and a couple scratches on Tippy's head. It's now time to shut down fractal HQ and call it a night. The cats are still at peace, and a small snack will keep them that way for the rest of the night. Until next FOTD, which will happen in about 24 hours from now, take care, and be prepared for philosophical pondering. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Festive_Holiday { ; time=0:04:99.99--SF5 0n a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=recip passes=1 center-mag=+1.64306827113377100/+0.752710917997295\ 30/536805.2/1/-60/-2.13414834415726062e-010 params=0.4/-14/-4/-1.4/0/525 float=y maxiter=920 inside=0 outside=tdis colors=000mw0mca_MaZLaaMedNh\ fNkiOokOrnPupPxoQuoQroQooQmoQjnRgnRdnRbnR_nRXmSUmS\ SmSPmSMmSKkOHiKEgGBeC8c85a43Z67X7AU8ES9HPAKNCOKDRI\ EUFFYDG`BHcGMZKQVOVRSZMWcI_gEcl9gp5kt1mn3ni5od7qZ9\ rUAsPCuJEvEGw9HuCNtFSsIXqLbpOgoQllSdjUXgWPeYHTNIGC\ J31JMVEcx9btDapH`mK_iOZfSYbVXZZWWbVSeUPiTLmSIpNOZI\ UIdhIfkJhmJjoJkqJmtJovJqxJrzJmuMiqPdlR`hUXdWS_ZOWa\ JRcFNfBJh8df6yeBwhFujKslOqnSopXmr`kteivigxmfzfit`k\ oVnjOpdIs_CuV6wQAvREuSHtTLtUOsVSrVWqWZqXbpYeoZin_l\ n_ikbfidcgg`eiZckW`nTZpQXsNVuLTwNSqPRkRQfTP`VOWXNQ\ ZNL`UTb``dfhfmpgsxervcqtbqs`pq_ppYonWnlVnkTmiSmhQl\ fPleRkdSkdUjcVjcXicYib_hb`hbbgacgaef`ff`he`ie_kd_l\ d_ZgZLjY8lX9eWA_WAUWBOWCIWCCWBFYBIZAL`AOa9Rb9Ud8Xe\ 8_f7bh7ei7gj7eg7de7cb7b`7aZ7`W7_U7ZR7YP7XN8VO9UOAT\ OBSPBRPCQPDPQEOQFNQFMQnQ9USH9TOOBmPIoQOpRUqS`rTfsU\ ltVruXjtZbt`WsbOsdGrf9rWBcLDPKIPJMPIQPHUPGYPFaP } 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 27-12-01 (Hypercomplex Magic [7])
by Jim Muth 27 Dec '01

