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- From: dplatt@snulbug.mtview.ca.us (Dave Platt)
- Subject: MandelZot 3.0.4 [part 1 of 4]
- Date: Mon, 16 Sep 91 23:02:33 -0800
-
- This is version 3.0.4 of MandelZot, a free (but not public-domain)
- application for exploring the Mandelbrot set and other fractals.
-
- The biggest enhancement since version 3.0.2 (June '91) is the addition
- of a Lempel-Ziv data compressor. This compressor can be used to reduce
- the size of MandelZot dwell-save files... the data is compressed when
- it's saved, and is expanded (losslessly) when the file is opened and
- loaded. Savings of 50% are common, and I've seen a few images which
- compressed by 75-90%. The compression isn't as effective as that in
- StuffIt or Compactor, but it's fast and does not require an additional
- step. Compressed-dwell files can be cataloged normally, and can be
- used by older versions of MandelZot (which will ignore the compressed
- data and recompute the image).
-
- Other tweaks in 3.0.4 include some bug-fixes, and some rearrangements
- in the Color Editor to improve compatibility with the Mac LC and IIsi.
-
- Documentation, and a bundle of extension and coordinate files follow
- in separate mailings.
-
- ---
- Dave Platt
- dplatt@snulbug.mtview.ca.us (domain/MX)
- or apple!snulbug!dplatt (uucp path)
- or dplatt%snulbug.uucp@apple.com (non-MX Internet)
-
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