Fractal Poster Master

Version 1.12

(C)opyright 1993 Shawn Pourchot

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SETUP

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1.	Copy files to your utilities directory

2.	Drag Fractal Poster Master icon into a folder

3.	Double click on icon to execute

SO WHAT DOES IT DO?

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1.	Calculates the Mandelbrot set from a specified position

and increment.

2.	Can print many pages of the set to your default printer.

3.	You can assemble the pages together and form a gigantic

poster!

4.	Allows you to view the set as its calculating in a

sizable box to home in on a good spot to print.


PRINTING

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1.	The check box "Printer" is checked when the page will be

dumped to your default printer.  This can be checked or

unchecked any time during the calculation.

2.	The "Page Size" parameters are initialized to the highest

resolution of you default printer.  You can change these

values and at print time the program will scale the fractal to

fit the entire page.  Scaling can be used to reduce the

calculation time or save memory.

3.	I found a file of 960 X 1584 (8.5 X 11.0 inch Dot matrix) is

about 180K when placed in the print manager, so watch your

memory and/or disk space for huge posters.

4.	The "Image Pages" parameters are the number of printer pages

you want the image to be.  It prints all the rows in a column

first before moving to the next column.  This is very useful

for fanfold paper printers.

5.	"Current Page"  refers to the current page that is being

calculated and is being filled in the adjacent window.  The

Percentage at the bottom refers to the % of the page completed.

6.	"Time" is the starting time for the entire poster, and when

completed the finish time.  Useful for estimating when your

poster will be finished for those over night runs.


Registration

If you've enjoyed this program and wish to encourage the author..

Please Send:

$5.00 to register or,

$15.00 to register and get the next version

* US Dollars only please.

To:

Shawn Pourchot

P.O. Box 123

Madison, Wi 53701

USA

CompuServe: 70214,436

Can also be registered thru CompuServe SW #362