27 Dec '01

FOTD -- December 27, 2001 (Rating 7) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: The first of the two holidays of the season has passed. It was not as bad as feared here at Fractal Central, but neither was it as good as hoped. One of my gifts was an electronic device -- a VHS video recorder. (I would have preferred a 1.5ghz computer for faster if not better fractals, but that's another story.) I assume the VCR device works perfectly. I must assume this only because I have not yet figured how to use most of the features. And the remote, with its 50 mysterious buttons, just makes matters worse. To make things even more confusing, the 64-page instruction manual is no help at all. When I consult it, I am flooded with so much cryptic information that I don't know where to start looking for what I need. To begin, I find that there are at least 7 different ways of connecting the antenna system. And if I hit the wrong button on the remote, sub-titles appear on the screen, which are almost impossible to get rid of. Or even worse, the screen goes totally blue and the machine just sits there defying me. As of yet, I have not discovered how to receive the UHF over-the-air channels. Presumably, the unit is tuning the cable frequencies, but since I have digital satellite rather than cable input, this does me no good at all. Then there are those settings that lock out certain channels, so that the young ones do not see the material that offends their adults. There are also lights that begin flashing for no discernible reason. I think this is connected with automatic tracking correction when a less-than-perfect tape is playing, but I'm not sure. All in all however, the device is a success. It plays tapes exactly the same as my old VCR machine, which is far simpler and has worked perfectly for almost 4 years. (I need tape-playing ability because I would be lost without a junky old sci-fi or horror movie fix a couple times a week. And those junky oldies are all on tape.) But, even while playing with my new toy, I am left wondering what ever happened to the electronic devices of the good old days -- the devices that were connected, plugged in and turned on, and worked perfectly. They came with 4-page instruction manuals which were usually discarded with the packing. After the holiday, which was neither best nor worst, it's back to the FOTD, and a trip to the fourth dimension. In this case, the four-dimensional object is the 4-D Mandelbrot hyperslice of the 8-D Julibrot. I named today's image "Hypercomplex Magic" because the effect of widely separated parts of the Mandelbrot set superimposed in the same scene is almost magical. In the image, we once again have a Mandelbrot midget filled with features from a distant part of the M-set. This image is far better defined that the similar one that appeared on December 20. In fact, today's image is good enough to rate a 7, which is above average. The render time of 7 minutes is acceptable, though the download from: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> or from: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> will be significantly faster. The fractal weather Wednesday was normal winter fare for this part of the world -- some sun, some clouds, chilly winds, and temperatures in the mid 30'sF, which translates to around 2C. And there was no white Christmas the day before. The fractal cats, still recovering from the catnip mice they received for Christmas, were happy to pass the day indoors, stretched by their favorite radiators, complaining only when the heat temporarily cut off. As usually happens at this time of year, I have been thinking very deep philosophical thoughts the past few days. It will take a day or two to get them written down and posted to the philofractal list, but when they do appear, the stagnated list should see a little activity. At the moment, it's late evening of the day after Christmas, and time to shut down the fractal shoppe for another day. But I'll return in the customary 24 hours with more fractal fun. Until then, take care, and if you doubt that fractals can be fun, just try having a conversation with one. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Hypercomplex_Magic { ; time=0:07:05.94--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=hypercomplex function=sqr passes=b center-mag=-0.1726670305042/+0.20143746331292/5321\ 9.92/1/-95/9.16385023419508116e-013 params=0/0/0.2\ 05/0.44 float=y maxiter=12000 inside=255 logmap=98 colors=000KUeLVdMWeNXfOYePZdQ_dRafSegTihTmfSrcRqbQ\ paPmaMjaLhaKeaHbaG_aFYaCVaBSa8Pa7Ma5Ka3Ha2Fa1Ca0Aa\ 07a00_03a05a08a2Ba5Da8GaCIaFLaIOaLQaPUaSWaWZaZaabc\ aefaiiallapoassazwazzbzvapoVfgMYYGOR8FK2740850870A\ 71A82B83BA5BA7CB8CBADCBDCCFDFFDGFFHGFIGGKHGLHHOIHP\ IIQIKSKKUKLWLLYLMZMM_MOaMObOPeOPfPQhPQiQSjQSlQUoSU\ pSVrUVsUWuMUzQVzUWvWWr_YmbZieZeh_alaWoaSrbOvcKycGz\ eCze8zcAzbByaCwaCv_DuZFsYFrYGpWHoVHmUIlUKjSKiQLhPM\ fPMeOObLPaKP_HQZFSYCSWBUV8VU5VS3WQ2YP1YO0ZM0_L0_K0\ aI0eI0iK0mL0rM1vO2zM3zM4zL5zL5zL7zK8zKBzKCzIFzIHyI\ KyHLyHOyHQyGSyGSyGUyFVyFWwFWwDYwDZwD_wCawCbwBcwBew\ BfvAhvAivAiv8jv8lv8mv7mv7ov7pu5ru5ru5su4uu4vu4vu3w\ u3yu3yu7zrAzpCzoFzmIzlLzjOziQzfVzeYzc_zbbzafz_izZl\ zWozVszUvzSyzQzzPzzOzzPzzPzzPzzQzzQzzQzzQzzSzzSyzS\ yzUyzUwzUwzUwzVvzVvzVvzVuzWuzWuzWszYszYszYrzYrzZrz\ ZpzZpzZpz_oz_oz_ozamzamza } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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Looking for "Kay" ???
by Tony Parker 24 Dec '01

24 Dec '01

Someone called "Kay" uploaded a a large 3 Meg Fractal File to my server on December 7th. She mentioned that her PC had crashed (Virus???). I've sent here several e-mails and haven't gotten a reply. Is she back online? What does she want me to do with her file? Shall I delete the file? Please advise! Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and best wishes to all of you "Fractalieri" Tony

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FOTD 22-12-01 (Textured Midget [4])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 22 Dec '01

22 Dec '01

FOTD -- December 22, 2001 (Rating 4) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: With almost no time to spare, I will have to keep today's notes brief. The scene is one of a midget in the Seahorse Valley area of a small M-set on the outskirts of its rambling parent fractal. I named it "Textured Midget" and rated it a 4. The render time of 15 minutes can be avoided by downloading the completed image from: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> or from: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> The fractal weather Friday was once again cold and breezy. Combined with a temperature of 39F 4C, these conditions kept the cats confined indoors for the entire day, where they sulked under the Christmas tree, (seasonal tree for those who are PC), until I lured them out with a treat of tuna. As for me, I am totally overwhelmed by the things that need to be done, so I'll have to take a 4-day break from the FOTD. Until December 27, when I'll return with new goodies, take care, and have a good time. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Textured_Midget { ; time=0:15:41.86--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=recip passes=1 center-mag=-2.68766176414265900/-1.002382144093885\ 00/673122.9/1/-35/3.26222118623986646e-008 params=-0.05/-9/-0.5/-0.9/0/525 float=y maxiter=2400 inside=0 logmap=204 colors=00049jACuGFzLIzQLzXOzaQzgTzmXzr_zgcz_fzPizG\ my6pv0ss0vr0xl6xfFx`MxVVxQcyLjyFsy9zy3zy0zz1zz3zr3\ zyizulzrmzoozlrzgszduzavz_yzXzzSzzPzzMzzJzzGzzIzzI\ zzIvzJszJoyJjxLgvLjuLmsMprMspMvoOymOzlOzjSziVzgYz9\ azAfzCjzDmzFrzGvzIzyJzxOyySvzVrz_ozcjzfgzjczo`zrXz\ vTzzPzzMzuQzmTzlVyjVviVsiVogVlfXidXddXacX_aXV`YS`Y\ P_YLYYIYYFT`JQaOMcSJdXGf`Cgd9ig6ll1mp0ou0py0rz0sz0\ uz0pz0lz0gy3cu7_pCVmGQiJOfGMcFL`DL_CJXAIT9IS6GP4FM\ 3FL1DI0CF0CD1FC3GA4J96L79O6AQ4CT3D_1Ld0Sj0_p0fv0ms\ 4upMvmLvjJvgIxdGxaFx_DyXCyTAyQ9zO7zL6zI4zF3zD1zA0z\ 90y71v74s66p69m4Cj4Dg3Gd3Ja1L_1OX0QT0SQ0VO0YL0_I0a\ F0dC0fC0fA0d0lf0cc0X_0PX0GT09Q01O03M03L03J03I03G03\ F03D04C04A049047046044043FJ6YY9pjArfDscGu_IuXLvTMx\ YPyaSyfTzjXzoYzs`zxazzXxzQuzLrzFpz9mz3jz0gz0fz0fzz\ _zzSzpLzfFzV7zJ0z90z00z00z00z00z40z90zF0zL1zP3zV4z\ `7zd9zjAzp0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz } 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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Government Grants For You.
by c11132＠371.net 21 Dec '01

