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STRING ART
by
Joel Ellis Rea
When you run STRING ART, a fascinating pattern will weave itself across
the screen. Once the pattern is completed, you can press a function key to
"zoom-in" or "zoom-out" 20% at a time until only a small section of the pattern
is displayed or until the pattern becomes a mere speck on the screen. Other
function keys let you change the pattern's color. If you press a key other
than a function key or wait 15 seconds before pressing anything, the program
will proceed to another pattern. Consult the on-screen instructions for STRING
ART's commands.
STRING ART generates its patterns by creating an irregular polygon, then
"folding" it a random number of times at evenly spaced intervals. It is inter-
esting to note that the program draws the patterns in COLOR on the HIGH RESOLU-
TION screen. We bet you thought it couldn't be done. In fact, IBM's BASIC 3.0
manual (Item #6361132), page 313, first paragraph; SAYS it can't be done. But
we don't let little things like THAT stop us.
Enough technical talk. Run the program... a little hi-tech cloud watching
is good for the soul.
DISK FILES THIS PROGRAM USES:
STRNGART.EXE
BRUN20.EXE
RETURN.EXE