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- LAST-MINUTE DOCUMENTATION for Fractal Grafics, Version 1.0, April, 1990
- Copyright, 1990 by Cedar Software, R1 Box 5140, Morrisville, VT 05661
-
- This file contains important information not covered in the manual.
- Most of this should be read after you get acquainted with Fractal Grafics,
- so you should print a copy. Enter the following at the DOS prompt:
-
- COPY A:README.TXT PRN
-
- The following topics are covered:
-
- CONTENTS OF THE DISK(S)
- BONUS FRACTAL TEMPLATES
- TO INSTALL FRACTAL GRAFICS
-
- ************************************************************************
- CONTENTS OF THE DISK(S)
-
- If there is any problem reading files during installation, or you suspect your
- Fractal Grafics disk has been damaged, check the contents against this list:
-
- README .BAT Types last-minute documentation
- INSTALL .BAT Types installation instructions
- HARDDISK.BAT Installs to hard disk
-
- README .TXT | Text typed by BAT files
- INSTALL .TXT |
- HARDDISK.TXT |
-
- FG .EXE The Fractal Grafics program
- JULIMAN .EXE The Juliman program (draws Mandelbrot and Julia Sets)
-
- STARTUP .PCX EGA/VGA startup picture
- CGASTART.PCX CGA startup picture
- FRACTALS.PCX Picture for instantaneous gratification
-
- STARTUP .FRT Fractal template loaded when FG starts up
-
- HELP Sub-directory containing 20 help files (HELP1 through HELP20)
-
- EXAMPLES Sub-directory containing example files
- (on its own a 5.25" disk with COPYEXAM.BAT and COPYEXAM.TXT)
-
- The EXAMPLES sub-directory contains:
-
- * .FRT Library of example fractals (167 files)
-
- JULIASET.PCX The Julia Set at (0.27334, 0.00742), drawn by Juliman
- MANDSET .PCX The Mandelbrot set, drawn by the Juliman program
- (Colors adjusted with Fractal Grafics)
- CGASAMPL.PCX | Sample CGA/EGA/VGA pictures
- EGASAMPL.PCX | (Created by templates of same names)
- VGASAMPL.PCX |
-
- *************************************************************************
- BONUS FRACTAL TEMPLATES
-
- The following fractal template files are included on your EXAMPLES disk,
- but are NOT documented in the Guidebook. All have the .FRT file extension.
-
- Filename Description
- ---------- -------------
- YES! The word YES! made up of copies of itself
- CHAOS The word CHAOS made up of copies of itself
- CITY1 |
- CITY2 | Draw all four of these one after the
- LITES1 | other to make a city skyline
- LITES2 |
- DRAGON A fire-breathing dinosaur
- OAK The oak tree on the front of the manual
- FLOWER1 |
- FLOWER2 |
- FLOWER3 | The flowers under the oak on the manual
- FLOWER4 |
- FLOWER5 |
- HOUSES A fanciful abstraction (Pueblos, perhaps?)
- FROGS |
- SPAZOOM | Three more fanciful abstractions
- SEAHORSE |
- TOPO A topographical map of a mountain
- (Try this together with the RIVER template)
- F-RACTAL |
- FR |
- FRA | The letters of the word "Fractals"
- FRAC |
- FRACT |
- FRACTA |
- FRACTAL |
- FRACTALS |
-
- *************************************************************************
- TO INSTALL FRACTAL GRAFICS
-
- If you haven't done so already, insert the PROGRAM disk in drive A,
- type A:INSTALL, and press the Enter key for instructions on installing
- and running the program.
-
- (END OF README FILE)
-