21 Dec '01

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FOTD 21-12-01 (Krakatoa [5])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 21 Dec '01

21 Dec '01

FOTD -- December 21, 2001 (Rating 5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: I hate days like today, when I have no chance to find a proper FOTD image or write a proper discussion. But there is simply too much to be done and, since I'm trapped in linear time that moves with a will of its own, I have too little time in which to do it. Today's image rates a liberal 5. It reminds me of an erupting volcano. I named it after that huge eruption toward the end of the 19th century, which obliterated the island of Krakatoa and was heard 3,000 miles away. The formula behind the image is a very simple Z^1.19+C. The midget in the scene is located on a long meandering filament of a larger midget. The larger midget lies on a long meandering filament of the parent fractal, which lies 5.4 turns (whatever that means) up the logarithmic spiral. The parameter file runs in less than 9 minutes, so not too much patience is required to view the image this way. An even more efficient way of viewing the image is to download it from: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> or from: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> The fractal weather Thursday was milder than what is expected at this time of year, but still very uncomfortable for the fractal cats. The wind was too strong, the sky was too cloudy, and the 43F 6C temperature was too cold. The cats, being particular about what they find acceptable, spent the day indoors, alternating between their radiators and their lookout shelf by the window. Well, the holidays are getting close, and much remains to be done. I'd best get busy doing those things that need to be done. But I'll return tomorrow with another FOTD. And the philosophy has been lagging lately. To rectify the situation, I might have a bit of wisdom to share in a few days time. Until tomorrow, take care, and stay warm, (unless you're living in the Southern Hemisphere or the northeast U.S., where you're not cold in the first place.) Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Krakatoa { ; time=0:08:49.98--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotBC1 function=floor passes=1 center-mag=-5.59395897219679400/+8.262575269499850\ 00/6787487/1/32.5/4.9630024465119327e-008 params=1\ .19/0/5.4/525 float=y maxiter=18000 inside=255 logmap=192 colors=000hFEgGGfHIeIKcJMbKOaLQ`MS_NUZO\ WYPYXP_ZR``TaaUbcWceXdfZdh_eiafkbgmdhnfipgiqijsjku\ llvmmxonypnsihncchYYcSTZMOTGIOADJ48P56U55Z54U65P76\ K86K97KA7KA8aB8ZC9XD9UEARFBPFBMGCKHCHIDFJDCKEAKECL\ CELBGL9IL8JL7LM5NM4PM2RM1SM0TR8UVFVZMVcTWg_XkfXomY\ moZlqZjr_it`gv`fwZdsYcoWakV`gUZcSY_RWWQVSOTONSKMRH\ LQGKPGJOGINFHMFGLFFKFEJEDJECIEBHDAGD9FD8ED7DC6CC5B\ C5BC6DD6FD7GE7IE8JF8LF8NF9OG9QGARHATHBUIBWIBYICZJC\ `JDaKDcKDdKCbNB`QA_T9YV8XY7V`7Ub8PT9LKAHBAD2FJKJOa\ IQbIRcHSdHTdHUeGVfGWgGXgFYhFZiF_jEajEbkEclDdmDemDf\ nCgoChpCipBjqBkrBlrLhqVdqTemRfiPfeNgaLgYJhUHhQFiMD\ iIBjEAjAAkCAkEAlFAlHAmIAmKAnLAnNAoOAoQAoRApTApVAqW\ AqYArZAr`AsaCscEtdGtfItgKteMtcOtaQt_StZUtXWvVYwT_x\ RayQczOezMgzKizJkzFmzBoz7qz4sz8uzCwzGyzKzzOzzSzzVz\ zSzzPzzNzzKzzHzzFzzCzz9zz7zz8zz8zz8zz8zz8zz8zz8zz8\ zz8zz8zz8zz8zz6zz6zz6zz6zz6zz8zzAzr0 } 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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FOTD 20-12-01 (HyperMandel Madness [5])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 20 Dec '01

