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fractint-digest         Thursday, May 14 1998         Volume 01 : Number 203




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Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 13:37:11 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail] (Kragen)
Subject: RE: (fractint) par restore menu wish list item

On Thu, 14 May 1998, RJ Corradino wrote:
> Ian wrote,
> > after some headscratching... one could teach the win95 version of emacs
> > to do this, with enough effort, or pretty close...
>
> Emacs- I never heard of that.  Is it shareware??

No, it's free software, which means you can use or modify it just about
however you like, a lot like Fractint.

It's a text editor, originally written for ITS in the early 1970s.
It's grown since then, and now it includes a Lisp programming
environment, an integrated development environment for other languages,
a mailreader, a news reader, a web browser, and some other things. It's
so good, it won its author -- Richard M. Stallman -- a MacArthur
Foundation "genius" grant.

Its author has also been a primary force behind the creation of Linux.

It's rather hard to begin using, in my experience. Most of the best
Unix programmers use it, because it's extremely easy to use once you
learn how.

However, it *also* has the ability to be programmed to do all sorts of
perverted things, like act as a file manager, without too much
effort, and be fairly easy to use at the same time.

Kragen


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Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 14:07:47 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail] (Kragen)
Subject: RE: (fractint) par restore menu wish list item

On Thu, 14 May 1998, RJ Corradino wrote:
> Now, the big question.  Do I need to do any programing to get good use out
> of it?  Are any of the file manager capabilities already in it?  Right now I

It does have a file-manager in it already.  It doesn't display
thumbnail .gifs or anything yet, let alone invoke Fractint to render
.pars.  It would require programming to add these capabilities.

> use PFE as a notepad replacment...would this be worth the download(or worth
> the money, if it's commercialware)?  It certainly sounds cool...

Myself, I don't have Emacs installed on my NT machines at work or my
Linux machine at home, because it's kind of slow.  It's a great editor,
though.

Kragen


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Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 14:11:19 -0400
From: "RJ Corradino" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (fractint) Newbie basic par

I love the structure, Joe!

I got an error, and I *think* I fixed the par properly.  The second one is
the same zoom with a colormap I made yesterday(Angela's advice has really
paid off.  Compare this to the one I posted yesterday.  Much better IMHO!).
Hope you don't mind.  I think it brings out the detail more.  Enjoy!

- -RJ
Pentagram      { ;"Double Pentagram" (c) Joe Pearson May 06, 1998
t=0:07:23.64
                     ; time on 486-75 640x480
  reset=1960 type=julia
  center-mag=-0.00000000000000000/+0.00000000000000000/1523.981/1/65
  params=-0.7612078329687501/0.08479657003125 float=y maxiter=2000
  logmap=518 colors=000004<186>00x00y00y00z11z<59>xxzzzzzzzzzz
  }
RJ_Pentagram       { ; "Double Pentagram" W/ diff colormap
  reset=1960 type=julia
  center-mag=+0.00000000000000000/+0.00000000000000000/1523.981/1/65
  params=-0.7612078329687501/0.08479657003125 float=y maxiter=2000
  logmap=518
  colors=z000AW<6>024000200<14>h00<15>hhh<14>h33h00f00<14>000<20>g00j00k00\
  r77zFF<5>zzz<6>z00<8>000<15>z00<38>000<8>zz0<15>zzz<15>000<15>0Kz<6>zzz<\
  8>0Kz<6>0C_
  }


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Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 15:07:42 -0400
From: "Peter Gavin" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: RE Re: (fractint) Isn't DOS Dead?; Was fractint v20 and beyond

//  Sadly, no Peter. You are about 95-97% correct. In the 'Good Old=20
//  Days' of software release protocols, 'Win98' would have been=20
//  probably have
//  been labled Win95.1 or Win95.2

Ha!!!  That's what I tell my friends what Win98 *really* is, Win95.3. =
(SP1 is 95.1, osr2 is 95.2, so 98=3D=3D95.3, right?  it's the *new* =
math)  You're about the only other person I've heard put it that way.  =
That's pretty funny, I think...  :)  Microsoft wouldn't want to be =
called 'behind', though... Their as up-to-date as anyone else!  (at =
least their names are :)  )


Pete
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Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 12:21:45 -0700
From: Mark Christenson <[e-mail]>
Subject: (fractint) April '98 pars

comment { commentary and pars by Mark "Bud" Christenson 5/14/98
Okay, time to be socially responsible.

