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fractint-digest       Saturday, January 1 2000       Volume 01 : Number 431




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Date: Mon, 27 Dec 1999 00:33:13 -0500 (EST)
From: Jim Muth <[e-mail]>
Subject: (fractint) FOTD, 27-12-99 (Experimental) (c)

FOTD -- December 27, 1999

Fractal enthusiasts and visionaries:

Today's fractal is another one that I scrounged from my backlog
of images that didn't quite measure up to FOTD standards.  But
due to the continuing rush of the season, the standards have
been lowered just enough for today's image to qualify.

It is a slow image -- not really worth the two hours required to
render it from the parameter file.  At the center lies the usual
baby 'brot, surrounded by a near perfect square that in turn is
decorated with fireworks-like explosions.  I named the picture
"Experimental" because that's exactly what it is.

There could be a hint in the fireworks.  Perhaps I am preparing
a massive fractal fireworks display for the turn of the
millennium, but if I am, don't expect to see it in a just few
days.  My millennium celebration will not appear until midnight
of December 31, 2000, which is when the 21st century and third
millennium actually arrives.

Today's image was once again created with the MandelbrotMix4
formula, this time calculating Z^10-10Z+C.  As I have already
stated, the image is unbearably slow considering the final
result, making a download of the finished image almost a
necessity.  That download may be obtained by going to:

          <alt.binaries.pictures.fractals>

or:

          <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html>

The fractal weather was warmer and partly cloudy today.  The
afternoon temperature of 43F (6C) was just warm enough for the
fractal cats to venture onto the porch for a few minutes.

The fractosophy thrived in the perfect weather, but was filed
away, not to appear until the new century is safely established.
The next fractal will appear in 24 hours however.  Until then,
wait with bated breath, take care, and rest secure in the
knowledge that you are surrounded by fractals.


Jim Muth
[e-mail]


START FORMULA==============================================

MandelbrotMix4 {; Jim Muth
a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), d=real(p2), f=imag(p2),
g=1/f, h=1/d, j=1/(f-b), z=(-a*b*g*h)^j,
k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel):
z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c,
|z| < l
}

END FORMULA================================================

START PARAMETER FILE=======================================

Experimental       { ; time=2:08:07.44 on a p200, SF5
  reset=2000 type=formula formulafile=critical.frm
  formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=ident passes=1
  center-mag=-0.02880709516286024/+0.39478333211850460\
  /2.381966e+008/1/-127.5 params=1/10/-10/1/-0.885/0
  float=y maxiter=16000 bailout=25 inside=0 logmap=2817
  symmetry=xaxis periodicity=10
  colors=000X7P<5>`8Sa8Tb8U<3>e9WCZM<3>BbKAcJAdJAeI9fH\
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  }

END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================

Experimental       { ; time=2:08:07.44 on a p200, SF5
  reset=2000 type=formula formulafile=critical.frm
  formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=ident passes=1
  center-mag=-0.02880709516286024/+0.39478333211850460\
  /2.381966e+008/1/-127.5 params=1/10/-10/1/-0.885/0
  float=y maxiter=16000 bailout=25 inside=0 logmap=2817
  symmetry=xaxis periodicity=10
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frm:MandelbrotMix4 {; Jim Muth
a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), d=real(p2), f=imag(p2),
g=1/f, h=1/d, j=1/(f-b), z=(-a*b*g*h)^j,
k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel):
z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c,
|z| < l
}

END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE==================================


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Date: Mon, 27 Dec 1999 11:01:42 GMT
From: "Rupert Millard" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (fractint) Freeware GIF Animators for Dos / Windows 3.1

Hello all,
          I'd like to create animated fractal gifs to put on my website (
http://www.geocities.com/kanagrupert ) but I don't have a suitable gif
animator, for DOS or Windows 3.1 If anyone has any information I'd be very
glad to hear from them.

           Merry Christmas and a Happy New Millenium,

                       From Rupert


P.S. If anybody has any comments about my website I'd like to read them too.
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Date: Mon, 27 Dec 1999 15:44:21 -0700
From: Phil McRevis <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (fractint) The 256 color barrier

In article <[e-mail]>,
    [e-mail]  writes:

> I have a par that I've created.  Is there a way to break the 256 color
> barrier with this par, to get more colors for better dithering (also the
> larger images)?  I'm using fractint  v 19.6

Various hacks have been devised within and without of fractint in order
to do this.  One technique is to create N different renderings of a
single fractal and combine them outside of fractint.  This is
basically doing layers manually.  You could write out three monochrome
images as the red/green/blue channels and combine them that way too.