20 Dec '01

FOTD -- December 20, 2001 (Rating 5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: On Tuesday, Jon K. posted a letter to the Fractint list, commenting on the FOTD of December 17, which is a scene in the hypercomplex Mandelbrot set. In the letter he asked whether an easy way exists to find the locations of the top layer and bottom layer in the hypercomplex set. This question is more complex than it seems. To start, the appearance of different layers in the FOTD of December 17 is an illusion. The hypercomplex M-set is 4-dimensional indeed, but only a single 2-dimensional slice of it can ever be displayed by the hypercomplex formula. (The julibrot formula can display 3-dimensional slices.) What is happening in the 12-17 image is that the hypercomplex figure has been sliced in an area where different parts of it are merging, actually trying to occupy the same points of hyperspace, with the higher-iteration features being obliterated by the lower-iteration features. In the 12-17 image, we are not looking through an eroded Mandelbrot shaped hole at features that lie on the other side, we are seeing all that remains of the higher-iteration features, the rest having been obliterated by the surrounding low-iteration stuff. Jon asked whether I know of an easy way to find scenes such as 12-17's. The answer is no. Both 'layers' move in an unpredictable manner as the parameters are changed. The only way I know to find such scenes is to track them down by trial and error bracketing and to fine-tune the image with the Fractint evolver. As I noted in the 12-17 discussion, the hypercomplex formula of Fractint does not draw all possible slices of the hypercomplex Mandelbrot set. The formula I wrote for today's image draws more, though not all slices. Today's formula has a drawback however in that the periodicity must be shut off in order for it to work correctly. The p3 parameter of today's HyperMandelbrot formula works the same as the cj and ck parameters of the hypercomplex formula. (I have no idea what the unused parameters of the hypercomplex formula are eventually supposed to be used for.) The p1 parameter of today's HyperMandelbrot formula works roughly the same as varying the initial Z parameters of the Mandelbrot set. The p2 parameter does strange things indeed, things that are almost unbelievable. Since it alters the effect of the other parameters, it is changed only at the risk of the user. Enjoying risk, I set it to 0.5 for today's image, and when I set p3 to 0.008, just look at what it did to our Mandelbrot set. I named today's image "HyperMandel Madness" as a poetic description, and rated it at an average 5. With a running time of 12 seconds, today's parameter file is virtually instantaneous. As always, the completed GIF image is also available at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> and at: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> With a little more sun and a little less wind, the fractal weather Wednesday was somewhat improved over the day before, but the dynamic duo still would have preferred a temperature of 77F 25C rather than the 54F 12C that actually happened. They were in a surly mood until the sound of some stray cats fighting somewhere in the brush sent them dashing to their lookout shelf by the window, where they spent more than an hour. Then, when their evening mealtime arrived, they completely forgot their troubles. It's now time to accomplish something a bit more practical. Until next time, take care, and don't get hyper. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ HyperMandelMadness { ; time=0:00:12.14--SF5 on a p200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=HyperMandelbrot center-mag=-0.546672/1\ .33227e-015/0.9318636 params=0/0/0.5/0/0.008/0 float=y maxiter=480 inside=0 logmap=yes periodicity=0 colors=000KAcKAbKAaKA`KA_KAZJAYIAXHAWGAVFAUEATDASC\ ARBAQAAP9AO8AN7BM6AL6AK000AQlBSlCTlDVlEWlFYlGZlG`l\ HblIclJelKflLhlMilNklNllR`lVPmZDmb1ma4na6n`8n`Ao`C\ o_Eo_Go_IpZKpZMpZOpYRqYTqXVqXXrXZrW`rWbrWdsVfsVhsV\ jsShpPgmMfjJegGdeDcbAb_7aX4`U2_S3aQ4cO4eM5gK6iI6kG\ 7mF8oD8qB9s9Au7Aw5By3Bz2Ew5Gu7Is9KpBMnDOlFRiITgKVe\ MXcOZ`Q`ZScXVeUXgSZiQ`kObmLdpJgrHitEkvCmxAom8qcSoP\ RpUQpPPpKOpFNpKMpGLpIKpKJpMIpOHpQGpSFpUEpWDpYCp_Bp\ aBpcEneGlgIjiKhkMfmOdoQbqT`sVZuXXwZVy`TzbRzdPzfNzg\ PzgQzhSzhTziVziWzjYzjZzk`zkazlczldzgbzcaz__zWZzRYz\ NWzJVzFUzKRzPOzTLzYJzaGzfDzjBzfDzcEz`FzYGzVHzSJzPK\ zMLzJMzGNzFRzFUzEYzE`zDdzDgzDjzFhzHgzJfzLezNdzOczQ\ bzSazU`zW_zXZzZ_z`_zb_zd_zf_zh_zj_zk_zm`zo`zq`zs`z\ u`zw`zy`zz`zz_zz_zzZzzZzzWzzTzzQzzNzzKzzHzzEzzBzz8\ zz5zz2zz0zzBzzLzzVzzdzzbzz`zzZzzXzzVzzUzzSzzQzzOzz\ MzzLzzFzzPzzQzzRzzSzzTzzU } frm:HyperMandelbrot {; periodicity must be turned off a=(p1),b=(0,0): q=sqr(a)-sqr(b)+pixel, b=(p2+2)*a*b+p3, a=q, |a|+|b| <= 100 } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE==================================

