Thanks David. While I'm here, does anyone know of a Windows-native fractal generator that works with Fractint files? Any recommendations for favorite fractal generators? I've been out of the loop (pun intended) for 15 years. ----- Original Message ----- From: "David W. Jones" <gnome@hawaii.rr.com> To: "Fractint and General Fractals Discussion" <fractint@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Friday, March 1, 2019 4:05:57 PM Subject: Re: [Fractint] Running FRACTINT in Windows 10 In addition: Under VirtualBox, you can install FreeDOS and get a pure DOS environment without WindowsXP cost/overhead. My past experiences with the SDL versions are on Linux, not Windows, but it was nice. On March 1, 2019 1:41:31 PM HST, Harold Lane <hallane@earthlink.net> wrote:
Mark, Bud, If you are trying to install and run DOS Fractint Ver 20.04 in Windows 10, that's not going to work as is. You have a few options to run DOS Fractint or a Windows-compatible Fractint-type program in Windows 10:
Run DOS Fractint "wrapped" in other software environments compatible with Windows 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- - Install a virtual environment in Windows 10 -- like Oracle's free VirtualBox; then Install Windows XP in your virtual machine; then install DOS Fractint in Win XP. - You could also try running DOS Fractint in a version of DOSBox (running in Windows 10.) Quite a few people like this combination. Tim Wegner recommends the DOSBox Daum version of DOSBox.
Windows-compatible Fractint-type programs ----------------------------------------------------------- - You could try Richard's Windows 10 version of Fractint, now called: "Iterated Dynamics" (although he states that it's not for general distribution). It has some features that have not been fully developed. I've used it a tremendous amount -- with a few work-arounds - I also don't use all of its features. Its interface is effectively DOS Fractint's. - You could try Jonathan Osuch's FractSDL Windows version of Fractint, which is also "still in development." It is a very serviceable version -- also with an interface that's essentially DOS Fractint's.
Running DOS Fractint in a DOSBox or under Windows XP in VirtualBox give you the original Fractint.
I have links and some info on the above options.
- Hal Lane
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-----Original Message----- From: Fractint <fractint-bounces@mailman.xmission.com> On Behalf Of mchris@value.net - Webmail Sent: Friday, March 1, 2019 3:36 PM To: Fractint and General Fractals Discussion <fractint@mailman.xmission.com> Subject: Re: [Fractint] FRACTINT
Not quite sure how to install this. Is there a guide somewhere?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Christenson" <mchris@value.net> To: "Fractint and General Fractals Discussion" <fractint@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Friday, March 1, 2019 12:26:42 PM Subject: Re: [Fractint] FRACTINT
Never mind, found it. Looks like latest update was 2015. Atill curious to see if it works on Win 10. Guess I'll find out...
----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Christenson" <mchris@value.net> To: "Fractint and General Fractals Discussion" <fractint@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Friday, March 1, 2019 12:00:43 PM Subject: Re: [Fractint] FRACTINT
Hi Tim. I need to get my frac on. Where can I find the latest version of Fractint for Windows? Will it run on Windows 10?
Thanks, Bud
----- Original Message ----- From: "Timothy Wegner" <tim@tswegner.net> To: "Fractint and General Fractals Discussion" <fractint@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Friday, March 1, 2019 11:26:37 AM Subject: Re: [Fractint] FRACTINT
Albrecht, the list is working, it's just quiet! :-)
On Fri, Mar 1, 2019 at 1:04 PM Albrecht Niekamp <Multifrac@t-online.de> wrote:
test test Albrecht
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