Another hack is to antia-alias the 256 color rendering.  This does
produce more than 256 colors, but the introduced colors are blended
shades between two existing colormap entries.  Generally one
anti-aliases by supersampling.  Use disk video mode to render at high
resolution and then use an anti-aliasing resampling program like
photoshop or zoom to reduce the supersampled image to its final size.

Another alternative is to render your image as a potential and then
use this as a height field in a raytracer with texture or whatever
other effects you want to apply to the height field.  Alternatively
you could take the height field and treat it as an indexed-color image
with a 64K lookup table (16 bits).  This would require some
programming.

A Deep Hack is to use the TRUECOLOR=yes option and write a program
which parses the iterates.tga output and generates a deeper color
rendering.

Genuine "true color" rendering in fractint is something that is being
worked on by volunteers.
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Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 00:35:33 -0500 (EST)
From: Jim Muth <[e-mail]>
Subject: (fractint) FOTD, 28-12-99 (Two to Teleport) (c)

FOTD -- December 28, 1999

Fractal enthusiasts and visionaries:

Today's fractal image has not a single Mandelbrot midget in it,
which is a bit unusual for me.  In fact it was a bit of an over-
sight.  The explanation, however, is simple.

This afternoon, while browsing through the fractal created by
the formula 0.1*(Z^(-10)+10Z)+C, I stumbled upon the scene of
today's FOTD.  At first the image reminded me of two radio
transmitting towers on an alien planet.  I should have stopped
there, but then I began wondering what it is that the tower-like
things are actually transmitting.

The fantastic answer came to me almost at once -- the towers are
transmitting matter.  They have been caught in the act of tele-
porting material from one location to a distant location, at the
velocity of light.  (The possibility of such a feat is up to the
viewer to accept or dismiss.)

The structure of the towers tells much about the imaginary
planet on which they are located.  To begin, the gravity must be
very weak, or the top-heavy towers would have collapsed of their
own weight a long time ago.  Also, the pale pink sky in the back-
ground shows that the atmosphere is filled with dust, and is
most likely extremely thin and composed of some gas other than
nitrogen -- an atmosphere that would be totally unable to
support human life.

This is no problem, since no humans live there.

When coloring the image, I tried to come as close to the appear-
ance of a pastel true-color palette as is possible with only 256
colors.  Unfortunately, the variation in the color balance of
different monitors makes this an impossible task.  But if you
squint your eyes, the result is not all that bad.

I named the picture "Two to Teleport" as soon as the teleporta-
tion idea came to me.  The parameter file runs quite fast,
leaving little advantage in downloading the JPEG image file from:

          <alt.binaries.pictures.fractals>

or from:

          <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html>

The fractal weather was cloudy and chilly today, with a few
flurries of snow in the morning and an afternoon temperature of
35F (1.5C).  Such conditions made it an inside, by-the-radiator
day for the fractal cats.

The day was pretty good for philosophizing also.  The gems of
wisdom I came up with were filed away to be revealed next year,
when the current philosophical hiatus expires.

And now it's once again time to shut down the fractal shoppe and
call it an evening.  Until tomorrow, take care, and maybe cats
know more about fractals than we do.


Jim Muth
[e-mail]


START FORMULA==============================================

MandelbrotMix4 {; Jim Muth
a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), d=real(p2), f=imag(p2),
g=1/f, h=1/d, j=1/(f-b), z=(-a*b*g*h)^j,
k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel):
z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c,
|z| < l
}

END FORMULA================================================

START PARAMETER FILE=======================================

Two_to_Teleport    { ; time=0:01:59.72 on a p233, SF5
  reset=2000 type=formula formulafile=critical.frm
  formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=ident passes=1
  center-mag=-0.08200629539896986/+0.15173726987315590\
  /223.9541/1/-5 params=1/-10/10/1/-0.9/0 float=y
  maxiter=1200 bailout=25 inside=253 logmap=5
  symmetry=xaxis periodicity=10
  colors=000G05F96F67<3>D89D89C9ACAACBBBBBBDC<2>AFE9F9\
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  }

