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fractint-digest         Friday, March 13 1998         Volume 01 : Number 131




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Date: Thu, 12 Mar 1998 11:16:37 -0600
From: "Paul N. Lee" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (fractint) poetry

Peter Jakubowicz wrote:
>
> Does anyone know any good poems including the word fractal?
>

I don't know if these are "good poems", but here are some links:

http://www.op.net/docs/Computer-Songs/puff-fractal.dragon
http://www.matadorrec.com/bands/bunny/poem2.html
http://members.iquest.net/~gtemp/mailliw.htm
http://www.x-net.net/rvissage/atomneye.htm
http://www.ecis.com/~ddragon/poetry.html
http://raven.ubalt.edu/guests/alphaweb/


They may not contain the word "fractal", but they are fractal related
poems:

http://sprott.physics.wisc.edu/sapoem.htm
http://baritone.woodwind.com/change/poetry/gj/fractal/bell.html
http://www.fractal.com/gallery/1995Expo/jpg/A_Poem_of_Air.jpg


>
> And does anyone know a good rhyme for Sierpinski gasket
>

"Aspen Ski Basket"  (http://www.cgifts.com/cgifts/other.html)

>
> or Minkowski sausage?
>

You've got me there!!


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Date: Thu, 12 Mar 1998 13:21:24 -0800
From: "Jay Hill" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (fractint) Newt6-JAtan-Mset formula

Hi Fractintiers,

Way back on Sat, 7 Mar 1998 (hundreds of emails ago),
Paul Carlson gave us Newt5_Atan_Mset, only 4 days after
Newt3_Atan_Mset. These formula along with suitable color
maps give use interesting images with five (and three) color
parts corresponding to the number of roots in the polynomial
he uses in the Newton iteration. As an experiment in
learning how to code these formula, I have written a new
six 'color' formula which uses a sixth degree polynomial.
I've thrown in an extra parameter which turned out to only
be a scale factor.  :-(

Oh well. This formula was featured in Fractal of the Night
where Dr. J is seen lost in a mass of Jello looking for his
Roots.  It was posted to the Fractal-Art list and posted on
my web site along with a little math discussion.
http://home.san.rr.com/jayrhill/FotN/FotN61.html

I have included here some explorations of this Jello formula.
Since it features 6 colors, I am using the not too inventive
primary colors.  It serves me as a 'test pattern' for exploring.

As for my coding of this formula, I have reverted from the
IF ELSE style since I really get tired of typing so many
lines :-) but I have a question. Is the IF ELSE style really
faster in Fractint? It really does not make much difference
in this formula since the tests are not in the loop.

You will also note another method for getting the angle
without atan. This is simpler. And I'm sure wizzle will
like the root formula

R=1-.5*sqrt(5-3*sqrt(5)-sqrt(10*sqrt(5)-50)).  :-)

Enjoy,
Jay

frm:Newt6-JAtan-Mset {; (c) Jay R. Hill, 1998
         ; Newton method set up as a Mandelbrot set
         ; This formula searches for 6 roots of a function
         ; Inspired by Paul Carlson's Newt5_Atan_Mset
  ; p1=precision of root finding, try =.001
  ; p2=A=scaling constant in formula, try =1
  ; F(w)   = w^6 - A*w^5 - w*c + A*c
  ; F'(w)  = 6*w^5 - 5*A*w^4 - c
  ; F''(w) = 30*w^4 - 20*A*w^3
  ; Set F''=0, solve for initial w, 20*A/30 = 2*A/3
  ;
  c = pixel, A=p2, z = iter = bailout = 0
  colors_in_range = 42
  R5=sqrt(5), R=1-.5*sqrt(5-3*R5-sqrt(10*R5-50)), R2=sqr(R)
  root1 = A, root2 = c^.2, root3 = root2*R, root4 = root2*R2
  root5 = root4*R, root6 = root4*R2
  w = 2*A/3
  :
  w4 = w^4
  deltaw=((w*w4 - A*w4 - c)*w + A*c)/(6*w*w4 - 5*A*w4 - c)
  w = w - deltaw
  ;
  IF (|deltaw| < p1)
    angle=abs(imag(log(deltaw)))
    range_num = (|w - root2| < p1)+2*(|w - root3| < p1)+\
      3*(|w - root4| < p1)+4*(|w - root5| < p1)+5*(|w - root6| < p1)
    bailout = 1
    z = colors_in_range*(angle/pi + range_num)-angle/pi + 1
  ENDIF
  iter = iter + 1
  z = z - iter
  bailout == 0
}