Given the volume of traffic on this list and the limited spare
time in our lives, I'm sure most of us have to arbitrarily limit
what we cut, paste, and review.  I am as guilty as anyone,
and would like aknowledge some nice stuff I missed the first
time around.  I just got done reviewing the April '98 par
collection, something that would have not been possible
without Les St. Claire's efforts (thanks, Les!).

Here, in no particular order, are some of my "new" faves,
and what they remind me of (as necessary):

Paul Carlson:
eqn5j01 - fancy layered gift-wrap ribbons
pewter_midget

Wizzle:
paul_swirl
carl_eqn5frml
hollywood_bowl5 - halo floating above a lotus blossom

Gedeon Peteri:
gp-n3w-01
g-gj2-06

Kathy Roth:
center# - nice textures (all)
center2
center3
center4

David E S:
Royal_'brot

Sylvie:
002megafloral2-m

Bob Margolis:
North-South
Painting_in_Museum
F_L_Wright_Window - I'm sure Frank would be proud!
Stringy_Spiral - remember those spinning splatter-paint thingies?

Is that enough already?!?

Anyway, now that I've paid my debt to fractal society, back
to your regularly schedule exhibitionism...

Here are my first releases of gravijul_2u, and a new gravijul.


Bud
}

; ** pars

gj2u1m1            { ; "Icon", (c) Mark "Bud" Christenson 1998 (5/10)
; reminds me of a carved supernatural figurine
  reset=1930 type=formula formulafile=gravjulz.frm
  formulaname=gravijul_2u function=sin/log/ident/asin passes=t
  center-mag=-0.866401/0/1.169355/1/90
  params=0.95/0/0/0.143/4.5/4 float=y inside=111 decomp=256
  colors=LK0<18>d20e10g00i00<8>z00<8>i00g00f00e11<18>MJJKKKLLL<24>iiijjjll\
  lnnn<2>sss<3>llljjjiiihhh<23>LLLKKKKKL<13>7R_6S`5Ta4Ub3Vc<4>1_k1am0bo0dq\
  0es<3>0kz<7>0_k0Zi0Yh0Xf1We<18>JLMKKKLKK<18>d`LeaLgbMicN<8>zsX<6>mgQkePi\
  dOhcN<21>KK0 cyclerange=0/255
  }

gj2u1n             { ; "Demon" de *1m - (c) Mark "Bud" Christenson 1998 (5/9)
; another beast staring out of the fractal abyss
  reset=1930 type=formula formulafile=gravjulz.frm
  formulaname=gravijul_2u function=sin/log/flip/asin passes=t
  center-mag=-0.597817/0/1.685654/1/90
  params=0.95/0/0/0.143/4.5/4 float=y inside=111 decomp=256
  colors=LK0<18>d20e10g00i00<8>z00<8>i00g00f00e11<18>MJJKKKLLL<24>iiijjjll\
  lnnn<2>sss<3>llljjjiiihhh<23>LLLKKKKKL<13>7R_6S`5Ta4Ub3Vc<4>1_k1am0bo0dq\
  0es<3>0kz<7>0_k0Zi0Yh0Xf1We<18>JLMKKKLKK<18>d`LeaLgbMicN<8>zsX<6>mgQkePi\
  dOhcN<21>KK0 cyclerange=0/255
  }

gj2u1w1            { ; "Gills", (c) Mark "Bud" Christenson 1998 (5/10)
; exchanging gasses between water and blood
  reset=1930 type=formula formulafile=gravjulz.frm
  formulaname=gravijul_2u function=sin/cosh/tanh/atanh passes=t
  center-mag=0/0/0.2373444
  params=1/0/0.92/0/-1/4 float=y inside=111 decomp=256
  colors=LK0<18>d20e10g00i00<8>z00<8>i00g00f00e11<18>MJJKKKLLL<24>iiijjjll\
  lnnn<2>sss<3>llljjjiiihhh<23>LLLKKKKKL<14>6S`5Ta4Ub3Vc3Wd<3>1_k1am0bo0dq\
  0es<3>0kz<7>0_k0Zi0Yh0Xf1We<18>JLMKKKLKK<18>d`LeaLgbMicN<8>zsX<6>mgQkePi\
  dOhcN<21>KK0
  }

gj2m1              { ; "Circular Logic", (c) Bud 5/3/98
; proving atan still has advantages over decomp (tighter color ranges)
  reset=1930 type=formula formulafile=budz.frm formulaname=gravijul
  function=sin/sqrt/acos passes=t
  center-mag=0/0/0.4295689
  params=1/0/0.055/0/2.95/0 float=y maxiter=300 inside=240
  outside=atan
  colors=000hbz<40>2yz0zz1zy<57>xz2zz0zz1<57>zVxzUzyUz<38>Mnzzzz<34>SSSh0h\
  QQQ<13>CCC cyclerange=1/203
  }