END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================

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  reset=2000 type=formula formulafile=critical.frm
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  symmetry=xaxis periodicity=10
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  0eqddqc
  }

frm:MandelbrotMix4 {; Jim Muth
a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), d=real(p2), f=imag(p2),
g=1/f, h=1/d, j=1/(f-b), z=(-a*b*g*h)^j,
k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel):
z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c,
|z| < l
}

END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE==================================


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Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 21:45:07 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (fractint) The 256 color barrier

In a message dated 12/27/1999 3:46:42 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
[e-mail] writes:

<< A Deep Hack is to use the TRUECOLOR=yes option and write a program
 which parses the iterates.tga output and generates a deeper color
 rendering. >>

I'm not ready for that level of programming.  I can barely write macros in
Excel.
<G>
 Thanks for the info.  the other options sounded interesting.... I might try
the overlays for effect...it might create some interesting images.
Generating the color maps might be fun.

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Date: Wed, 29 Dec 1999 00:40:17 -0500 (EST)
From: Jim Muth <[e-mail]>
Subject: (fractint) FOTD, 29-12-99 (Saponine) (c)

FOTD -- December 29, 1999

Fractal enthusiasts and visionaries:

Today's fractal is a bubbly one which needed a bubbly name.  The
first word that came to mind was 'bubbles', but that seemed more
like the name of an exotic dancer than a fractal.  I needed a
classier name.  I moment's thought produced the name "Saponine",
which is a variation of 'saponin', a group of soapy substances
that form foamy bubbles in water.

The formula behind the image is once again the warhorse
MandelbrotMix4, this time calculating Z^(-3)-25Z+C.  The image
itself is another in the endless variety of midgets this formula
finds.  And it's all done with nothing fancier than 256 colors,
inside=0, and the standard old-fashioned equal-iteration bands.

But the old-fashioned bands do new things when applied to new
formulas, such as forming the froth of bubbles that surrounds
the central midget in today's picture.  The coloring is hasty
and whimsical, but effective.

With a draw time of a little over 3 minutes, the parameter file
is just slow enough to make a download of the image more
efficient.  That image may be found in JPEG format on Usenet at:

          <alt.binaries.pictures.fractals>

and on the WWW at:

          <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html>

The fractal weather was cloudy with snow flurries today -- just
enough to whiten the ground.  The temperature of 30F (-1C) was
perfect for finding fractals, but not so good for the fractal
cats, who spent the day by the radiator.

At this time, I see that it's time to shut down the fractal
shoppe and call it an evening.  Until next time, take care, and
though we may not believe in dragons, the dragons still believe
in us.


Jim Muth
[e-mail]


START FORMULA==============================================

MandelbrotMix4 {; Jim Muth
a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), d=real(p2), f=imag(p2),
g=1/f, h=1/d, j=1/(f-b), z=(-a*b*g*h)^j,
k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel):
z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c,
|z| < l
}

END FORMULA================================================

START PARAMETER FILE=======================================

Saponine           { ; time=0:03:11.47 on a p200, SF5
  reset=2000 type=formula formulafile=critical.frm
  formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=ident passes=1
  center-mag=+0.18815153309154160/-0.60192771834084910\
  /270.5058/1/-107.499 params=1/-3/-25/1/-0.958/1000
  float=y maxiter=1200 bailout=25 inside=0 logmap=7
  symmetry=none periodicity=10
  colors=000zRF<3>zNFyLFxLF<3>tJEtIEtIE<3>sFFsEFrDFqCG\
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  ezzezzg<22>zzE
  }

END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================

Saponine           { ; time=0:03:11.47 on a p200, SF5
  reset=2000 type=formula formulafile=critical.frm
  formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=ident passes=1
  center-mag=+0.18815153309154160/-0.60192771834084910\
  /270.5058/1/-107.499 params=1/-3/-25/1/-0.958/1000
  float=y maxiter=1200 bailout=25 inside=0 logmap=7
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  zQxzQyzQ<18>zzQzzQzzP<37>zzbzzbzzc<28>zzezzezze<2>zz\
  ezzezzg<22>zzE
  }

frm:MandelbrotMix4 {; Jim Muth
a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), d=real(p2), f=imag(p2),
g=1/f, h=1/d, j=1/(f-b), z=(-a*b*g*h)^j,
k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel):
z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c,
|z| < l
}