jn6atnm007         { ; (C) by Jay Hill, 1998
                     ; midget
  reset=1960 type=formula formulafile=n6jatnm.frm
  formulaname=newt6-jatan-mset
  center-mag=+0.99494465952325690/-0.08827380030302825/7423910
  params=1e-005/0/1/0 float=y maxiter=2000 inside=253 outside=summ
  colors=000<41>w00000<40>0w0000<40>00w000<40>ww0000<40>0ww000<40>w0w00000\
  0000 cyclerange=1/250
  }

jn6atnm008         { ; (C) by Jay Hill, 1998
                     ; largest midget
  reset=1960 type=formula formulafile=n6jatnm.frm
  formulaname=newt6-jatan-mset center-mag=0.107862/0.741569/9.084302
  params=1e-005/0/1/0 float=y maxiter=2000 inside=253 outside=summ
  colors=000<41>w00000<40>0w0000<40>00w000<40>ww0000<40>0ww000<40>w0w00000\
  0000 cyclerange=1/250
  }

jn6atnm009         { ; (C) by Jay Hill, 1998
                      ; Jello Bouquet
  reset=1960 type=formula formulafile=n6jatnm.frm
  formulaname=newt6-jatan-mset center-mag=0.157057/0.734435/41.93936
  params=1e-005/0/1/0 float=y maxiter=2000 inside=253 outside=summ
  colors=000<41>w00000<40>0w0000<40>00w000<40>ww0000<40>0ww000<40>w0w00000\
  0000 cyclerange=1/250
  }

jn6atnm010         { ; (C) by Jay Hill, 1998
                     ; Jello Insideout
  reset=1960 type=formula formulafile=n6jatnm.frm
  formulaname=newt6-jatan-mset center-mag=-17.577/-6.81655/0.001
  params=1e-005/0/1/0 float=y maxiter=2000 inside=253 outside=summ
  invert=1/0.18360589655668/0.7416652652787
  colors=000<41>w00000<40>0w0000<40>00w000<40>ww0000<40>0ww000<40>w0w00000\
  0000 cyclerange=1/250
  }

jn6atnm011         { ; (C) by Jay Hill, 1998
                     ; largest midget insideout
  reset=1960 type=formula formulafile=n6jatnm.frm
  formulaname=newt6-jatan-mset center-mag=-18.5044/0.709593/0.01514771
  params=1e-005/0/1/0 float=y maxiter=2000 inside=253 outside=summ
  invert=1/0.0212/-0.710605
  colors=000<41>w00000<40>0w0000<40>00w000<40>ww0000<40>0ww000<40>w0w00000\
  0000 cyclerange=1/250
  }

jn6atnm012         { ; (C) by Jay Hill, 1998
                     ; largest midget insideout zoomin
  reset=1960 type=formula formulafile=n6jatnm.frm
  formulaname=newt6-jatan-mset center-mag=14.5581/9.95447/0.2593288
  params=1e-005/0/1/0 float=y maxiter=2000 inside=253 outside=summ
  invert=1/0.0212/-0.710605
  colors=000<41>w00000<40>0w0000<40>00w000<40>ww0000<40>0ww000<40>w0w00000\
  0000 cyclerange=1/250
  }

jn6atnm013         { ; (C) by Jay Hill, 1998
                     ; Jello Insideout center
  reset=1960 type=formula formulafile=n6jatnm.frm
  formulaname=newt6-jatan-mset center-mag=-15.5745/-8.31905/0.03521127
  params=1e-005/0/1/0 float=y maxiter=2000 inside=253 outside=summ
  invert=1/0.18360589655668/0.7416652652787
  colors=000<41>w00000<40>0w0000<40>00w000<40>ww0000<40>0ww000<40>w0w00000\
  0000 cyclerange=1/250
  }


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Date: Thu, 12 Mar 1998 17:31:10 -0700
From: Ray Montgomery <[e-mail]>
Subject: (fractint) More SSTOOLS