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Re: (fractint) Re: Comments Re: FOTD 11-12-01 (Cosmic Lyres [5])
by bmc1＠airmail.net 19 Dec '01

19 Dec '01

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Fractal Art FAQ
by Jean-Pierre Louvet 19 Dec '01

19 Dec '01

The new version (1.6) of the FAQ is on the following servers: http://fractals.iuta.u-bordeaux.fr/f-art-faq/ http://www.fractalus.com/fractal-art-faq/ and it will be soon at http://www.fractovia.org/F-art-faq/ If you have suggestions to improve the FAQ, to add new information... you are welcome. Mail me at: F-art.FAQ(a)hse.iuta.u-bordeaux.fr ------------------------------------------------------------------------- J.P. Louvet | Phone : (33)05-56-84-58-35 IUT Universite Bordeaux 1 | 33405 Talence CEDEX France | email : louvet(a)hse.iuta.u-bordeaux.fr ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fractales sur serveur Web IUT Universite Bordeaux 1 : http://fractals.iuta.u-bordeaux.fr -------------------------------------------------------------------------

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FOTD 19-12-01 (7-Up [5])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 19 Dec '01

19 Dec '01

FOTD -- December 19, 2001 (Rating 5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: I recently belittled the high-order Mandeloids, and fractals in general of high order. Despite the harsh words of a few days ago, I ventured yesterday into the Z^7+C Mandeloid to convince myself it actually holds nothing worthwhile. To my surprise, I found a fractal worth being declared FOTD for December 19. There is not much to be said about the scene, which is just another midget, (midgets are sometimes called 'atoms'), in a fractal brimming with easy-to-find midgets. The midgets are so plentiful in fact that seven smaller ones are clearly visible around the large central midget. Because of its humdrum, routine appearance, today's image can be rated no higher than a 5, and even the rating of 5 is stretching the image's worth. But it's still worth a quick glance. The name of "7-Up" is totally whimsical, and based entirely on the exponent of Z. It has no connection to the well-known soda. The render time of 13 minutes is a bit too slow to make running the parameter file the best way to see the image. A more practical way is to download the completed GIF image from the W.W.Web at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> or at: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> The weather Tuesday here at Fractal Central was partly sunny but very windy. The temperature of 54F 12C felt much chillier in the winds, which reached 45mph 70kph in gusts. The fractal cats stuck their noses outside only long enough to hear the wind roaring in the bare trees, feel the chill, and realize that they would not enjoy life outdoors. They forgot their troubles in long afternoon naps by their favorite radiators. The temperature is about the same today, but with less wind, the dynamic duo should be happier. As for me, I'll be happier when the work is finished, and to get the work finished it must first be started. Until tomorrow's FOTD, take care, and keep your head in the stars but your feet on the ground. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ 7-Up { ; time=0:13:28.01--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=slices.frm formulaname=MandelbrotN7 passes=1 center-mag=+0.12\ 398229846480030/+0.95007839467855430/8.435287e+011 params=0/0/0/0 float=y maxiter=64000 inside=0 colors=000EbfF`eHZcJXaKV`MTZNRYPPWRMUSKTUIRVGQXEOZ\ CM_ALa8Jb6Id4Ge2F`BIXJKTRMO_OKgQGoSDhUBbW9XY6R_4La\ 2Fc4Id5Ke6Mf8Og9QgAShCUiDWjEZjF`kHblIdmJfmLhnMjoNl\ pOnpNknMilLgkKeiJbgI`fHZdGXbFVaFS_EQZDOXCMVBKUAHS9\ FQ8DP7BN79MADPDHRFKUIOWKRZNV`PYcSaeVehXij_nmarodwr\ fztbuoZqjVleShaOdXKaSGYNDVJ9RE5O92L5AI8IFAQCCX9Fd6\ Hl3Js0Lq1Qo2Vm3Zl4cj5gh6lg6p`7lV8hO9dI9`KDWLGRNJMO\ NHQQCRT7SW3NQEIKODFZ89r44z88tBCpEGlHJiLNfORcRUdUYe\ Yaf`dgchhflgjofmsepwdszdqvcprbonank`mg_kc_j_ZiXYhT\ XgPWeLWdIVcEUbATa6S`3Sa6Rb8QcBPdDPeGOfINgKNhNMiPLj\ SKkUKlXJmZIn`IoZOoYTpXYpVbqUgqTlqSqnUrkWrhYre_rbar\ _crXdrUfrRhrOjrLlrInrFprDqrCrpCrnCrlCrjCriCsgCseBs\ cBsaBs`BtZBtXBtVBtTBtSGjZKaeOSlSJrVIsYHs_GsbFseEsg\ EsjDsmCsoBsrAstAspFkmJcjNWfROcVG`Z9ZYDXYGVYJUXNSXQ\ QXTOXWNW_LWbJWeHWhGVlEVoCVrBVuGRrKOoPLlTIjXFgaCde9\ ai6_cCVYIRSONMUJG_FAeBCdh } frm:MandelbrotN7 {; Jim Muth z=p1, c=p2+pixel: z=z*z*z*z*z*z*z+c, |z| <= 16 } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE==================================