END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE==================================


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Date: Wed, 29 Dec 1999 02:16:16 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (fractint) 2 pars ~

 Happy Millenium to All,

   Just a couple of recent images here,..... Enjoy~

 Jim Weaver
____________________________________

sngod007.gif       { ; image(c)1999 Jim Weaver
  reset=1960 type=manlam(fn||fn) function=exp/ident passes=t
  center-mag=-5.20478/-1.59872e-014/0.1696683/1/-90 params=0/0/1
  float=y maxiter=255 bailoutest=manh inside=bof60 outside=real
  invert=1/0.9/0
  colors=000112000<26>325325325436534423<8>wuu<9>aQH_MDYJ9VF4SD4<5>421445<\
  7>UOFYRG`THdWJfXJ<5>oaI<4>jTFiSEhQDgOCfMBeKB<7>Y54X33Y65<13>skYuo`un`<4>\
  riYqhYogX<29>553432221000101<18>K4AL4BM5BN6B<25>uaEwcExdEzfFyeF<26>N9CL8\
  CK7CI5BH5AG59F49E4873D<8>213
  }

lesprl11.gif       { ; image(c)1999 Jim Weaver
  reset=1960 type=formula formulafile=_l.frm formulaname=Lesfrm16
  function=ident/tanh passes=t
  center-mag=-1.36786866382967500/+0.91810921134873150/165.8727/1/22.5
  params=1.6/0/1.5/0 float=y maxiter=255 inside=bof60
  colors=`__<11>100<24>W0OX0P_0R`0Sa0Tc0U<30>_0lZ0mY0l<29>102000000<8>U32X\
  43_43c54d74<11>uX1wZ1x`1zc0zc1zd3<12>zjNzjPxgP<10>V0JMKI<19>bK2cK1cL2<28\
  >gbahcchcc<29>vvvwwwutt<5>cbb cyclerange=0/255
  }

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Date: Wed, 29 Dec 1999 02:28:19 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (fractint) 1 more par (the missing N)

Oh Well !!   My mistake,......here's another weird one!

  Nite~

Jim Weaver
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TubeSnakeBoogie    { ; image(c)1999 Jim Weaver  (sierp002.gif)
  reset=1960 type=formula formulafile=_s.frm formulaname=Sierpinsky
  passes=t center-mag=1.07028/-0.102733/0.3268516/1/99.999
  params=1.13/0.2 float=y inside=bof60 invert=1/-0.333/0 periodicity=0
  colors=000wjTxkTzmU<3>viRugQsfQqdP<5>dVJbUIZRG<13>542000001<6>B97CA8EBA<\
  16>dXSfZUf_V<21>trqusrvut<2>yxxzzzzyz<5>vsvurutptsosrmrpkq<2>qmsrnsrnsro\
  ssot<13>yyyzzzyyy<16>eThdRgcQgbPf<12>TAYS8XS8X<24>739628628628<13>617617\
  706705<4>601510611<13>RBFSCGUDHVEIWFIXHJ<23>viS
  }

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Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 01:23:23 -0500 (EST)
From: Jim Muth <[e-mail]>
Subject: (fractint) FOTD, 30-12-99 (Next to the Last) (c)


FOTD -- December 30, 1999

Fractal enthusiasts and visionaries:

If the formula 0.2*(0.01Z^(101)+101Z^(0.01))+C is iterated with
Z initialized at a critical point, a flattened oval appears,
with 100 tiny bays around its perimeter.  In the center of the
oval lies a tiny dot.  When enlarged, this dot becomes an amoeba-
like shape with scalloped edges.

From all appearances, this shapeless blob holds nothing of
interest.  All but the most intrepid fractal explorers would
stop here, but being one of the most intrepid explorers, I
pushed onward.  Knowing that unexpected things sometimes lie
where least expected, I zoomed in on the eastern edge of this
blob.

Two enlargements revealed another tiny dot hugging the
shoreline.  Another enlargement showed that the dot consisted of
two smaller but symmetrically arranged blobs.  Experience has
taught me that where two symmetrical shapes come together, a
midget often lies at the center of symmetry.  Curious, I zoomed
into the center of symmetry.

