pswecker@uncmed.med.unc.edu (Peter St.Wecker, N4YRJ) (08/08/90)
I took the plunge, and downloaded the newest version of Fractint last
night from Compu$serve. It is now available via anonymous FTP at:
samba.acs.unc.edu in the directory Upload
The file is called FRAINT14.EXE, and it is self-extracting (i.e. already
compressed and arc'ed). If anyone knows how I can get it to SIMTEL20, drop
me a note...Have fun, and let us know if you come across any interesting
coordinates :)
-- Peter
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Peter St.Wecker, N4YRJ Internet:pswecker@med.unc.edu
(919) 966-1096 UUCP:pswecker@uncmed.uucp
Dept. of Physiology, Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill NCtwb@cbnewsh.att.com (thomas.w.beattie) (08/14/90)
In article <759@beguine.UUCP> pswecker@uncmed.med.unc.edu () writes: > > I took the plunge, and downloaded the newest version of Fractint last >night from Compu$serve. It is now available via anonymous FTP at: > >samba.acs.unc.edu in the directory Upload > Anyone know the numeric address? My system doesn't know where samba.acs.unc.edu is. In general isn't the numeric address more useful? Also, anyone care to describe what is new with this release? --- Tom Beattie att!hoqaa!twb t.w.beattie@att.com
john@csrnxt1.ae.utexas.edu (John R. Schutz) (08/14/90)
twb@cbnewsh.att.com (thomas.w.beattie) writes: >In article <759@beguine.UUCP> pswecker@uncmed.med.unc.edu () writes: >> >>samba.acs.unc.edu in the directory Upload >> >Anyone know the numeric address? Non-authoratative answer (but it should be correct): 128.109.157.30 >In general isn't the numeric address more useful? Only if you don't have a name server that has all the addresses... >Also, anyone care to describe what is new with this release? I would if I knew... >Tom Beattie john -- | John R. Schutz | Internet&NeXTmail: john@csrnxt1.ae.utexas.edu | | Center for Space Research | Standard Disclaimer | "I'm mentally | | Programmer (NeXT) | unstable, cracked, and clinically insane. | | Etc. | Besides that, I'm perfectly normal." -me |
hyc@math.lsa.umich.edu (Howard Chu) (08/14/90)
In article <1990Aug13.171520.22721@cbnewsh.att.com> twb@cbnewsh.att.com (thomas.w.beattie) writes: >Also, anyone care to describe what is new with this release? There are apparently several new fractal types, but I couldn't say; my machine locked up when I tried to run it. (Oh well, no *real* surprise, this is a software emulator not a real PC. But version 12 ran just fine on it. Sigh.) I also downloaded the source file from CI$. I'll be perusing it later... -- -- Howard Chu @ University of Michigan one million data bits stored on a chip, one million bits per chip if one of those data bits happens to flip, one million data bits stored on the chip...
twegner@mwunix.mitre.org (Timothy Wegner) (08/14/90)
Ok folks, once again, here are the new features in FRACTINT version 14. I
just sent it to wsmr-simtel20.army.mil - will be in pd1:<msdos.graphics>
as frain14r.zip and frasrc14.zip. I have also uploaded it to umd5.umd.edu
(/pub) and sambda.acs.unc.edu (/uploads). The new features:
NEW FEATURES IN VERSION 14.0
LAST MINUTE NEWS FLASH!
Compuserve announces the GIF89a on August 1, 1990, and FRACTINT
supports it on August 2! GIF files can now contain fractal
information! FRACTINT now saves its files in the new GIF89a format
by default, and uses .GIF rather than .FRA as a default filetype.
Note that FRACTINT still *looks* for a .FRA file on file restores
if it can't find a .GIF file, and can be coerced into using the old
GIF87a format with the new 'gif87a=yes' command-line option.
Pieter Branderhorst mounted a major campaign to get his name in lights:
Mouse interface: Diagonals, faster movement, improved feel.
Mouse button assignments have changed - see the online help.
Zoom box enhancements: The zoom box can be rotated, stretched, skewed,
and panned partially offscreen. See "More Zoom Box Commands".
