#define TEXT71 "%%Dieser Buffer ist bereits auf einen Bereich eingeschraenkt"
#define TEXT72 "%%Bereich muss mind. eine ganze Zeile umfassen"
#define TEXT73 "[Buffer ist auf Bereich eingeschraenkt]"
#define TEXT74 "%%Dieser Buffer ist nicht eingeschraenkt."
#define TEXT75 "[Buffer ist ohne Bereichs-Einschraenkung.]"
#define TEXT76 "Keine Marke in diesem Fenster gesetzt"
#define TEXT77 "Fehler: Marke verloren (nicht tragisch)"ite local BBS probably carries these files as well (although perhaps not the latest versions) using naming conventions like FRA*.ZIP. One BBS that *does* carry the latest version is the "Ideal Studies BBS" (508)757-1806, 1200/2400/9600HST. Peter Longo is the SYSOP and a true fractal fanatic. There is a very short registration, and thereafter the entire board is open to callers on the first call. Then again, if you don't even have a modem...
Many Shareware/Freeware library services will ship you diskettes containing the latest versions of Fractint for a nominal fee that basically covers their cost of packaging and a small profit that we don't mind them making. One in particular is the Public (Software) Library, PO Box 35705, Houston, TX 77235-5705, USA. Their phone number is 800-242-4775 (outside the US, dial 713-524-6398). Ask for item #9112 for five 5.25" disks, #9113 for three 3.5" disks. Cost is $6.99 plus $4 S&H in the U.S./Canada, $11 S&H overseas.
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┐ f &Ö └á a" Contacting the Authorsâ
CONTACTING THE AUTHORS
Communication between the authors for development of the next version of Fractint takes place in COMART (Computer Art) Section 15 (Fractals) of CompuServe (CIS).
Most of the authors have never met except on Compuserve. Access to the COMART forum is open to any and all interested in computer generated fractals. New members are always welcome! Stop on by if you have any questions or just want to take a peek at what's getting tossed into the soup.
Also, you'll find many GIF image files generated by fellow Fractint fans and many fractal programs as well in the COMART forum's data library 15.
If you're not a Compuserve subscriber, but wish to get more information about Compuserve and its graphics forums, feel free to call their 800 number (800-848-8199) and ask for operator number 229.
The following authors have agreed to the distribution of their addresses. Usenet/Internet/Bitnet/Whatevernet users can reach CIS users directly if they know the user ID (i.e., Bert Tyler can be reached as 73477.433@compuserve.com).
Just remember that CIS charges by the minute, so it costs us a little bit to read a message -- don't kill us with kindness. And don't send all your mail to Bert -- spread it around a little!
Main authors (in historical order):
Bert Tyler[73477,433] on CIS
Tyler Software
(which is also 73477.433@compuserve.com, if
124 Wooded Lane
you're on the Internet - see above)
Villanova, PA 19085
(215) 525-5478
Timothy Wegner
[71320,675] on CIS
4714 Rockwood nmittiw@mwvm.mitre.org on Internet
Houston, TX 77004twegner@mwunix.mitre.org on Internet
(713) 747-7543
Mark Peterson [70441,3353] on CIS
The Yankee Programmer
405-C Queen St., Suite #181
Southington, CT 06489
(203) 276-9721
Pieter Branderhorst[72611,2257] on CIS
Amthor Computer Consultants
645 Radcliffe Lane
Victoria, B.C., Canada V8S 5B8
(604) 598-1299
Contributing authors (in alphabetic order);
Joseph A Albrecht
9250 Old Cedar Ave #215
Bloomington, Mn 55425
(612) 884-3286
Kevin C Allen kevin@brahman.syd.bull.oz.au on Internet
PO Box 652
Seven Hills
NSW 2147
Australia
(02) 887-9187 (Work)
(02) 831-4821 (Home)
Rob Beyer[71021,2074] on CIS
23 Briarwood Lane
Laguna Hills, CA, 92656
(714) 957-0227
(7-12pm PST & weekends)
John W. Bridges (Author GRASP/Pictor, Imagetools, PICEM, VGAKIT)
2810 Serang Place Costa Mesa
California 92626-4827[75300,2137] on CIS, GENIE:JBRIDGES
Michael D. Burkeyburkey@sun9.math.utk.edu on Internet
6600 Crossgate Rd.
Knoxville, TN 37912
Lee Daniel Crocker[73407,2030] on CIS
5506 Camden Ave #D3lee@mport.com (Microport)
San Jose, CA 95124...!uunet!mport!lee
(408) 267-2926
Monte Davis[71450,3542] on CIS
31 Washington St
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 625-4610
Lutz Glagauglagau@hrz.uni-siegen.dbp.de on INTERNET
Computer Center of the University of Siegen
Hoelderlinstrasse 3
D 5900 Siegen
Germany
Tel: (+)271/740-3283 (adm.)
(+)271/79840(priv.)