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Re: [Fractint] FOTD 17-12-01 (Inside-Out Midget [7])
by the_juggernaut＠juno.com 19 Dec '01

19 Dec '01

> I named today's image "Inside-Out Midget". I decided on the > name because the inside of the almost-midget is composed of > outside material. Wouldn't that make it an outside-in midget? ;) > With time enough, I could have found parameters that would have > had a smaller midget appear inside the larger midget. How would one do that? I've seen similar midgets in the hypercomplex M-set, and I've noticed that simply changing cj and ck shifts the "top layer" horizontally and vertically. Is there an easy way to find the locations of the "top layer" and "bottom layer" in the regular M-set? I especially enjoy julibrot, hypercomplex, and other higher-dimensional fractals. In case you take requests for fotd, I would like to see more of these types. BTW, this one should have been an 8. jon k. ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

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FOTD 17-12-01 (Inside-Out Midget [7])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 18 Dec '01

18 Dec '01

FOTD -- December 17, 2001 (Rating 7) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: I named today's image "Inside-Out Midget". I decided on the name because the inside of the almost-midget is composed of outside material. The midget itself is located in the East Valley area of a larger midget, which lies on a north filament of the main bud of the M-set. The midget's pattern starts out well enough around the edges, but is overwhelmed by intruding foreign matter before the midget itself appears. The spot where the midget should be found is apparent, but no midget is there. What has happened is that the scene does not lie in the classic M-set, but rather in the Hypercomplex M-set, which is a four-dimensional slice of an eight-dimensional Julibrot. Though it cannot be visualized, this hyper-M-set can be sliced in many places and in many directions. (Not all slices and directions can be drawn by the Fractint hypercomplex Mandelbrot formula as it is presently written.) Some of these slices cut the hyper-set in places where it pinches off, causing different parts to appear to overlap. When features with different iteration values overlap, the features with the lesser value will always prevail. In today's image, the lesser-valued outer elements of the midget prevail until the iterations exceed the value of the elements that are overlapping, at which point the intruding elements take over. (The intruding elements are from a point close to the shoreline at the northeast side of the main bay of the M-set.) As a result, we have a midget on a filament of the main bud of the M-set with a different part of the M-set showing through its open center. With time enough, I could have found parameters that would have had a smaller midget appear inside the larger midget. Unfortunately, press time is here, and that surprise will have to wait until another day. But the image as it stands is worth a 7 IMHO, and its render time of 19 minutes can be escaped by downloading the completed GIF image from the W.W.Web at either: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> or: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> The fractal weather was mostly cloudy and chilly Sunday here at Fractal Central. The mood of the fractal cats was just as chilly when they came to me, complaining about the temperature of 43F 6C and their inability to be comfortable outdoors. I told them that I was not responsible for outdoor conditions, but they did not forgive me until I treated them to an unexpected dish of tuna. The hour has now come for me to get busy on other things. So until next time, take care, and see you in 24 hours. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Inside-Out_Midget { ; time=0:19:19.09--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=hypercomplex function=sqr passes=1 center-mag=-0.45685252523046350/+0.379672166837133\ 40/5.758829e+008/1/-170/-7.55939936529503864e-007 params=0/0/0/-0.8 float=y maxiter=10000 inside=0 logmap=354 colors=00000700800900A00B01C02D03E04F05\ G06G07H08H29I5AI8BJBDJEFKHHKKJKPLQTNXXPd`Wgdcohjql\ mzchnV_hNSIHOFBKC5G90D7KWAbnCSoTIpi8pyIsrSvkaxdXqh\ TkkPenLZqHTtDNw9HzCVoEhdGuVEk_CbdATh8Km7BqFDkNFeVH\ _bIU`HQ_GNYFKXEHWDEUCBTB8SA5_lHekKjjMpiOuiQrcQpYQm\ SQkMQhGQfBQZT_SiiLzsJmmHagFPaEDXU_PhvIVuKUxFOpNIhU\ C``PYd`VhmSlyPpzSlzVhzYdz_`xXdwUguSjtPnrNqqKtpIwgH\ kZH_QHOIHDdPFzWHYMX5Ck9PnCapFmrNlsUlt`ktgkunjvujvq\ dqnZlkTggNbdHYaBTZ6PXEWVLbTSiSZpYcrchsimuorvuvwqvs\ mvoivkewhhsejnblh`n`YpUWnUTmUQlUNkUKiUHhUEgTBfS9ZK\ 5SD1JRVBcxDenEfdFgVGhLHiBJjKLkSNl_PmgQnoWej`YfgK`m\ kVtrPzxJngHbRFRBEJSOCgY5wg6tb7rZ8oV9mRAjMBhICeECcA\ GbFKbJOaOSaSfeXth`taWtVRtONtHItADt39o5Fk6Kg7Pc8UMB\ mZ9ZVAcRBh2MH8JQDHYIEeZFAWEK1IH1834BE7EOAHYDKgGNqH\ QiHTbHVWIYPI_IIbBId4L`9OXDQTHTQLWMPYIT`EXbB`nBkyBu\ 3hyAejHbXO_JVY5YXH_WTbWcdVofVzcWp`Xf } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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FOTD 18-12-01 (Old Lace [6])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 18 Dec '01