; *** frms

gravijul_2u { ; Variation of gravijul formula - Philip DiGiorgi 3/98
     ; Original formula by Mark Christenson
  bailout = imag(p3), k = real(p3)
  z = abs(pixel):
  x = real(z), y = imag(z)
  w = fn1(x) + k*y, v = fn1(y) + k*x
  u = fn2(w + flip(v))
  z = fn4(p1/fn3(u*u)) + p2
  |z| < bailout
}

gravijul { ; generalized r^(-2) by Mark "Bud" Christenson 1/25/98
; defaults: p1 = (1,0) p2 = (0,0) p3 = (4,0)
   z = pixel:
   w = fn1(z)
   z = fn3(p1/fn2(w*w)) + p2
    |z| < p3
  }




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Date: Thu, 14 May 98 21:27:52 +0100
From: Oliver Klimek <[e-mail]>
Subject: (fractint) Another newbie

as a well-educated new list member I would like to intruduce myself to
you. My name is Oliver Klimek and I am 30 years old. I have studied
physics which allows me to cope with the math side of fractalogy. But as I
am more inclined to the experimental side of science, I have to admit that
rotating quaternions in Hilbert space is not one of my favorite pastimes.
So when it comes to hardcore discussions about Herman rings etc. don't
expect me to participate.

My interest in fractals is about as old as my interest in computers. It
all started when the first mandelbrot programs popped up in the computer
mags in the 80s. I still remeber typing the BASIC code in my little Atari
800 (it was better than the C64 , but nobody wanted to know) and waiting
for half an hour for the basic madelbrot (no pun intended) to render on
320x200. Well, those were the days...

I know Fractint since I had "discovered" the internet in 1990. I have
never used it extensively until lately because I had to delete it from my
machine a couple of times out of disk space problems (shame on me, I know,
but 120 MB is not very much). Anyway, now with a couple of gigs to spare I
decided to reiterate my efforts in fractal design (pun intended).

My primary interest in fractals is not to make "artsy" pictures, but
rather to explore the uncharted quadrants of Fractalonia, to boldly zoom
where no-one has zoomed before and to find interesting things there. It is
sort of like a Fractal Trek approach. I suspect it is my scientific spirit
that forces me to do so. You might call me an
inside=0/outside=iter/decomp=0 purist. This does not mean that I don't
like all these pictures with nifty coloring effects. I love to look at
them, but somehow I think I should do something different. It is true that
with some "special effects" you can make an otherwise boring image look
interesting. But I prefer to go for those that are interesting whitout
having to polish them. There is so much to see out there that there's no
time to waste:) To explain what I mean, here are two example pars using
built-in formulas and colormaps. I didn't bother tweaking the colormaps
because they look just fine.

- ------ snip --------

Hallelujah             {        (c) Oliver Klimek, MCMXCVIII
  reset=1960 type=mandel4
  center-mag=-1.25572013634630100/+0.00000000088587647/9.331946e+011/1/-42\
  .495/-0.006 params=0/0 float=y maxiter=2000 bailout=8 inside=0
  logmap=183
  colors=000FFF<29>x11z00z10<29>zx0zz0zz1<29>zzxzzzzzz<61>zV1zU0zU0zT0<28>\
  z10z00z00y00<30>c00b11a11`22_22<25>FFF
  }

SpiralOfDoomstiny    {        (c) Oliver Klimek, MCMXCVIII

  reset=1960 type=barnsleyj1 center-mag=0.519156/-0.0375416/2.976768
  params=1.041092677582345/-0.2267429885282054 float=y maxiter=1500
  bailout=8 inside=0 logmap=27
  colors=000000<29>00k00m01m<29>0ky0mz1mz<30>zzz<46>2zz0zz0yz<45>02z00z00y\
  <59>002000000
  }

- ------- snap -------

keep on fraccin'

Oliver Klimek


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Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 16:48:10 -0400
From: "Marie Drozdis" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: RE Re: (fractint) Isn't DOS Dead?; Was fractint v20 and beyond

What does any of this have to do with the Fractint List?
Marie

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To:    [e-mail]
Subject:    RE: RE Re: (fractint) Isn't DOS Dead?; Was fractint v20 and beyond

Ha!!!  That's what I tell my friends what Win98 *really* is, Win95.3. (SP1
is 95.1, osr2 is 95.2, so 98==95.3, right?  it's the *new* math)  You're
about the only other person I've heard put it that way.  That's pretty
funny, I think...  :)  Microsoft wouldn't want to be called 'behind',
though... Their as up-to-date as anyone else!  (at least their names are


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Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 16:42:52 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Robert Hailman)
Subject: RE RE: RE Re: (fractint) Isn't DOS Dead?; Was fractint v20 and beyond

It had something to do with Fractint originally. It just kinda got lost.