Kragen

        Thanks for your kind words.  So, finally after much puzzling and
much help from you and other members of my faculty, including wizzle,
gumbycat, Jay Hill (whose site I visited and got the Jack Valero SSTOOLS
guide) and a number of other members who responded to my "Help!" cry, I got
an SSTOOLS.INI file made and in the Fractint directory.  Hope my terminology
is correct.
        Now I don't know how to get into it.  Not thru Windows - it gives me
that drop-down box, "Open the program....where made...etc." or whatever it
says.  So I puzzled.  How do I get to that file from Fractint.  I tried just
about every button in the main-menu, used the F1 and studied the aids there,
finally, on a chance, I tried the 'Shell to DOS' (always wondered what that
meant - still don't know) and there I was in DOS - with an ominous warning,
"We're gonna squish that image you still have tucked away in Fractint, if
you...." but took a chance and, after the name Fractint, I typed  dir and
there was an enormous list of my gifs and just about everything else, AND
TRIUMPH!!! there was my SSTOOLS.INI file.  But, sob, I don't know what to do
with it - how to get into it, if I SHOULD get into it, and whether I can
type into it even if I can get it up on the screen in order to enter these
other things I should have in there.
        Just a little more help and I may be over this hurdle too.  One by one.
        Is there a trick to it?
                Thanks,                 Ray


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Date: Thu, 12 Mar 1998 17:14:56 -0800
From: "Jay Hill"<[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (fractint) More SSTOOLS

Ray,

The sstools.ini file is an ASCII file. You can edit it using edit.

In DOS window, type

edit sstools.ini

at is the old basic editor from DOS.

To get a DOS window, from Win 95, click the Microsoft window
(wave thing) button on the 'bar' at the (usually) bottom of the screen.
Then Programs and finally MS-DOS Prompt.

use cd C:\fractint   or some such to get to fractint directory.

OR you can use other ascii editors like Notepad or my favorite PFE

http://www.lancs.ac.uk/people/cpaap/pfe

Verson 0.07.002 is out now.

Jay



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Date: Thu, 12 Mar 1998 21:27:20 -0500
From: Turner Rentz <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (fractint) Browser

Ray Montgomery wrote:

>  To whomever can help.
>                 Is "Netscape" a browser?

In the vernacular. Actually, you will see the term applied to a
specialstyle of HTML as opposed to product, when viewed on websites.


> When I am wandering around looking
> for a particular web-site, or home-page, am I browsing?

Wandering aimlessly = wasting bandwidth. Wandering with purpose =
browsing.

>  Or is a "BROWSER" a
> different program that must be added to a computer - in other words, a
>
> software option?  Or is it contained in the computer somewhere or
> somewhere
> in Netscape?
>
> Many thanks to those who have helped my previous problems - Wizzle,
> Gumbycat, Bob Carr, Kragen, Bob Margolis, Jay Hill and davides.  I am
> struggling to master all the advice that was given.  Whether mastered
> or
> not, I am nonetheless deeply appreciative.
>
> The Nerve of this guy!
>         Even though I am new to the group I must take issue with those
> who
> say that docs should be read before time is wasted with needless
> questions
> to the list-server group.
>         I have down-loaded perhaps 3/4" of material from Noel Giffens
> Fractint Home page, have faltered through through most of it, admired
> the
> plethora of really outstanding images in those pages, have infinite
> respect
> for the Stone Soup Group who created Fractint and for all others who
> have
> contributed - BUT - surely you can understand that almost all who are
> mightily informed about a subject, and are writing user-manuals and
> documentations of just about any sort, do an awful lot of presuming.
> PRESUMING!  This group presumes you know this, and that group presumes
> you
> know that, and another group presumes you know at least this much
> about
> something else.
>         I've read user manuals of one sort or another, as we all have,
> I'm
> sure, and almost all have been written by experts in their field who
> presume
> you know this, that or the other.  They know it so well, and have
> known it
> for so long that they feel sure you must know "at least this much".
> Well, I
> could go on and persue this much further, but I anticipate some
> negative
> reponses and I don't mean to.  When I was 'teaching' my grand-children
> 'all
> about' the computer, it was a very short time, indeed, before they
> were
> teaching me.  The increase in computer knowlege due to interaction
> amongst
> kids is practically an exponential growth.  I got left behind is all.
>         No I am not whining, nor complaining, nor feeling sorry for
> myself.
> I'm having the greatest time of my life with my new hobby.  I want to
> learn
> and I want to learn more and more but, I can't run over to Jimmy's
> house and
> spend hours with the other computer-kids picking up information.
>         I don't feel that any of the criticism was directed at me, I
> am
> merely expressing an observation.  Do you know that on the spec sheet
> of the
> "USER'S MANUAL" for my computer it does not tell you what the MHz of
> the
> computer is?  How's that for documentation?
>
>         Thanks for listening.
>
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Date: Thu, 12 Mar 1998 20:30:53 -0600 (CST)
From: [e-mail] (Paul and/or Joyce Carlson)
Subject: (fractint) Some very colorful images