18 Dec '01

FOTD -- December 18, 2001 (Rating 6) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: It's 10am Tuesday and all is well here in Fractal Land. The sun is shining, the dynamic duo is sleeping, and the neighborhood is at peace. It's a good day. Not a single thing has gone wrong. Of course, we have not yet had time for much to go wrong, so we must not be prematurely optimistic that it will still be a good day when nightfall arrives. The fractal of the day, which I found Monday evening, is a modest success. I named it "Old Lace", intentionally leaving out the arsenic. I chose this name when I noticed the dusty colors and appearance of loosely draped lace cloth. The parent fractal is an indescribable, multi-lobed thing standing on its nose, with an arc of bizarre midgets along the outer perimeter of an area of chaos on its east side. Today's scene is located in a valley of the most prominent of these midgets. The rating of 6 might be a bit conservative, but a 6 I have decided on, and a 6 it shall remain from today until the last red dwarf star stops shining. Then, if I'm still around, I might raise the rating to a 7. The render time of almost 17 minutes is rather slow, making the image download the wise choice. The download can be found at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> and at: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> The fractal weather Monday remained cloudy and chilly, with a maximum temperature of 52F 11C, which is actually a few degrees above the normal for this time of year. The fractal cats, who neither know nor care about normals and prefer their temperatures summer-like, were unhappy. They would prefer that I install a heat-lamp on the porch, but they'll have to settle for tuna or turkey. For now, it's time to tackle the tail end of the pre-holiday rush, and get it out of the way. Until next FOTD, take care, and if only we knew all the things we don't know . . . Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Old_Lace { ; time=0:16:55.74--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=recip passes=1 center-mag=+1.47095225017754700/-0.000290787801752\ 98/82093.39/1/-142.499999992056587/-8.026038100100\ 71861e-008 params=-1/-14.44/-10/-1.444/0/525 float=y maxiter=4200 inside=0 logmap=273 colors=0000CO1DP4FQ7GSAITDJXGLYJM_MO`PPaSQcVSdYTf_\ Vi`XjcYmd_of`riasjcvldxofzpgzrizujzvlzxmzvjzvizugz\ udzuczsaxs`vsYurXrrVprTopQlpPjpOioMfoJdoIcmG`mF_mC\ YlAVl9Tl7SlAXlD`mGdmJioMmoProSvpVzpYzp`zsXzuTzvPzx\ MzyIzzFzzCzz7yz4yz0xz0vz0vz0uz0uz0vz0xz0yz3zz6zzAz\ zDzzIzzMzzPzzTzzXzy`zyczxfzxizvjvvmoupiurcroaolali\ ajgagd`da`c```Y`YV_XT_TQ_QO_PMYMJYJGYIFYLIXMJVOLVP\ MTSOSTQSVSQXTQ_VP`XOa_Oc`MfaLgcLidJjfJsgYzilzjzzjz\ zizugzjgz`fzQfzGdz7dzDfuIgpMglQigVja_jYclTgmPlmLpo\ FupAyp6zr1zr0yl6rgFjaMaYVVScOOjJGcG9XD3QDG_DSgDcpD\ oyJirPclVYf`S`fMVjIPlJQmJSmJSoJTpJVpLVrLXsLYsLYuL_\ vM`vM`xMayMcyMcvP`uS_sVXrYVp`SocQmfOlgMz0Ay07x04v0\ 1u00s00r00p00o00o00JO70rQ0sP0uO4vOAxMGyLMzLSzJYzIc\ zIizGozFuzFzzDzzDxzJrzPlzTdz__zdTziMzoGzuAzyzzMzzS\ zzYyzaxzgvzmszrrzxpzzGzzVzzazxizupzszzmzzizzfyzcuz\ `ozYjzVfzTazSyzmvzluzlrzj } 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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Fractint and fractdev list migration
by Tim Wegner 18 Dec '01

18 Dec '01

I have completed adding all the fractint and fractdev and corresponding digest members to the new mailman software at xmission. Please send all new posts to the new list (fractint(a)mailman.xmission.com and fractdev(a)mailman.xmission.com) The majordomo list will go away very soon. I am investigating options for what to do with the old archives. I'll make sure they are not lost. You should have gotten an email with the password for your list configuration web page. You can change your password, but don't re- use an important password since this password provides only mild security! One thing that is a little different is that the digests are not separate lists. Some of you subcribed to both the regular list and the digest. You can select which you want on your list configuration web page. I tried to set up previous digest members to get the digest. For a short time I hereby declare that questions about the list software and how to use it are ON topic. However if you notice particular things that need configuring, I suggest emailing me directly and not bothering the list. I have already changed the reply-to from the message poster to the list. For our list I believe it works best for most replies to go to the list. Let me know if you are having any problems. Tim Wegner