> [e-mail] wrote:
> What does any of this have to do with the Fractint List?
> Marie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:    [e-mail]
> [mailto:[e-mail]] On Behalf Of Peter Gavin
> Sent:    Thursday, May 14, 1998 3:08 PM
> To:    [e-mail]
> Subject:    RE: RE Re: (fractint) Isn't DOS Dead?; Was fractint v20 and beyond
>
> Ha!!!  That's what I tell my friends what Win98 *really* is, Win95.3. (SP1
> is 95.1, osr2 is 95.2, so 98==95.3, right?  it's the *new* math)  You're
> about the only other person I've heard put it that way.  That's pretty
> funny, I think...  :)  Microsoft wouldn't want to be called 'behind',
> though... Their as up-to-date as anyone else!  (at least their names are)
>

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Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 16:39:38 -0400
From: "RJ Corradino" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (fractint) Heavens Gate par

Heres a nice zoom on DMJ-Mand-PNT-And-I.  Uses Damien M. Jones' funky
coloring method and colormap Gallet05.  Looks great I think!  Cycle the
colors...I did it for almost an hour trying to decide where to leave it.
Looked good everywhere...

Loads slow though.  Be warned.
- -RJ

PS- the frm file is rather long, and I don't know how much of it I need to
post.  If you guys need it, I'll put it up...otherwise I found it on DMJ's
web page at: http://www.fractalus.com/misc/dmj-pub.zip

hgate              { ; Heaven's Gate; from DMJ-Mand-PNT-And-I
                     ; Colormap is Gallet05
  reset=1960 type=formula formulafile=dmj-pub.frm
  formulaname=dmj-mand-pnt-ang-i
  center-mag=+0.20312911440366170/+0.56105580543252540/2100.702/1.5496
  params=0/0/0/0/0/0 float=y maxiter=256 inside=0 decomp=256
  periodicity=0
  colors=z00kkk<11>000<15>0Kz<6>zzz<8>0Kz<14>024000200<14>h00<15>0hh<15>h0\
  0<15>000<20>g00j00k00r77zFF<5>zzz<6>z00<8>000<15>z00<34>700500620<3>EE0<\
  6>zz0<15>zzz<2>ooo
  }


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Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 17:43:36 -0400
From: Sylvie Gallet <[e-mail]>
Subject: (fractint) Heavens Gate par

>> hgate              { ; Heaven's Gate; from DMJ-Mand-PNT-And-I
>>                      ; Colormap is Gallet05

  Nice image, but the colormap is not Gallet05!  Here it is with Gallet05=

(I also changed maxiter):

sg-hgate           { ; Heaven's Gate; from DMJ-Mand-PNT-And-I
                     ; Colormap is Gallet05
  reset=3D1960 type=3Dformula formulafile=3D_d.frm
  formulaname=3Ddmj-mand-pnt-ang-i
  center-mag=3D+0.20312911440366170/+0.56105580543252540/2100.702/1.5496
  params=3D0/0/0/0/0/0 float=3Dy maxiter=3D511 inside=3D0 decomp=3D256
  periodicity=3D0
  colors=3DA50<16>QE0RF0TG0<2>WJ0YK0YK0<14>jU0jU0kV0kV0lW0<9>q`2ra2sb3sb4=
<11\
  >viGwiHwjIxkKxkL<6>zpZ000<18>000F50<10>PFAQGBQGBRHB<8>XNDYOEYOEZPF_QG<1=
3\
  >kbPlcQmdRmdSneSofT<14>xoexpfyqgzrhE0B<89>403
  }

  Cheers,

        - Sylvie

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Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 18:26:46 -0400
From: "RJ Corradino" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (fractint) Heavens Gate par

LOL your right.  Sorry, I must have saved the par in the wrong map :)

The one I sent was my own map- I saved it with both and copied the wrong
one.  Both are groovy, I guess.  It's a wonderful map Sylvie!