(Lutz has volunteered to act as a contact point in Germany for info
about latest version)
David Guenther
[70531,3525] on CIS
50 Rockview Drive
Irvine, CA 92715
Michael L. Kaufmankaufman@eecs.nwu.edu on INTERNET
2247 Ridge Ave, #2K(also accessible via EXEC-PC bbs)
Evanston, IL, 60201
(708) 864-7916
Wesley Loewer
78 S. Circlewood Glen
The Woodlands, TX 77381
(713) 292-3449
Adrian Mariano
adrian@u.washington.edu on INTERNET
2729 72nd AVE SE
Mercer Island, WA 98040
Joe McLain[75066,1257] on CIS
McLain Imaging
2417 Venier
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
(714) 642-5219
Bob Montgomery
[73357,3140] on CIS
(Author of VPIC)
132 Parsons Road
Longwood, Fl 32779
Roy Murphy[76376,721] on CIS
9050 Ewing Ave.
Evanston, IL 60203
Ethan Nagel[70022,2552] on CIS
PO Box 7
Yarnell, Arizona 85362
(602)427-3233
Marc Reinig[72410,77] on CIS
3415 Merrill Rd.marco@sun.com!daver!cypress on Usenet
Aptos, CA. 95003
(408) 475-2132
Prof. JM Richard-Collard mpi@frmop53.bitnet on BitNet
mpi@cnuvx1.cnusc.fr on Internet
Lee H. Skinner
P.O. Box 14944
Albuquerque, NM 87191
Dean Souleles [75115,1671] on CIS
8840 Collett Ave.
Sepulveda, CA 91343
(818) 893-7558
Chris J Lusby Taylor
32 Turnpike Road
Newbury, England
Tel 011 44 635 33270
Scott Taylor[72401,410] on CIS
1901 South County Road 23EDGWM18A on Prodigy
Berthoud, CO 80513
(303) 651-6692
Paul Varner[73237,441] on CIS
PO Box 930
Shepherdstown, WV 25443
(304) 876-2011
Phil Wilson[76247,3145] on CIS
410 State St., #55
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(718) 624-5272
9 :% `6 The Stone Soup Storyû THE STONE SOUP STORY
Once upon a time, somewhere in Eastern Europe, there was a great famine. People jealously hoarded whatever food they could find, hiding it even from their friends and neighbors. One day a peddler drove his wagon into a village, sold a few of his wares, and began asking questions as if he planned to stay for the night.
[No! No! It was three Russian Soldiers! - Lee Crocker]
[Wait! I heard it was a Wandering Confessor! - Doug Quinn]
[Well *my* kids have a book that uses Russian Soldiers! - Bert]
[Look, who's writing this documentation, anyway? - Monte]
[Ah, but who gets it *last* and gets to upload it? - Bert]
"There's not a bite to eat in the whole province," he was told. "Better keep moving on."
"Oh, I have everything I need," he said. "In fact, I was thinking of making some stone soup to share with all of you." He pulled an iron cauldron from his wagon, filled it with water, and built a fire under it. Then, with great ceremony, he drew an ordinary-looking stone from a velvet bag and dropped it into the water.
By now, hearing the rumor of food, most of the villagers had come to the square or watched from their windows. As the peddler sniffed the "broth" and licked his lips in anticipation, hunger began to overcome their skepticism.
"Ahh," the peddler said to himself rather loudly, "I do like a tasty stone soup. Of course, stone soup with CABBAGE -- that's hard to beat."
Soon a villager approached hesitantly, holding a cabbage he'd retrieved from its hiding place, and added it to the pot. "Capital!" cried the peddler. "You know, I once had stone soup with cabbage and a bit of salt beef as well, and it was fit for a king."
The village butcher managed to find some salt beef...and so it went, through potatoes, onions, carrots, mushrooms, and so on, until there was indeed a delicious meal for all. The villagers offered the peddler a great deal of money for the magic stone, but he refused to sell and traveled on the next day. And from that time on, long after the famine had ended, they reminisced about the finest soup they'd ever had.
***
That's the way Fractint has grown, with quite a bit of magic, although without the element of deception. (You don't have to deceive programmers to make them think that hours of painstaking, often frustrating work is fun... they do it to themselves.)
It wouldn't have happened, of course, without Benoit Mandelbrot and the explosion of interest in fractal graphics that has grown from his work at IBM. Or without the example of other Mandelplotters for the PC. Or without those wizards who first realized you could perform Mandelbrot calculations using integer math (it wasn't us - we just recognize good algorithms when we steal--uhh--see them). Or those graphics experts who hang around the Compuserve PICS forum and keep adding video modes to the program. Or... (continued in ì A Word About the Authors) ¿ ¿ ╞
6 A Word About the Authorsⁿ
A WORD ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Fractint is the result of a synergy between the main authors, many contributors, and published sources. All four of the main authors have had a hand in many aspects of the code. However, each author has certain areas of greater contribution and creativity. Since there is not room in the credits screen for the contributions of the main authors, we list these here to facilitate those who would like to communicate with us on particular subjects.
Bert Tyler is the original author. He wrote the "blindingly fast" 386-specific 32 bit integer math code and the original video mode logic. Bert made Stone Soup possible, and provides a sense of direction when we need it. His forte is writing fast 80x86 assembler, his knowledge of a variety of video hardware, and his skill at hacking up the code we send him!
Bert has a BA in mathematics from Cornell University. He has been in programming since he got a job at the computer center in his sophomore year at college - in other words, he hasn't done an honest day's work in his life. He has been known to pass himself off as a PC expert, a UNIX expert, a statistician, and even a financial modeling expert. He is currently masquerading as an independent PC consultant, supporting the PC-to-Mainframe communications environment at NIH. If you sent mail from the Internet to an NIH staffer on his 3+Mail system, it was probably Bert's code that mangled it during the Internet-to-3+Mail conversion. He also claims to support the MS-Kermit environment at NIH. Fractint is Bert's first effort at building a graphics program.
Tim Wegner contributed the original implementation of palette animation, and is responsible for most of the 3D mechanisms. He provided the
