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FOTD 21-06-14 (Fractal Yuletime [A-6,M-8])
by Jim Muth 22 Jun '14

22 Jun '14

FOTD -- June 21, 2014 (Rating A-6,M-8) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: It has been two days since the last FOTD was posted, but have no concern. This delay is not a sign of another looming FOTD drought. There is simply a lot of catching up yet to do here at FC. Today's image is part of a near-Julia set lying in the Julibrot that results when a Mandelbrot set is strongly corrupted even on its surface by Z^(2.5)+C energies. I have added to the interest by rendering the scene with the inside set to 'fmod', thereby creating the circular features. The name "Fractal Yuletime" refers to the pinkish triangular shape at the center, which rather resembles a Christmas tree. The art rating of a 6 shows that I consider the artistic worth merely average. The math rating of an 8 indicates that I consider the math aspect more interesting than the artistic aspect. The calculation time of 1-1/2 minutes will cause little impatience, and the little impatience it does cause may be eliminated by viewing the image on the web sites. Avoid calculation by checking the finished image at: <http://www.crosscanpuzzles.com/Archives.html> <http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/jim_muths_fotd.html> <http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/> <http://user.xmission.com/~legalize/fractals/fotd/about.html> Clouds and rain kept things suppressed here at Fractal Central two days ago, but yesterday and today brought nothing but sunny skies and a temperature of 79F 26C. The fractal cats, who are now almost impossible to tell apart, celebrated the fine conditions by getting into a heated tussle. The humans, who are becoming ever more wrapped up in world events, passed the day admiring the fractal garden. The next FOTD will be posted in a day or maybe two. Until then, take care, and it's about time to dig into the huge backlog of e-mail here at FC. Jim Muth jimmuth(a)earthlink.net START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Fractal_Yuletime { ; time=0:01:30.00 SF5 at 2000MHZ reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=FinDivJulibrot-2 function=recip float=y passes=1 center-mag=2.05261/0/28.15386/1/90/0 params=89/0/89/0/-1.315/0/0/0/2.5/1 maxiter=1800 inside=fmod proximity=0.015 periodicity=6 colors=000wzzwwtttnqshorcmq`kpZko_ln`lm`mlamkbnjcn\ jcoidohepgfpfgqegqdhrcirbjsaks`kt_lt_muYnuWntUmtSl\ tQlsOksMjsKjsNirQhrThrWgrZgqafqdeqgeqjdpmcpncpobrp\ cppbopbmpalpajp`ip`gp_fp_epZcpZbpY`pY_pXYpXXpWWpWU\ pVTpVRpUQpUOpTNpTMpSKpSJpRHpRGpQEpQDpPDqOCpPCoQCnQ\ CmRClRBkSBjSBiTBhTBgUAfUAeVAdVAcWAcWCdYDd_EeaFecHf\ eIffJghKgjMhlNhnOipPiqOjoNjmNjlMjjLjiLjgKjfKjdJjcI\ jaIj`HjZHjYGjWFjVFkTEkSDkQDkPCkNCkMBkKAkJAkH9kG9kE\ 8kD7kB7kA6k84i56k78m8Ao9CqAEsBGuCIwDKyELzFMwGNtHOq\ IPoIQlJRiKSgKTdLUaMVZNWXNXUOYRPYPPZOQZOQZORZORZOSZ\ OSZOT_OT_OU_OU_OV_OV_OW_OW_OX`NX`NY`NY`NZ`NZ`N_`N_\ `N`aN`aNaaNaaNbaNbaNcaNcfLeaNcXPaTR_OTYKUXKVYKWZKX\ ZKY_KY_KZ`K_`K`aKaaKabKbbKccKdcKddKeeKfeKgfKhfKhgK\ igKjhKkhKliKliKmjKnjKokKokLnjMmjNmjNljOljPkjQjjQjj\ RijSijThjTgjUgjVfjWfjWejXdjYdjZcjZcj_bj`ajaaja`jzz\ UzzWzzZzz`zzbzz_zzYzzVzzT } frm:FinDivJulibrot-2 {; draws slices of FinDivBrot-2 Julibrots pix=pixel, u=real(pix), v=imag(pix), a=pi*real(p1*0.0055555555555556), b=pi*imag(p1*0.0055555555555556), g=pi*real(p2*0.0055555555555556), d=pi*imag(p2*0.0055555555555556), ca=cos(a), cb=cos(b), sb=sin(b), cg=cos(g), sg=sin(g), cd=cos(d), sd=sin(d), aa=-(real(p5)-2), bb=(imag(p5)), p=u*cg*cd-v*(ca*sb*sg*cd+ca*cb*sd), q=u*cg*sd+v*(ca*cb*cd-ca*sb*sg*sd), r=u*sg+v*ca*sb*cg, s=v*sin(a), c=p+flip(q)+p3, z=r+flip(s)+p4: z=(bb)*(z*z*fn1(z^(aa)+bb))+c |z|< 1000000 } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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2nd Test post re archive prob. One recipient - list.
by Hal Lane 20 Jun '14