>   Nice image, but the colormap is not Gallet05!  Here it is with Gallet05
> (I also changed maxiter):
>
> sg-hgate           { ; Heaven's Gate; from DMJ-Mand-PNT-And-I
>                      ; Colormap is Gallet05
>   reset=1960 type=formula formulafile=_d.frm
>   formulaname=dmj-mand-pnt-ang-i
>   center-mag=+0.20312911440366170/+0.56105580543252540/2100.702/1.5496
>   params=0/0/0/0/0/0 float=y maxiter=511 inside=0 decomp=256
>   periodicity=0
>
> colors=A50<16>QE0RF0TG0<2>WJ0YK0YK0<14>jU0jU0kV0kV0lW0<9>q`2ra2sb3sb4<11\
>
> >viGwiHwjIxkKxkL<6>zpZ000<18>000F50<10>PFAQGBQGBRHB<8>XNDYOEYOEZPF_QG<13\
>   >kbPlcQmdRmdSneSofT<14>xoexpfyqgzrhE0B<89>403
>   }
>
>   Cheers,
>
>         - Sylvie
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Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 18:53:02 -0400
From: davides <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (fractint) Fractals and Poetry

At 11:30 AM 5/14/1998 -0400, you wrote:
>What would be the best way to imbed a poem in a fractal?  My hope is to
>start writing poems with fractals to go along with them.  My only ideas are;
>
>1- Use paint shop pro to type the poem over the GIF,

If I understand the query correctly, in PSP it should be fairly simple.
Click on the "Text" button on the tool bar (the lg "A") and go from there.
You can add text to the image (an overlay/embedding)using different fonts
and different sizes. This would be similar to signing the art work. You can
also click on "help", index, type in "text", follow instructions...
If you wish to post it, alt.binaries.pictures.fractals is one place that it
would fit (be sure to use a key word in the title - some start with
"Fractal").

The fractal would be viewable in fractint, but only as a .gif, and it would
be somewhat ... altered? ... shall we say? This can be done via a d/d
directly into Fractint, crank it up, hit "R", choose the image.

Hope this helps....









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How do I put it in reverse?

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Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 17:29:18 -0700
From: "Angela Wilczynski" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (fractint) April '98 pars

Wow Bud...

I feel like I've been reveiwed by the NY Times Fractal Critic!!!! Thanks for the
kind words.

I too don't have time to comment on every single par, but I do try to LOOK at
them all....and they are all great...keep them coming!! I'm sure part of my
problem is that I get diverted by the pars I see and want to fiddle .....Just A
Bit.....before going on to the next par.  Usually justabit turns into several
hours.

It's particularly neat to see the pars from the new folks.....as well as their
progress.....which is pretty astonishing.  I wish I'd known about this list when
I was starting out.

Hey!!! I learned something new yesterday........ya can see the whole par by
pressing F2 or something....and I sorted my par list by pushing something
else!!! Instructions were Right there at the bottom of my par....amazing what
happens when you read all this good info the gurus at Stone Soup built into
Fractint....

Thank you all for a fun time on the list

Angela

p.s. Anyone interested in another Fractal Chat this weekend?? Email me direct
[e-mail] with suggested day and time. We had a wonderful turn out and
lots of fun last time!!!!  Bring those questions and "hot off the press pars"

Mark Christenson wrote:
>
> comment { commentary and pars by Mark "Bud" Christenson 5/14/98
> Okay, time to be socially responsible.
>
> Given the volume of traffic on this list and the limited spare
> time in our lives, I'm sure most of us have to arbitrarily limit
> what we cut, paste, and review.  I am as guilty as anyone,
> and would like aknowledge some nice stuff I missed the first
> time around.  I just got done reviewing the April '98 par
> collection, something that would have not been possible
> without Les St. Claire's efforts (thanks, Les!).
>
> Here, in no particular order, are some of my "new" faves,
> and what they remind me of (as necessary):

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Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 19:25:53 -0500 (CDT)
From: [e-mail] (Paul and/or Joyce Carlson)
Subject: (fractint) z^z-c Newton Formula

comment {
This formula applies my Atan rendering method to the
inverted Julia sets of Newton's solution of z^z-c=0.
All the pars use the same colormap - other colormaps
would be appreciated.