This formula and pars produce some very colorful images.

Paul Carlson

frm:Fnww_Fnc_Mset { ; Copyright (c) Paul W. Carlson, 1998
    ; real(p1) controls elements size (usually 2 to 16))
    ; imag(p1) not used
    ; real(p2) number of color ranges
    ; imag(p2) number of colors in a range
    z = w = iter = range_num = bailout = 0
    c = pixel
    p = p1 + p1
    num_ranges = real(p2)
    colors_in_range = imag(p2)
    colors_in_range_1 = colors_in_range - 1:
    w = fn1(w * w + fn2(c))
    m = |w|
    IF ((p < p1) && (m > p1))
    bailout = 1
    index = colors_in_range_1 * (p1 - p) / p1
    z = index + range_num * colors_in_range + 1
    ENDIF
    p = m
    range_num = range_num + 1
    IF (range_num == num_ranges)
    range_num = 0
    ENDIF
    iter = iter + 1
    z = z - iter
    bailout == 0 && m < 100
}

fwwfcm01           { ; Copyright (c) Paul W. Carlson, 1998
  reset=1960 type=formula formulafile=fwwfc.frm
  formulaname=fnww_fnc_mset function=sin/sqr passes=t
  center-mag=-0.87756157353887240/+0.94256597781931740/52.4\
  8149/1/-160 params=16/0/8/30
  float=y maxiter=500 inside=253 outside=summ
  colors=000ph0<5>zz0<12>aG00C4<15>0zR<12>0C40CC<15>0zz<12>0CC0\
  0O<14>FFwGGzFFw<11>00OSA`<14>eNxfOzeNw<10>K2OO08<15>z0f<13>O0\
  8O00<15>z88<12>O00c40<14>xU0zW0yU0<11>c40aG0<8>oe0000<13>000
  }

fwwfcm02           { ; Copyright (c) Paul W. Carlson, 1998
  reset=1960 type=formula formulafile=fwwfc.frm
  formulaname=fnww_fnc_mset function=sin/sqr passes=t
  center-mag=-0.87736374111754810/+0.94286409113598650/155.2707/1\
  /-159.999 params=16/0/8/30
  float=y maxiter=500 inside=253 outside=summ
  colors=000ph0<5>zz0<12>aG00C4<15>0zR<12>0C40CC<15>0zz<12>0CC00O<\
  14>FFwGGzFFw<11>00OSA`<14>eNxfOzeNw<10>K2OO08<15>z0f<13>O08O00<1\
  5>z88<12>O00c40<14>xU0zW0yU0<11>c40aG0<8>oe0000<13>000
  }

fwwfcm03           { ; Copyright (c) Paul W. Carlson, 1998
  reset=1960 type=formula formulafile=fwwfc.frm
  formulaname=fnww_fnc_mset function=sin/sqr passes=t
  center-mag=+0.32604500552212270/+1.40521485976515300/58757.16/1/\
  127.5 params=16/0/8/30
  float=y maxiter=500 inside=253 outside=summ
  colors=000ph0<5>zz0<12>aG00C4<15>0zR<12>0C40CC<15>0zz<12>0CC00O<\
  14>FFwGGzFFw<11>00OSA`<14>eNxfOzeNw<10>K2OO08<15>z0f<13>O08O00<1\
  5>z88<12>O00c40<14>xU0zW0yU0<11>c40aG0<8>oe0000<13>000
  }

