FOTD -- April 08, 2004 (Rating NR) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Watching the news this morning, I see that the president might be guilty of not having a proven fortune teller in his administration. And I am likewise guilty of not knowing in advance that I would lack the time to complete a FOTD fractal. But I do have a test fractal, and it is this test that I present as today's image. The image is a study in outside=fmod and inside=bof60. The formula is once again the MandelbrotMix5way, with the real(p5) parameter acting as the critical starting point of Z. Since the image was not completed, I have not rated it. The render time of 15 minutes can be bypassed by downloading the finished GIF image file from the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> The temperature reached 75F 24C here at Fractal Central on Wednesday. At the same time the wind was light and the sun was bright -- conditions that make fractal cats happy. Their day was as pleasant as senior cats could hope for. Today is again starting mild, but it is cloudy, and rain is a possibility. Today promises to again be very busy. So I had best apply my energies to the task at hand. Until next FOTD, take care, and could fractals be the salvation of mankind? Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Test { ; time=0:15:33.13--SF5 on a P200 reset=2003 type=formula formulafile=slices.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix5way passes=1 center-mag=-0.76998805020114040/+0.001162931724501\ 04/3.493154e+011 params=0.2/4/1/3/1/2/1/-1/-1.2554\ 2034202/0 float=y maxiter=900 inside=bof60 proximity=0.9 outside=fmod periodicity=10 colors=000ePleOjdNidNgcMfcLdcLcbKabJ`bJZaIYaHWaHVb\ GUbGTcGScGRdGQdGPeGOeGNfGMfGLgGKgGJhGIhGHiGGiGFjGE\ jGDkGCkGBkGBbSMVbXMmgExrGvpHuoJsnKrmMplNokPmjQliRk\ hTigUhfWfeXedZcc_bb`aaa__bZZcYYdXXeVVfUUfTTgSShQQi\ PPjOOkNNkMMjOOiQPhSRhTSgVTfXVfYWe_XdaZdb_cdabfbbgc\ aie`kf`lg_niZpjZqkYqjXqiWqhVqhVqgUqfTqeSqeSqdRqcQq\ cPqbOqaOq`Nq`Mq_LqZLqZHL`PUcXafdiilqlsynsulsqjsnhs\ jfsgdscbs``sXZsUXsQVsNTsJRsGQqJPoLPnNPlPPkRPiTPgVP\ fXPdZPc`PabP_ePZgPXiPWkPUmPSoPRqPPsPOuPMwPLyPKxQJx\ RIwRHwSHvTGvTFuUEuVEtVDtWCtWBsXAsYArY9rZ8q_7q_7p`6\ pa5oa4ob4ob6lc8idAgdCdeDbeF_fHXgJVgLShMQhNSaOUWPVP\ QXJRYDQ`DPcEPfFOjGNmGNpHMsILvJLyJNwMOvOQuQRtSTsUUq\ WWpYXo_Ynb_md`kfbjhcijehlfgngfphgoignjgmkgmlglmgkn\ gjogjpgiqghrghqiiqjjpkkpllommoonoponqpmrqmsrluslvt\ kwukxvjywjzwgvqdrkbne_j_YgVVcPT_JQWDOT8PVBPXEQZGQ`\ JRbMRdOSfQShSTjUTlWTnYTp_ } frm:MandelbrotMix5way {; 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==================================