Paul Carlson
}

frm:Inv_Newtzz_Jul {; Copyright (c) Paul W. Carlson, 1998
    ; Parameters:
    ;   p1 = Julia set coordinates
    ;   real(p2) = maximum value of abs(real(w))
    ;   real(p3) = number of color ranges
    ;   imag(p3) = number of colors in each color range
    ;
    prev_w = 1 / pixel
    c = p1
    z = bailout = iter = range_num = 0
    max_real = real(p2)
    num_ranges = real(p3)
    colors_in_range = imag(p3)
    index_factor = 2 * colors_in_range / pi
    :
    k = prev_w^prev_w
    w = prev_w - (k - c) / (k * (1 + log(prev_w)))
    ;
    IF (abs(real(w)) > max_real)
    delta_i = imag(w) - imag(prev_w)
    delta_r = real(w) - real(prev_w)
    angle = abs(atan(delta_i / delta_r))
    bailout = 1
    z = index_factor * angle + range_num * colors_in_range + 1
    ENDIF
    prev_w = w
    range_num = range_num + 1
    IF (range_num == num_ranges)
        range_num = 0
    ENDIF
    iter = iter + 1
    z = z - iter
    bailout == 0 && |w| > 1.0e-10
}

inwtzzj1           { ; Copyright (c) Paul W. Carlson, 1998
  reset=1960 type=formula formulafile=invntzzj.frm
  formulaname=inv_newtzz_jul passes=t
  corners=-2.60214453/-2.50595359/0.064777372/-0.063477212/-2.5\
  0595359/-0.063477212 params=11/0/8/0/2/125
  float=y maxiter=256 inside=253 outside=summ
  colors=000zz0<123>`G0zzz<123>VVV000<2>000kkk
  }

inwtzzj2           { ; Copyright (c) Paul W. Carlson, 1998
  reset=1960 type=formula formulafile=invntzzj.frm
  formulaname=inv_newtzz_jul passes=t
  corners=-2.1386136/-1.3132267/0.5532309/-0.5472849/-1.3132267\
  /-0.5472849 params=10/0/8/0/2/125
  float=y maxiter=256 inside=253 outside=summ
  colors=000zz0<123>`G0zzz<123>VVV000<2>000kkk
  }

inwtzzj3           { ; Copyright (c) Paul W. Carlson, 1998
  reset=1960 type=formula formulafile=invntzzj.frm
  formulaname=inv_newtzz_jul passes=t
  corners=-2.3503564/-1.5247369/0.5507099/-0.5501161/-1.5247369\
  /-0.5501161 params=7/0/8/0/2/125
  float=y maxiter=256 inside=253 outside=summ
  colors=000zz0<123>`G0zzz<123>VVV000<2>000kkk
  }

inwtzzj4           { ; Copyright (c) Paul W. Carlson, 1998
  reset=1960 type=formula formulafile=invntzzj.frm
  formulaname=inv_newtzz_jul passes=t
  corners=-1.60809845/-1.57004816/0.0253641796/-0.0253695422/-1\
  .57004816/-0.0253695422 params=2.5/0/4/0/2/125
  float=y maxiter=256 inside=253 outside=summ
  colors=000zz0<123>`G0zzz<123>VVV000<2>000kkk
  }

inwtzzj5           { ; Copyright (c) Paul W. Carlson, 1998
  reset=1960 type=formula formulafile=invntzzj.frm
  formulaname=inv_newtzz_jul passes=t
  corners=-1.60551039/-1.57867343/0.0179175918/-0.0178650215/-1\
  .57867343/-0.0178650215 params=2.5/0/4/0/2/125
  float=y maxiter=256 inside=253 outside=summ
  colors=000zz0<123>`G0zzz<123>VVV000<2>000kkk
  }

inwtzzj6           { ; Copyright (c) Paul W. Carlson, 1998
  reset=1960 type=formula formulafile=invntzzj.frm
  formulaname=inv_newtzz_jul passes=t
  corners=-7.063387/-2.35074/3.815903/-3.786541/-2.35074/-3.786\
  541 params=2/0/8/0/2/125
  float=y maxiter=256 inside=253 outside=summ
  colors=000zz0<123>`G0zzz<123>VVV000<2>000kkk
  }

inwtzzj7           { ; Copyright (c) Paul W. Carlson, 1998
  reset=1960 type=formula formulafile=invntzzj.frm
  formulaname=inv_newtzz_jul passes=t
  corners=-5.074798/0.7403118/4.690468/-4.690468/0.7403118/-4.6\
  90468 params=1.2/0/8/0/2/125
  float=y maxiter=256 inside=253 outside=summ
  colors=000zz0<123>`G0zzz<123>VVV000<2>000kkk
  }



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Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 17:58:14 -0700
From: "Angela Wilczynski" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (fractint) Heavens Gate par

Sylvie Gallet wrote:
>
> >> hgate              { ; Heaven's Gate; from DMJ-Mand-PNT-And-I
> >>                      ; Colormap is Gallet05
>
>   Nice image, but the colormap is not Gallet05!  Here it is with Gallet05
> (I also changed maxiter):
>


Sylvie....

