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Version 1.200
MAND2000 © Copyright 1993, Cygnus Software
Cygnus Software
33 University Square, #199
Madison, WI, 53715
USA
CygnusSoft@cup.portal.com
Mand2000D is the demo version of Mand2000, a fractal
exploration program created by Cygnus Software. Mand2000 is a tryware
program. You can use the demo version all you want, give it to your
friends, put it on club disks and post it to bulletin boards, as long
as you distribute this notice, the help file and the example ARexx
scripts with it. If you wish to put Mand2000D on a cover disk, or
otherwise use it in a commercial manner, please ask our permission
first. The TweenPlayer can also be distributed, subject to the same
restrictions.
However, this demo version has had save crippled (saving from
ARexx only, no saving of fractal location information, a maximum save
size, and a stripe along the right edge of some pictures), and will
occasionally bring up a text requester to remind you that it is a demo
version. The release version does save of course, and no annoying
requesters will appear. Additional features that the release version
has include ARexx documentation, much more help, and some extra
fractal programs, some with source code.
Pull out your favourite animation player and take a look at
some of the amazing animations that we've created with Mand2000. Then
take Mand2000D for a test drive. If you think fractals are dull and
all fractal explorers are the same, this will change your mind.
All of the fractal icons were created using the icon creation
abilities of Mand2000. Individual frames were loaded into Mand2000
and then saved out with `Create icons always' turned on. This causes
Mand2000 to create an icon that is a miniature version of the full
image. Using this feature, an entire directory of images can be
quickly examined by opening it from the workbench. To see this effect
demonstrated very well, open the ZoomMovie icon and look at the icons
representing the 39 frames of this zoom animation.
Just another great feature of Mand2000.
Almost all of the pictures and animations for this
distribution were created in 32 colour NTSC, so that all Amigas can
load them. However Mand2000 is certainly not restricted to this.
Mand2000 supports all AGA screen modes in up to 256 colours and also
runs on the Picasso, Retina, Piccolo, EGS Spectrum and other graphics
boards. For creating images with greater than 256 colours, ADPro 2.5
can load Mand2000 iteration files and translate them into full 24 bit
colour (see the IterAnims directory).
The full version of Mand2000 can be purchased for US $34.95
direct from Cygnus Software. Sorry, no credit cards. Cheque, money
order, postal money order or US cash. The full version may NOT be
freely distributed. For more information on ordering Mand2000 from
Cygnus software or from our European distributor, ICP Verlag, see the
bottom of this file.
Installation:
To install the Mand2000 demo, make a directory on your hard
drive, or format a floppy disk, and copy the Mand2000D and TweenPlayer
programs, and Mand2000Demo.help to that directory. This can be done
by just dragging the icons to the drawer using Workbench. Then you
should copy the ARexx scripts to your rexx: directory. Even if you
don't program in ARexx you should still copy these scripts because
they add some very useful menu commands. To copy the ARexx scripts to
rexx: simply double click on the InstallRexx icon. You may also want
to adjust the `Tool directory' in the `Set misc' menu to point to the
drawer where you install Mand2000, or else assign Mand2000: to the
installation drawer.
Trouble shooting:
Mand2000 runs on all Amigas with AmigaDOS 2.0 or higher and
makes full use of the AGA chipset when present. It has been tested
for compatibility on Amiga 2000s, 3000s, 4000s, 500s and 1200s, with
68000, 68020, 68030 and 68040 processors, and should run on all other
models as well.
If Mand2000 fails to run properly on your machine, the problem
is usually due to conflicts with another program. Try removing all
non-Commodore programs from your WBStartup and user-startup and see if
this fixes the problem. Some dongles can cause problems with
Mand2000's joystick scrolling - if this is a problem, turn off
joystick scrolling in the 'setmisc' requester.
What is Mand2000?
Mand2000 is meant to be nothing less than the finest
Mandelbrot exploration program available on any computer. We have
attempted to combine speed, power and simplicity with a few unique
features, all designed to make it easy for you to discover uncharted
regions of the Mandelbrot and Julia sets.
The TweenPlayer is for playing TweenMovies, which are created
from the `Make zoom movie' menu in Mand2000D. Read the online help
for further information, or check out the ZoomMovie directory.
How do you use Mand2000?
To start using Mand2000, the simplest thing to do is to place
the mouse over an interesting area, one of the areas with lots of
detail, and then double click the left mouse button. The picture will
zoom in, placing the area under the mouse in the centre of the screen.
You can continue doing this as many times as you like, searching for
interesting areas. To zoom out press `D'. To scroll the picture
around, hold down the left mouse button and drag, or use the arrow
keys, the numeric keypad, or a joystick.
For full information on how to use Mand2000, read the help
associated with the individual menu items. Just highlight a menu item
and press the HELP key or press the HELP key any time a requester is
active. However the help in the demo version is fairly skimpy, the
full version has almost three times as much information.
Testimonials:
Instead of us telling you how wonderful Mand2000 is, let's
here from some of our users:
> Wow, is this a neat program! ... With the introduction of Mand2000, put
> aside all the other Mandelbrot programs, this one is really stunning.
> Move around the Mandelbrot set with a joystick, or the mouse, double
> click to zoom in, cycle colours in weird and wonderful ways, create
> movies, tween the Mandelbrot to whatever you want. It's terrific.
>
> Fully Amigaised, with all sorts of hoopy requestors, precision down to
> 10^300 (some 1,000 'zooms' into the Mandelbrot set!) variable priority,
> sizable screens, fully multi-tasking, full AREXX interface - the list
> goes on and on. ...
>
> Mand2000Demo is available on Aminet under the GFX heirarchy, and you'll
> do yourself a favour if you get hold of it.
>
> To buy the real thing is $US34.95. I think I'll send off a money order
> Real Soon Now. ...
>
> David Andrew Clayton. // _| _ _
> Canberra, Australia \X/ (_](_](_
> Excellent program... one of the best uploads I've seen all year. Harv
> It is far and away the most entertaining peice of software I have
> purchased this year. Brick Eksten Eco Development
> I -really- like Mand2000! Coz
> Mand2000 is the coolest generator I've ever seen. ... nahtan
> It's definitely a cool program, Bruce. The innovative features do make
> it the best mandelbrot program on the Amiga, certainly that I've seen.
> Steve Tibbett
For more information on what makes Mand2000 unique and worthwhile,
run Mand2000D and select the `Help and Info' menu, then select the
`Overview' gadget.
Also by Cygnus Software:
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