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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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