On what basis should one experiment with maxiter?  I'm unfamiliar with how that
affects an image.

Angela

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Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 18:37:42 -0700
From: "Angela Wilczynski" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (fractint) Double Pentagram Spiral

Fantastico image!!!!!!!!

I just couldn't help myself and had to recolor it too...

wiz_pentagram      { ; "Double Pentagram" (c) Joe Pearson May 06, 1998
                     ; recolored using d-silv2.map
                     ; time on 486-75 640x480
  reset=1960 type=julia
  center-mag=+0.00000000000000000/+0.00000000000000000/1523.981/1/65
  params=-0.7612078329687501/0.08479657003125 float=y maxiter=2000
  logmap=518
  colors=eac<16>H8GB60<3>000<5>336000437<21>JGTKHUKHT<8>ECKDBICAHBAGB9FA8E\
  <12>111000000000<3>00010330650A<25>foxhrzgqy<25>72C50A305000<2>000000123\
  <18>SpwUszTqw<16>234000000<4>000000211<3>B56A0A<34>xxuzzwyyv<12>fbd
  }

And them zoooooooooooooooooooooooommmmmmmmm!!!!!!

wiz_pentzoom       { ; Angela Wilczynski 5/14/98
                     ; fascinating double spiral
                     ;
  reset=1960 type=julia
  center-mag=+0.00066025715858803/-0.00058238436604794/21404.23/1/24.999
  params=-0.7612078329687501/0.08479657003125 float=y maxiter=2000
  logmap=518
  colors=000gd`<2>mm_<30>C68A47925802<2>D14E15F26G26I27<13>Z4H`4Ha4Ic5Ja5I\
  <10>C15<7>C7BC8CA7A<4>000121<13>GW_IZbJ_cJ`dJaeKcg<20>AEJ<12>Hmb<23>5994\
  77466355<4>000000100<19>B0EC0FC0GD1HE2IF3K<22>mUy<18>PBbOAaPCa<8>ea`
  }

I've never seen a double spiral quite like that...thanks Joe.

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Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 21:06:07 -0500 (CDT)
From: [e-mail] (Paul and/or Joyce Carlson)
Subject: Re: (fractint) Another newbie

You wrote:
>
>
>as a well-educated new list member I would like to intruduce myself to
>you. My name is Oliver Klimek and I am 30 years old. I have studied
>physics which allows me to cope with the math side of fractalogy. But as I
>am more inclined to the experimental side of science, I have to admit that
>rotating quaternions in Hilbert space is not one of my favorite pastimes.
>So when it comes to hardcore discussions about Herman rings etc. don't
>expect me to participate.
>
>My interest in fractals is about as old as my interest in computers. It
>all started when the first mandelbrot programs popped up in the computer
>mags in the 80s. I still remeber typing the BASIC code in my little Atari
>800 (it was better than the C64 , but nobody wanted to know) and waiting
>for half an hour for the basic madelbrot (no pun intended) to render on
>320x200. Well, those were the days...
>
>I know Fractint since I had "discovered" the internet in 1990. I have
>never used it extensively until lately because I had to delete it from my
>machine a couple of times out of disk space problems (shame on me, I know,
>but 120 MB is not very much). Anyway, now with a couple of gigs to spare I
>decided to reiterate my efforts in fractal design (pun intended).
>
>My primary interest in fractals is not to make "artsy" pictures, but
>rather to explore the uncharted quadrants of Fractalonia, to boldly zoom
>where no-one has zoomed before and to find interesting things there. It is
>sort of like a Fractal Trek approach. I suspect it is my scientific spirit
>that forces me to do so. You might call me an
>inside=0/outside=iter/decomp=0 purist. This does not mean that I don't
>like all these pictures with nifty coloring effects. I love to look at
>them, but somehow I think I should do something different. It is true that
>with some "special effects" you can make an otherwise boring image look
>interesting. But I prefer to go for those that are interesting whitout
>having to polish them. There is so much to see out there that there's no
>time to waste:) To explain what I mean, here are two example pars using
>built-in formulas and colormaps. I didn't bother tweaking the colormaps
>because they look just fine.
>
>------ snip --------
>
>Hallelujah             {        (c) Oliver Klimek, MCMXCVIII
>  reset=1960 type=mandel4
>  center-mag=-1.25572013634630100/+0.00000000088587647/9.331946e+011/1/-42\
>  .495/-0.006 params=0/0 float=y maxiter=2000 bailout=8 inside=0
>  logmap=183
>  colors=000FFF<29>x11z00z10<29>zx0zz0zz1<29>zzxzzzzzz<61>zV1zU0zU0zT0<28>\
>  z10z00z00y00<30>c00b11a11`22_22<25>FFF
>  }
>
>SpiralOfDoomstiny    {        (c) Oliver Klimek, MCMXCVIII
>
>  reset=1960 type=barnsleyj1 center-mag=0.519156/-0.0375416/2.976768
>  params=1.041092677582345/-0.2267429885282054 float=y maxiter=1500
>  bailout=8 inside=0 logmap=27
>
colors=000000<29>00k00m01m<29>0ky0mz1mz<30>zzz<46>2zz0zz0yz<45>02z00z00y
\
>  <59>002000000
>  }
>
>------- snap -------
>
>keep on fraccin'
>
>Oliver Klimek
>
>
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Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 19:43:40 -0700
From: "Angela Wilczynski" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (fractint) Another newbie