fwwfcm04           { ; Copyright (c) Paul W. Carlson, 1998
  reset=1960 type=formula formulafile=fwwfc.frm
  formulaname=fnww_fnc_mset function=sinh/sqr passes=t
  center-mag=+1.69753754995537700/+1.89430853699253900/127634.3/1/85
  params=16/0/8/30
  float=y maxiter=2000 inside=253 outside=summ
  colors=000i55<6>z88<12>O00c40<14>xU0zW0yU0<11>c40aG0<15>zz0<12>aG\
  00C4<15>0zR<12>0C40CC<15>0zz<12>0CC00O<14>FFwGGzFFw<11>00OSA`<14>\
  eNxfOzeNw<10>K2OO08<15>z0f<13>O08O00<7>g44000<13>000
  }

fwwfcm05           { ; Copyright (c) Paul W. Carlson, 1998
  reset=1960 type=formula formulafile=fwwfc.frm
  formulaname=fnww_fnc_mset function=cosh/sqr passes=t
  center-mag=-0.72778379323819650/+0.25436409455403570/2546.473/1/-1\
  53.2 params=16/0/8/30
  float=y maxiter=500 inside=253 outside=summ
  colors=000ph0<5>zz0<12>aG00C4<15>0zR<12>0C40CC<15>0zz<12>0CC00O<14>\
  FFwGGzFFw<11>00OSA`<14>eNxfOzeNw<10>K2OO08<15>z0f<13>O08O00<15>z88<\
  12>O00c40<14>xU0zW0yU0<11>c40aG0<8>oe0000<13>000
  }


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Date: Thu, 12 Mar 1998 20:09:33 -0700
From: Ray Montgomery <[e-mail]>
Subject: (fractint) Success

        Jay

        Your last message turned the tide for me.  Got through to Dos editor
and the sstools file.  Got everything entered, as suggested by Jack Valero,
the piece that I got from your web-site.
        Am now studying the editor and soon will be another couple of steps
forward.
        Incidentally, someone wrote the server wanting to know what kind of
machines various ones were using.  It does make a difference.  I'm delighted
that you thought to give the instructions for the older program.  I have a
Tandy 3.1 with 16meg of ram and I think about 512meg hard drive.  Not very
impressive especially its 33 or 66 MHz speed (or lack of.)  In about a month
I hope to upgrade but will have to get along, as is, for now.
        Thanks again.
                                        Ray


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Date: Thu, 12 Mar 1998 21:16:17 -0600
From: "Justin A. Kolodziej" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (fractint) Arbitrary Precision

Brederlow wrote:

> > I have been looking at Keith Briggs double-double (30 digit) package
> > for C++ and found about 40,000 iterations per second on a P200.  That
> > is not assembler and not unrolled loops. So Fractint should be able to get
> > what ... 160,000 iterations/second?
> >

I'd love to find out, but unfortunately I can't come up with a good way
of testing it that _only_ tests the iteration speed.  The problem is
that Fractint draws pictures.  This involves quite a few other factors
(i.e. the time it takes to write a point to screen or random-access
memory, the time it takes to change pixels, etc.)  I suppose if you use
lots of iterations, these other factors would become insignificant, but
then the benchmark simply takes too long.  Nevertheless, I'll try
different methods, tell you what I did and what the results are, and
then you can rip my methods apart :-)

> > Bottom line...
> >
> > It looks like 2,000,000,000 iterations is too many on this year's machines.
> > :-(
> > Try 100,000 or so.
> > Jay
>
> The current implementation of big numbers in xfractint is awfully
> slow, ineficient and badly made.

But is any implementation of big numbers in software truly "fast" ? ;-)

Maybe someday Fractint will have different arbitrary precision
algorithims that are good for different situations selectable.  I hope,
I hope, I hope...
>
> One could optimize that a lot and use a faster algorithm to multiply
> large numbers.
>
> If somebody is intrested in some better algorithm, contact me and I
> will give him some sources. I myself unfortunatly don't have the time
> to integrate them in xfractint.

Ummm... no thanks.  Let me read through the entire source code for
XFractint first... which should take about 5-6 weeks. <g>

And that's just to find the start of program execution! <vbg>


> May the Source be with you.
>                         Mrvn

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Date: Thu, 12 Mar 1998 23:02:25 -0600
From: Felix <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (fractint) More SSTOOLS

Jay Hill wrote:

> Ray,
>
> The sstools.ini file is an ASCII file. You can edit it using edit.
>
> In DOS window, type
>
> edit sstools.ini
>
> at is the old basic editor from DOS.
>
> To get a DOS window, from Win 95, click the Microsoft window
> (wave thing) button on the 'bar' at the (usually) bottom of the screen.
> Then Programs and finally MS-DOS Prompt.