There, near the limit of resolution, I found today's Minibrot.
To create the final image, I enlarged the midget until it filled
the frame.  Then I named the picture "Next to the Last".  I
chose this name because it is the next to last FOTD of this
year.  (But not the last of this century)

It is a most curious midget.  In fact, the midget is not really
there.  The only things in the picture are more of those
disconnected amoeba-shaped objects, which are arranged to form a
phantom Minibrot.  But the illusion is quite convincing, and if
one wants a midget to be there, the midget is there.

Requiring about 6-1/2 minutes to run, the parameter file is a
bit too slow for convenience.  I advise a download of the image
file from Usenet at:

          <alt.binaries.pictures.fractals>

or from the web at:

          <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html>

The fractal weather was boringly average today, with a partly
cloudy sky and a temperature of 41F (5C), which was just chilly
enough to keep the fractal cats at bay.

The philosophy thrived in the average conditions, and was filed
away to be released in about one week, when the pseudo New
Millennium excitement has abated.

Regretfully, I see that it's once again time to shutter the
fractal shoppe, dowse the lights, and call it a night.  Until
tomorrow, take care and rest easy.


Jim Muth
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g=1/f, h=1/d, j=1/(f-b), z=(-a*b*g*h)^j,
k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel):
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}

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Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 09:33:38 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (fractint) project idea

I was wondering whether anyone would find use in a project(s) I have in mind-

a:  compiling the fractint doc into windows(95+) help file format...
b:  compiling a fractint FAQ into windows(95+) help file format...

This would be something I could do as my thanks to the Stone Soup Group for
the program.....and it would allow others of us non-programmers to help
contribute to this tremendous group effort.  Of course this entire work would
be subject to the final  editorial comments of the Stone Soup Group or
designated spokesperson(s).....

Of course I could use small amounts of help (tidbits of FAQ's submitted by
readers, and ideas for keywords, links and jumps in each section of the
fractint.doc to facilitate looking up different topics in the help file.

I'd envision this as an evolving work, issued periodically much as fractint,
so that periodically the suggestions and improvements would be introduced in
rev level format.

While I've been dabbling (and poorly) in visual basic programming for 7 or 8
years, I do fairly well with the help file part, so whipping this up with the
WYSIWYG editor I have makes this project fairly simple...

Would this be of help?  Comments, suggestions?  If this thread is off-topic,
email privately for the thread to continue, and I'll keep all informed on
this concept and whether its worthy of launching.  I've gotten the first few
pages into a shell for "demo purposes"

Thanks
Paul
[e-mail]

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Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 15:58:30 +0100
From: Tonton Th <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (fractint) project idea

[e-mail] wrote:
>
> a:  compiling the fractint doc into windows(95+) help file format...
> b:  compiling a fractint FAQ into windows(95+) help file format...
>

    c: compiling a "windows(95+) help file format" viewer for
       all my unicies  :-)

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Date: Fri, 31 Dec 1999 01:07:57 -0500 (EST)
From: Jim Muth <[e-mail]>
Subject: (fractint) FOTD, 31-12-99 (Party Time) (c)

FOTD -- December 31, 1999

Fractal enthusiasts and visionaries:

Today's fractal is a lively one, so lively in fact that I named
it "Party Time".  It is an image quite in keeping with the
spirit that will be expressed worldwide at midnight tonight, as
the day, month, year, century and millennium end.  The turnover
of the century and millennium are a matter of personal opinion,
but since the world seems to feel that this is the big year,
I'll go along with it.

The midget in the picture is part of the fractal that results
when the formula 0.12*(Z^(-11)-10Z)+C is iterated.  There's not
much to say about the picture except that it's filled with the
colorful balloons, streamers, funny hats, etc. that make a New
Years Eve party so much fun.  At just under 15 minutes, the
parameter file is slow enough to make a download of the image
the logical choice.  That download may be found on Usenet at:

          <alt.binaries.pictures.fractals>

and on the web at:

          <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html>

The fractal weather was unexpectedly mild today.  The partly
cloudy skies and temperature of 56F (13C) were pleasant enough
to lure the fractal cats onto the porch.  Since I found today's
fractal several days ago, I did little fractal searching,
enjoying instead the perfect weather.