Hiya Oliver

Anyone who had an Atari (I did too) and provides pars based on the Barnsley set
MUST be an ok guy.

Oliver Klimek wrote:

<<snipped>>

> My interest in fractals is about as old as my interest in computers. It
> all started when the first mandelbrot programs popped up in the computer
> mags in the 80s. I still remeber typing the BASIC code in my little Atari
> 800 (it was better than the C64 , but nobody wanted to know) and waiting
> for half an hour for the basic madelbrot (no pun intended) to render on
> 320x200. Well, those were the days...

Yeah....<<<sigh>>.....when the move from a tape drive to a floppy peripheral was
a big deal

> My primary interest in fractals is not to make "artsy" pictures, but
> rather to explore the uncharted quadrants of Fractalonia, to boldly zoom
> where no-one has zoomed before and to find interesting things there. It is
> sort of like a Fractal Trek approach. I suspect it is my scientific spirit
> that forces me to do so. You might call me an
> inside=0/outside=iter/decomp=0 purist. This does not mean that I don't
> like all these pictures with nifty coloring effects. I love to look at
> them, but somehow I think I should do something different. It is true that
> with some "special effects" you can make an otherwise boring image look
> interesting. But I prefer to go for those that are interesting whitout
> having to polish them. There is so much to see out there that there's no
> time to waste:) To explain what I mean, here are two example pars using
> built-in formulas and colormaps. I didn't bother tweaking the colormaps
> because they look just fine.

Right right right.....soooooooo.....the wizzle deigns to color where even Oliver
dares not tred

(wizzle to bridge......collision color ahead)

wiz_doom           { ; (c) Oliver Klimek, MCMXCVIII
                     ; re-color where no one dared to go
  reset=1960 type=barnsleyj1 center-mag=0.519156/-0.0375416/2.976768
  params=1.041092677582345/-0.2267429885282054 float=y maxiter=1500
  bailout=8 inside=0 logmap=27
  colors=000559<3>77988A779<5>112000001<12>16A27B26A<4>315403503<21>L1FM1G\
  N1HO2IO2J<14>w12z00z20<23>zz0<21>z30z00x01<13>R1HO2JN2I<14>000<16>C09D09\
  E0AF0BF0BG0C<5>L1FM1GN1HO2IO2J<28>21w<15>000<4>446009<12>559
  }
<<vwg>>

Angela

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Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 21:31:14 -0500 (CDT)
From: [e-mail] (Paul and/or Joyce Carlson)
Subject: Re: (fractint) Another newbie (and oops!)

back to the list.  My mind wandered and I clicked on the wrong button.
Anyhow...

Hi Oliver,

Welcome to the list!  Very nice images!  Especially SpiralOfDoomstiny.
I did have to insert a semi-colon after the opening curly bracket to get
them to run.

>You might call me an
>inside=0/outside=iter/decomp=0 purist. This does not mean that I don't
>like all these pictures with nifty coloring effects. I love to look at
>them, but somehow I think I should do something different. It is true that
>with some "special effects" you can make an otherwise boring image look
>interesting. But I prefer to go for those that are interesting whitout
>having to polish them.

I'm sure you don't mean that those formulas which use orbit traps
or bailout criteria more complex than a circle are less mathematically
pure or that the resulting image is less of a fractal than the escape
time level set algorithm.  One reason I like to experiment with orbit
traps is that the resulting image contains considerably more information
about the dynamics of the iteration than the escape time algorithm.  But
I would have to agree that, without studying the formulas involved, it
would appear that orbit trap formulas are just a form of special effects.

Paul Carlson


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