For everyone's information , Rivka (daughter of the Fractint fan mentioned in the quoted message below) is now on this list. So between the list and one of the list members who is helping off-list, maybe we can get Rivka's father set up. Rivka, don't hesitate to ask questions here or report progress! Tim On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 7:25 PM, Timothy Wegner <tim@tswegner.net> wrote:
I just got the following email, which I found very touching:
================= Dear Mr. Wegner,
I am writing on behalf of of my 91-year-old father. He has been using Fractint for decades to create art like the attached.
Unfortunately, computers breakdown and we have been trying, unsuccessfully, to create a vintage/legacy system that will run the DOS version of Fractint.
I recently purchased a vintage Dell laptop running windows 95 from eBay. It is not working for him. My father seems to remember a command using the keystroke B which removes the color from the fractal and only leaves an outline. He then imports this image into Windows Paint in order to resize it for the canvas. We cannot find that functionality now.
So, my questions to you are: can you recommend the components of a system that we could put together to get my father back in business using the DOS version of Fractint? Do you know of a command in the program that removes the color? And finally, are you the best person for us to consult with on this, or can you recommend someone?
On behalf of my father and my four siblings who he has trying to tackle this problem, I thank you for your time.
Sincerely, Rivka Morgan-Sherman ========================
I am telling him that a Win95 computer should work fine. I am not clear from his email why Win95 is not working for him. However, I am not sure what the "B" command is he is referring to. Any ideas?
I am inviting him to join the list. I am willing to help but I suspect some of you who are currently using fractint might be better. Also, if any of you would like to correspond with this gentleman, just let me know off-list.
Tim