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Thank you for trying the MathMadness sample screen savers.
These screen savers are distributed as shareware. Neither the
author or A.J. Automation assumes responsibility for any damage or
loss caused by the use of these programs. While you are free to
use them, we ask that you register your savers. Registration is
$9.95. When you register you will receive:
* The complete set of 31 MathMadness screen savers.
* Fractal Puzzle software. You can preview this software at
HTTP://www.cris.com/~rmac/puzzle.html
* You will be on the A.J. Automation E-mail list. You will
receive the latest screen savers and mathematical madness
programs hot off the press.
To register, print out and fill out the form "AJ.REG". Send a
check or money order for $9.95 to:
A.J. Automation
P.O. Box 319
Boulder Creek, CA 95006
U.S.A.
Be sure to include your E-mail address. You will receive your
registered software via Internet E-mail. If your mail reader can't
handle 2+ Mbyte binary file attachments, then please send a self
addressed stamped disk mailer. Add $3.00 to cover the cost of disk
and labor, and indicate the media you want (5-1/4 or 3-1/2).
HOW TO USE THE SCREEN SAVERS:
If you've gotten this far, then you have expanded all the files
into a holding directory. If you type INSTALL from DOS, the savers
will install into both DOS and windows. If your windows
installation is not in C:\WINDOWS, then please edit the INSTALL.BAT
file as necessary.
DOS:
You can call the savers from a selection menu in the mathmad
directory. Type SAVERS. Use arrow key or mouse and highlight what
you want. Press <tab> to highlight "start" and press <enter> to
launch the saver. While the savers are running, press any key to
exit. The file "SAVERS.MNU" is a text file that starts the savers.
The format is:
line 1: title
line 2: command to be shelled prior to execution
line 3: executable
The last line in the file is "*". This denotes file end. You can
modify this file to launch anything you want. You may also launch
the savers by typing their executable.
WINDOWS:
Use control panel -> desktop to bring up the screen saver
selection. Mathmad will be listed in the screen saver selection
box. Chose "setup" and select the saver you want. To preview the
saver select "test". You can re-start any of the continuous savers
by re-selecting them in setup. In Windows, the savers will
terminate by pressing any key. The selection menu is controlled
by the file "winsave.mnu". The format is somewhat different than
the DOS "savers.mnu" file:
line 1: title
line 2: file to be deleted
line 3: executable
Again. the .MNU file can be edited to launch any windows program
under the idle time delay of the screen savers.
SAVER PARTICULARS:
Mandelbrot autopilot and Julia Set autopilot continue working from
the last screen they have created until you specifically reset
them. In DOS select the "START NEW" option. In Windows select the
saver again in "screen saver setup" in the control panel.
Eventually, both will run out of math resolution. On a 386 you can
let these ones run for days. On a Pentium, you should re-set
daily. The registered savers have specific versions of these
programs in double precision math. These can run significantly
longer without loss of resolution.
Mold growth can use 16 color PCX files as a seed. If you have a
scanner, you might want to experiment with this (try your mother
in-law!). To use another seed. name the file as OUTPUT.PCX and
place it in the same directory as the savers, or start mold growth
with a command line TS2 filespec.PCX. Some graphics programs make
PCX files that are incompatible with mold growth. Graphics import
will be made more robust in later revisions.
Exploding balls can blow the balls out of the screen, however, they
usually achieve enough velocity to break back into the screen. In
any case, it will never blow more that two balls out, and you can
always re-start it.
Martin's algorithm can be re-set by pressing the space bar. Any
other key will terminate it.
THE REGISTERED SAVERS:
* Four variations on the Exploding Balls theme. One is a 3-d
version that works much like the "magic eye" prints that have
recently become popular.
* Three Mandelbrot autopilots. One for double precision math,
and one for a high resolution screen.
* Wagners Fractal. A variation in Newtons method.
* Five Julia set programs. One for double precision math, one
that explores julia in 12 concurrent views (both single &
double precision), one in 3-d using "magic eye" methods.
* Four variations on Martins algorithm. Two have additional
factors thrown into the math, and one (called snowflakes)
makes multiple images.
* Raindrops. Colored raindrops falling in a puddle. This one
is especially good on slower PC's.
* Fire Flys. Colored fire flys chase and interact with each
other under the effects of twisted gravity. This one is
especially good on slower PC's.
* Two Mold growth programs. One with a circular trace and one
with a vertical trace.
* Four variations on Acid. Some are good for slower PC's.
* Four variations on the 3-d hidden line algorithm in Worm.
* Stars. Stars interact under weird gravity in five dimensions.
Size is the third dimension, color the fourth and rotation the
fifth.
* More Stars. Stars cascade across the screen. Good for slower
PC's.