Also, when you get the windows "open with" box, you can choose Notepad,
or you could also open the sstools.ini once in Notepad.

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Date: Fri, 13 Mar 1998 08:50:32 -0300 (BST)
From: Jerry Fox <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (fractint) Browser

On Tuesday 10 Mar:
> From:          Ray Montgomery <[e-mail]>

> Do you know that on the spec sheet of the
> "USER'S MANUAL" for my computer it does not tell you what the MHz of the
> computer is?  How's that for documentation?
>

Most computers are available with several different MHz speeds, in
the same way that most cars are availalble with different engine
capacities.  It would be rather wasteful to have a different manual
for each speed of computer.  Some computers tell you the speed at
which they are running, every time you start them up: you have to
watch the first few things that are written on the screen (they go
past pretty quickly).  Otherwise you should have a not of the speed
on some of the paperwork that came wth the beast, or perhaps on the
box (some sort of sticky label).

Jerry Fox, South Wales

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Date: Fri, 13 Mar 1998 00:59:48 -0800
From: "Jay Hill" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (fractint) Newt8-JAtan-Mset formula

Hi Fractintiers,

Continuing my experiment in learning how to code formula,
I have written another formula, this time with eight 'colors'
a which uses an eighth degree polynomial. After all, Paul
Carlson should not have all the fun.  :-)    I should note
that there were errors in my posting (in the commentary)
at my web page last time. These have been corrected.
After all, fractal of the night is produced after midnight....

These are posted to the Fractal-Art list (in the continuing
adventures of Dr. J) and at my web site along with a
little math discussion.
http://home.san.rr.com/jayrhill/FotN/FotN61.html
http://home.san.rr.com/jayrhill/FotN/FotN62.html

Enjoy,
Jay

frm:Newt8-JAtan-Mset {; (c) Jay R. Hill, 1998
; Newton method set up as a Mandelbrot set
; This formula searches for 8 roots of a function
; Inspired by Paul Carlson's Newt5_Atan_Mset
; p1=width of root finding
; p2=A=constant in formula
; F(w) = w^8 - A*w^7 - w*c + A*c
; F'(w) = 8*w^7 - 7*A*w^6 - c
; F''(w) = 56*w^6 - 42*A*w^5
; Set F''=0, solve for initial w, 42*A/56 = 3*A/4
;
c = pixel, A=p2, z = iter = bailout = 0
colors_in_range = 31
R=(-1)^(2/7), R2=sqr(R)
root1 = A, root2 = c^(1/7), root3 = root2*R, root4 = root2*R2
root5 = root4*R, root6 = root4*R2, root7 = root6*R, root8 = root6*R2
w = 3*A/4
:
w6 = w^6
deltaw=((w*w6 - A*w6 - c)*w + A*c)/(8*w*w6 - 7*A*w6 - c)
w = w - deltaw
;
IF (|deltaw| < p1)
angle=abs(imag(log(deltaw)))
range_num = (|w - root2| < p1)+2*(|w - root3| < p1)+\
3*(|w - root4| < p1)+4*(|w - root5| < p1)+5*(|w - root6| < p1)+\
6*(|w - root7| < p1)+7*(|w - root8| < p1)
bailout = 1
z = colors_in_range*(angle/pi + range_num)-angle/pi + 1
ENDIF
iter = iter + 1
z = z - iter
bailout == 0
}

jn8atnm001nb       { ; (C) by Jay Hill, 1998
  ;  Dr. J and his Fractal Jello
  reset=1960 type=formula formulafile=n6jatnm.par
  formulaname=newt8-jatan-mset
  center-mag=-0.252436/-0.458374/13.61266/1/-110 params=0.0001/0/1/0
  float=y maxiter=2000 inside=253 outside=summ
  colors=000w00<28>2000000w0<28>02000000\
  w<29>000ww0<28>220000000<29>w0w000\
  <29>0ww000<28>uuuwwwwU0<28>21000000\
  0<2>000wmU000000 cyclerange=1/248
  savename=Jn8atn1b.gif
  }


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Date: Fri, 13 Mar 1998 06:07:32 -0500
From: "Jason Hine" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (fractint) More SSTOOLS

Jay Hill wrote:
>> The sstools.ini file is an ASCII file. You can edit it using edit.