And now it's time to close down the fractal shoppe for the final
time this year and get ready for the big rollover.  But I'll be
here at this same time tomorrow with another fractal and another
few words.  My confidence shows that I have no concern about the
over-hyped Y2K bug.

Until next time, take care, and if the bug bites, bite it back.


Jim Muth
[e-mail]


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k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel):
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|z| < l
}

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Date: Fri, 31 Dec 1999 04:34:08 -0500
From: JoWeber <[e-mail]>
Subject: (fractint) Updated Page

Hi All,

I updated my page with many images. Comments are welcome.

Best wishes to you for the year 2000.

http://www.joweber.de

Cheers --Jochen Weber--

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Date: Fri, 31 Dec 1999 13:28:06 -0800
From: Mark Christenson <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (fractint) FOTD / Fractal Art

At ??:?? (I lost the e-mail when I closed Eudora Light instead of
the message) 12/15/99 -0500, Jim Muth wrote:
>...
>Starting tomorrow, I will no longer be posting my FOTD's to the Fractal-Art
list...

Hi, Jim.  I just finished reviewing the last three weeks' worth of the
FOTD.  I have been working an absurd amount of overtime lately
and am in "digging out" mode.

I just wanted to let you know a couple of things.

First, for a guy who has officially jumped off the fractal art
bandwagon, you are still producing work that I enjoy.
I especially liked Tornado, Merlin, Mandelbrot Madhouse,
Deep Blue, and Greetings.

Second, as I hinted in my most recent fractal gallery update
<http://www.hooked.net/~mchris/fractin1.htm#contest99>,
I also wonder whether I am a fractal artist or just an explorer
who occasionally produces some beautiful images.  Just
what I need, another identity crisis! ;-)

Seriously though, I have to wonder if this is a division between
fractal art and elegant mathematical images, or just a bifurcation
*within* fractal art.  Call it a difference in style.


Regards and a Happy Fractal Y2K to all,
        Bud


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Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2000 01:58:39 -0500 (EST)
From: Jim Muth <[e-mail]>
Subject: (fractint) FOTD, 01-01-00 (The First Fractal) (c)

FOTD -- January 01, 2000

Fractal enthusiasts and visionaries:

As I write these words, it is 11:01pm of December 31, 1999.  Y2K
is one hour away -- 500 miles offshore, rushing westward toward
the east coast at 720mph (1150kph).  In preparation for the big
event I have done . . . absolutely nothing.  I am totally
unprepared for the power failure, communications breakdown, lack
of food, water and gasoline, riots, martial law, insurrection
and overthrow of the government that will take place starting in
57 minutes.  In fact, the crisis is so severe that I will not
post this FOTD until Y2K has safely moved on to the Central time
zone.

To celebrate the arrival of the new everything, I have found
another fractal with a midget at the center.  Since it is the
first fractal of the new day, month, year, *century and
*millennium, I named the picture "The First Fractal".

1-1/2 HOUR BREAK-----------------------------------------

It is now 12:45am of January 1, 2000, and the millennium has
arrived.  The lights are still on, the telephone is still
working, the water is still running, the local convenience store
is still open along with the self-service gasoline station,
there is no riot, martial law, insurrection, or overthrow of the
government.  Y2K was a failure.

But not all is lost.  The bug has bitten the old outdated
computer on which I am now working, which is not Y2K compatible.
Instead of rolling over to January 1, 2000, it reset itself to
January 1, 1980, which is no problem, since everything else on
it works fine.  Since the machine is a 486-100mhz, it's not
worth the cost of a bios update.  Most often I'll post from one
of the other machines, which rolled over properly, but when I
post from this one, as I am doing today, the date will read 20
years behind the time.

The day's image is a midget in the fractal that results when the
formula 0.4*(0.222Z^(-5)+1.983Z^(-1))+C is iterated.  It's one
of those scenes filled with fancy holes that frequently appears
when two different powers of Z are combined.

The parameter file runs in a little under five minutes, making
the download worth the effort.  That download is available on
Usenet at:

          <alt.binaries.pictures.fractals>

and on the web at:

          <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html>

The fractal weather was a repeat of yesterday -- sunny skies,
light winds, and a perfect temperature of 55F (13C) that made
the cats happy.

It's now time to shut down for the evening and call it a
millennium.  Until next time, take care, and happy new
everything.


Jim Muth
[e-mail]


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k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel):
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}

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}

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