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FOTD 17-12-01 (Inside-Out Midget [7])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 17 Dec '01

17 Dec '01

FOTD -- December 17, 2001 (Rating 7) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: I named today's image "Inside-Out Midget". I decided on the name because the inside of the almost-midget is composed of outside material. The midget itself is located in the East Valley area of a larger midget, which lies on a north filament of the main bud of the M-set. The midget's pattern starts out well enough around the edges, but is overwhelmed by intruding foreign matter before the midget itself appears. The spot where the midget should be found is apparent, but no midget is there. What has happened is that the scene does not lie in the classic M-set, but rather in the Hypercomplex M-set, which is a four-dimensional slice of an eight-dimensional Julibrot. Though it cannot be visualized, this hyper-M-set can be sliced in many places and in many directions. (Not all slices and directions can be drawn by the Fractint hypercomplex Mandelbrot formula as it is presently written.) Some of these slices cut the hyper-set in places where it pinches off, causing different parts to appear to overlap. When features with different iteration values overlap, the features with the lesser value will always prevail. In today's image, the lesser-valued outer elements of the midget prevail until the iterations exceed the value of the elements that are overlapping, at which point the intruding elements take over. (The intruding elements are from a point close to the shoreline at the northeast side of the main bay of the M-set.) As a result, we have a midget on a filament of the main bud of the M-set with a different part of the M-set showing through its open center. With time enough, I could have found parameters that would have had a smaller midget appear inside the larger midget. Unfortunately, press time is here, and that surprise will have to wait until another day. But the image as it stands is worth a 7 IMHO, and its render time of 19 minutes can be escaped by downloading the completed GIF image from the W.W.Web at either: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> or: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> The fractal weather was mostly cloudy and chilly Sunday here at Fractal Central. The mood of the fractal cats was just as chilly when they came to me, complaining about the temperature of 43F 6C and their inability to be comfortable outdoors. I told them that I was not responsible for outdoor conditions, but they did not forgive me until I treated them to an unexpected dish of tuna. The hour has now come for me to get busy on other things. So until next time, take care, and see you in 24 hours. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Inside-Out_Midget { ; time=0:19:19.09--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=hypercomplex function=sqr passes=1 center-mag=-0.45685252523046350/+0.379672166837133\ 40/5.758829e+008/1/-170/-7.55939936529503864e-007 params=0/0/0/-0.8 float=y maxiter=10000 inside=0 logmap=354 colors=00000700800900A00B01C02D03E04F05\ G06G07H08H29I5AI8BJBDJEFKHHKKJKPLQTNXXPd`Wgdcohjql\ mzchnV_hNSIHOFBKC5G90D7KWAbnCSoTIpi8pyIsrSvkaxdXqh\ TkkPenLZqHTtDNw9HzCVoEhdGuVEk_CbdATh8Km7BqFDkNFeVH\ _bIU`HQ_GNYFKXEHWDEUCBTB8SA5_lHekKjjMpiOuiQrcQpYQm\ SQkMQhGQfBQZT_SiiLzsJmmHagFPaEDXU_PhvIVuKUxFOpNIhU\ C``PYd`VhmSlyPpzSlzVhzYdz_`xXdwUguSjtPnrNqqKtpIwgH\ kZH_QHOIHDdPFzWHYMX5Ck9PnCapFmrNlsUlt`ktgkunjvujvq\ dqnZlkTggNbdHYaBTZ6PXEWVLbTSiSZpYcrchsimuorvuvwqvs\ mvoivkewhhsejnblh`n`YpUWnUTmUQlUNkUKiUHhUEgTBfS9ZK\ 5SD1JRVBcxDenEfdFgVGhLHiBJjKLkSNl_PmgQnoWej`YfgK`m\ kVtrPzxJngHbRFRBEJSOCgY5wg6tb7rZ8oV9mRAjMBhICeECcA\ GbFKbJOaOSaSfeXth`taWtVRtONtHItADt39o5Fk6Kg7Pc8UMB\ mZ9ZVAcRBh2MH8JQDHYIEeZFAWEK1IH1834BE7EOAHYDKgGNqH\ QiHTbHVWIYPI_IIbBId4L`9OXDQTHTQLWMPYIT`EXbB`nBkyBu\ 3hyAejHbXO_JVY5YXH_WTbWcdVofVzcWp`Xf } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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Default Reply...
by Paul N. Lee 17 Dec '01

17 Dec '01

I notice that when replying, it goes to the originator and not to the List. The Headers have the REPLY-TO and FROM fields with the same value, the Sender. Sincerely, P.N.L. -------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.fractalus.com/cgi-bin/theway?ring=fractals&id=43&go

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Archives ??
by Paul N. Lee 17 Dec '01

17 Dec '01

Will there be an archives of past postings like with the original List under majordomo?? Sincerely, P.N.L. -------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.fractalus.com/cgi-bin/theway?ring=fractals&id=43&go

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