Ray, I may be misreading your question a little, but in case you've already
edited your SSTOOLS.INI file the way you want it, and are wondering how to use
it in FRACTINT, here's an answer:  it's automatic.  Most folks put instruction
lines in their SSTOOLS.INI file to tell FRACTINT what to do at startup, and also
where to look for various types of files (PARs, MAPs, and the like).  Once those
instruction lines are in your SSTOOLS.INI file, and your SSTOOLS.INI file is in
the same directory as FRACTINT (so that when you type 'dir' at the DOS prompt
you will see both FRACTINT.EXE and SSTOOLS.INI scroll by, along with all that
other stuff that came with FRACTINT), that's all you need to do!  The next time
you run FRACTINT, it will look for your SSTOOLS.INI file, and if it finds the
file, it'll perform the various instructions in the file all by its self.  If
your SSTOOLS.INI file contains the line:

video=F3

you'll be able to tell that FRACTINT and is using the SSTOOLS.INI file because
now when you start FRACTINT, you should immeadiately get a picture of the
Mandelbrot Set instead of the opening credits screen!  If there are instructions
in your SSTOOLS.INI file that FRACTINT can't understand, FRACTINT will let you
know at startup with a little red warning message.  Read this message to
determine which instruction FRACTINT couldn't understand, then edit your
SSTOOLS.INI file to fix the instruction.  If you aren't sure how to fix it, ask
away!

Cheers, Jason


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Date: Fri, 13 Mar 1998 09:01:32 -0600
From: Janet Preslar <[e-mail]>
Subject: (fractint) List of URL's

Hey folks =97

How about a weekly or bi-monthly post of a list of URL's that would give
newbies, lurkers, and the rest of us an easy way to get to the vast infor=
mation
online concerning this list traffic (and Fractint in general, though Span=
ky
already has so much of that)? I'm thinking of . . .
    - where to get the archived digests of posts
    - those who have collected the pars and forms for various months
    - the contest results & zip file
    - Wizzle's, Linda's, and other's tutorials on all kinds of stuff
    - Jay's wealth of helpful info
    - where to suggest additions to the Fractint wish list
    - etc., etc., etc . . . .

 . . . all regularly posted in one message. Does anyone else think this w=
ould be
handy or useful? If so, I volunteer to collect, assemble, update and post=
 the
information to the list. Anyone with the above URL's (and please contribu=
te to
the "etc." category) can send them to me and I'll organize them.

Janet
mailto:[e-mail]
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Date: Fri, 13 Mar 1998 10:32:25 -0600
From: "Damien M. Jones" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (fractint) List of URL's

Janet,

 - How about a weekly or bi-monthly post of a list of URL's that would give
 - newbies, lurkers, and the rest of us an easy way to get to the vast
 - information online concerning this list traffic
 [snip]
 - Does anyone else think this would be handy or useful? If so, I volunteer to
 - collect, assemble, update and post the information to the list.

I volunteer to consider it useful if you volunteer to do the work. :)

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                    \\  http://www.fractalus.com/ (fractals are my hobby)

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Date: Fri, 13 Mar 1998 12:25:55 -0500 (EST)
From: [e-mail] (Kragen)
Subject: Re: (fractint) List of URL's

On Fri, 13 Mar 1998, Janet Preslar wrote:
> How about a weekly or bi-monthly post of a list of URL's that would give
> newbies, lurkers, and the rest of us an easy way to get to the vast information
> online concerning this list traffic (and Fractint in general, though Spanky
> already has so much of that)? I'm thinking of . . .

Sounds great!  I spent a considerable time wandering, lost, in the Web
wilderness to find this list.

I'll be happy to keep your post on a web-page too.

Anyone up for registering fractint.org?

Kragen


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Date: Fri, 13 Mar 1998 11:40:55 -0600
From: "Damien M. Jones" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (fractint) List of URL's

Kragen,

 - Anyone up for registering fractint.org?