FINALLY!! You asked for it and we (eventually, by talking Pieter into
it [actually he grabbed it]) did it! Images can be saved before
completion, for a subsequent restore and continue. See "Interrupting
and Resuming" and "Batch Mode".
Off-center symmetry: Fractint now takes advantage of x or y axis
symmetry anywhere on the screen to reduce drawing time.
Panning: If you move an image up, down, left, or right, and don't
change anything else, only the new edges are calculated.
Disk-video caching - it is now possible, reasonable even, to do most
things with disk video, including solid guessing, 3d, and plasma.
Logarithmic palette changed to use all colors. It now matches regular
palette except near the "lake". "logmap=old" gets the old way.
New "savetime=nnn" parameter to save checkpoints during long calculations.
Calculation time is shown in <Tab> display.
Kevin Allen, of Antipodean origin, did the following:
Made Bifurcation/Verhulst into a generalised Fractal Engine (like
StandardFractal, but for Bifurcation types), and implemented
periodicity checking for Bifurcation types to speed them up.
Added Integer version of Verhulst Bifurcation (lots faster now).
Integer is the default. The Floating-Point toggle works, too.
Added NEW Fractal types BIFLAMBDA, BIF+SINPI, and BIF=SINPI.
These are Bifurcation types that make use of the new Engine.
Floating-point/Integer toggle is available for BIFLAMBDA.
The SINPI types are Floating-Point only, at this time.
Corrected the generation of the MandelLambda Set. Sorry, but it's
always been wrong (up to v 12, at least). Ask Mandelbrot !
Added NEW Fractal types MAGNET1M, MAGNET1J, MAGNET2M, MAGNET2J from
"The Beauty of Fractals". Floating-Point only, so far, but
what do you expect with THESE formulae ?!
Added new symmetry types XAXIS NOIMAG and XAXIS NOREAL, required by
the new MAGNETic Fractal types.
Added Finite Attractor Bailout (FAB) logic to detect when
iterations are approaching a known finite attractor. This is
required by the new MAGNETic Fractal types.
Added Finite Attractor Detection (FAD) logic which can be used by
*SOME* Julia types prior to generating an image, to test for
finite attractors, and find their values, for use by FAB logic.
Can be used by the new MAGNETic Fractal Types, Lambda Sets, and
some other other Julia types too.
Mike Burkey sent us new tweaked video modes:
VGA - 400x600x256 376x564x256 400x564x256
ATI VGA - 832x612x256
New HP Paintjet support from Chris Martin
New "FUNCTION=" command to allow substition of different transcendental
functions for variables in types (allows one type with four of these
variables to represent 7*7*7*7 different types!
ALL KINDS of new fractal types, some using "FUNCTION=": fn(z*z), fn*fn,
fn*z+z, fn+fn, sqr(1/fn), sqr(fn), spider, tetrate, and Manowar. Most
of these are generalizations of formula fractal types contributed by
Scott Taylor and Lee Skinner.
Distance Estimator logic can now be applied to many fractal types using
distest= option. The types "demm" and "demj" have been replaced by
"type=mandel distest=nnn" and "type=julia distest=nnn"
Added extended memory support for diskvideo thanks to Paul Varner
Added support for "center and magnification" format for corners.
Color 0 is no longer generated except when specifically requested with
inside= or outside=.
Formula name is now included in <Tab> display and in <S>aved images.
Bug fixes - formula type and diskvideo, batch file outside=-1 problem
Now you can produce your favorite fractal terrains in full color instead of
boring old monochrome! Use the fullcolor option in 3d! Along with a
few new 3D options.
New "INITORBIT=" command to allow alternate Mandelbrot set orbit
initialization.
--- Enjoy! Tim Wegnerroskar@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU (Veljko Roskar) (08/16/90)
>>In article <759@beguine.UUCP> pswecker@uncmed.med.unc.edu () writes: >>> >>>samba.acs.unc.edu in the directory Upload >>> I tried to get it from there today, but the uploads directory is empty. I checked most of the other directories also. Does anybody know where can it be found?? -- Best regards, Veljko Roskar | roskar@jhuvms.bitnet Department of Chemical Engineering | roskar@jhuvms.hcf.jhu.edu The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore | uunet!mimsy!aplcen!jhunix!roskar