I never even thought of that--the name's available, someone just needs to
cough up $100 to register it.  I'd do it, but I still owe $140 to a book
club I forgot to send a forwarding address to when I moved... :(

Damien M. Jones   \\
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                    \\  http://www.fractalus.com/ (fractals are my hobby)

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Date: Fri, 13 Mar 1998 16:44:11 -0800
From: Peter Jakubowicz <[e-mail]>
Subject: (fractint) HARD HARDWARE QUESTION

Hi,
I am going to buy a new computer soon and want to make sure Fractint, among
other things, will work on it. I know I want at least a 17'' monitor, 64
megs of RAM, and a 64 GB hard-drive.  I'm considering a package from one of
these mail order places (Dell or Gateway), but as I am totally clueless
about this, I wld _really_ appreciate any specific recommendations on
graphics hardware, and general info, too. I am looking for the ideal setup
to run fractal programs and Quake. Pls send any info or flames to me
personally, so as not to SPAM up the list.
Thank you.


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Date: Fri, 13 Mar 1998 17:37:07 EST
From: Genealogy1 <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (fractint) HARD HARDWARE QUESTION

In a message dated 98-03-13 16:41:30 EST, Peter Jakubowicz you write:

<<  I'm considering a package from one of these mail order places (Dell or
Gateway), but as I am totally clueless about this, I wld _really_ appreciate
any specific recommendations on graphics hardware, and general info, too.  >>

I'd make sure the monitor has 1600 X 1200 resolution capability. Also make
sure the video card you order has that capability and that the video card
works with FRACTINT.

- --Bob Carr--(Ocala, FL)

PS For those who haven't seen PHC (PseudoHigh Color) images at 1600 x 1200
resolution, you are missing a treat. The images almost look like photographs.

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Date: Fri, 13 Mar 1998 17:54:50 -0800
From: Wizzle <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (fractint) List of URL's

Way to go Damien!!! Step right up to those onerous problems.

Janet...

I think it's a great idea. I'll keep writing and collecting lessons if you
keep track of them....you have a deal!!

Angela

t 10:32 AM 3/13/98 -0600, you wrote:
>Janet,
>
> - How about a weekly or bi-monthly post of a list of URL's that would give
> - newbies, lurkers, and the rest of us an easy way to get to the vast
> - information online concerning this list traffic
> [snip]
> - Does anyone else think this would be handy or useful? If so, I
volunteer to
> - collect, assemble, update and post the information to the list.
>
>I volunteer to consider it useful if you volunteer to do the work. :)
>
>Damien M. Jones   \\
>[e-mail]  \\  http://www.icd.com/tsd/ (temporary sanity designs)


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Date: Fri, 13 Mar 1998 18:19:55 -0800
From: Wizzle <[e-mail]>
Subject: (fractint) Color Maps

Unless anyone has objections....I volunteer to be the color map
co-ordinator. Here is my proposed approach.

1. Tim tells us about how many color maps he'd like to bundle - 75 seems
about right
2. Color artists submit their maps to me and/or I ask some of the folks if
their maps can be used (I already have some in mind)
3. Maps will be divided into "technical" areas
    Mid-tone gradient maps - with sub-categories for short and long steps
between colors (these are the most useful and also often read as pastels
when cycled)
    Maps with colors plus fair amounts of black
    Jewel tone gradients
    Maps with 1, 2, or 3 colors
    Striped maps (not my favorite so I need help here)
    Specialty maps like 3D glasses (these leave me clueless)
    Anything else I like and find useful or you can talk me into
4. I will post the maps, by category, at my site for viewing and downloading
5. If we have more maps submitted than Tim wants to bundle....we have a map
vote.....say...vote for 5 maps in category 1.....5 in 2, etc.
6. All maps submitted (except in the specialty category) must be able to be
cycled .....please do not submit a map that looks great only with a
particular fractal.
7. Maps will be named to give credit to the author, i.e. wizzle1.map,
gumbycat8.map, carlson3.map

Feedback?

Angela

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Date: Fri, 13 Mar 1998 20:11:59 -0600
From: "Damien M. Jones" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (fractint) Color Maps

Angela,

 - Unless anyone has objections....I volunteer to be the color map
 - co-ordinator. Here is my proposed approach.
 - [snip]
 - Feedback?

Sounds reasonable.  Do you have any idea how much hassle you've just
brought on yourself? :)

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