20 Jun '14

2nd test post to see if the [Fractint] archive is fixed. It is *only* being sent to the [Fractint] list. I'm testing to see if a new requirement has been added when the new version of the mailing list and archive software was recently installed: Conjecture: ----------- Only emails with a *single* addressee (the [Fractint] List Serve) are now allowed. A test post I made with *two* addressees seems to have not been broadcast back to me. A complication is the fact that I currently get a digest, and possibly not enough posts have accumulated to force a digest to be mailed... I also did not see that 1st test post in the [Fractint] Archive. > Mon 6/16/2014 6:05 PM > This should be fixed now. Let me know if you're still > expereincing some issues. > > XMission Support > > > [Fractint] posts seem to no longer be making it into the > > [Fractint] Archive. - Hal Lane ######################## # hallane(a)earthlink.net ######################## --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com

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FOTD 19-05-14 (A Cubic Conundrum [A-8,M-6])
by Jim Muth 19 Jun '14

19 Jun '14

FOTD -- June 19, 2014 (Rating A-8,M-6) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image takes us deep into the western HyperElephant Valley of the Z^(3.01)+C Mandeloid. (There are two of them in the parent fractal.) The valley actually forms a wedge, with today's image lying deep in a small patch of chaos on the southern edge of the wedge blade. The art rates an 8 because I rather like the image. The math rates a 6 because we have been here several times before. The name "A Cubic Conundrum" refers to the cubic minibrot at the center. It's not really a cubic minibrot of course, but the difference is almost impossible to spot. The calculation time of 2-1/4 minutes is near FOTD average. To see the image faster than average, check the web sites. The finished images are posted at: <http://www.crosscanpuzzles.com/Archives.html> <http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/jim_muths_fotd.html> <http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/> <http://user.xmission.com/~legalize/fractals/fotd/about.html> After a midsummerish day yesterday, with hot sun, high humidity and a temperature of 90F 32C, we had a night of thunder and rain, followed by a cloudy day today with occasional light rain and a temperature of 72F 22C here at Fractal Central, which was under-appreciated. During the hottest part of yesterday, the fractal cats went into stretched-out mode in the coolest places they could find. Today they curled up on the couch in comfort. The fractal humans passed both days doing typical human things. The next FOTD will be posted not very long from now. Until that glorious moment arrives, take care, and better things will come. Jim Muth jimmuth(a)earthlink.net START PARAMETER FILE======================================= A_Cubic_Conundrum { ; time=0:02:15.00 SF5 at 2000MHZ reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=slices.frm formulaname=MandelbrotN passes=1 center-mag=-0.3866005279413899/-0.0059120191614533\ /6.934026e+012/1/92.5/0 params=3.01/0/0/0/0/0 float=y maxiter=2250 inside=0 logmap=286 periodicity=6 mathtolerance=0.05/1 colors=000SMoTMqUNpWOpYQp_SoaVocYoe`ogcnifnkinmlno\ ooqrpnuqkyzjvzjszjpzjmTjjNjgHjdBlcEncGpcIqcKscMucO\ vcQgMhU4zTEwSOtRYqQgnPpkJ_iDKg84fE5cK5aP6ZV6X_7Ue7\ Sj7QvbStYTrUUpQVnLWlHXjDYh9YeF_cLa`QcZWeWagUfhOUUI\ Q`CMg6ImGEjQAg_6dh2ad7daBgZGjVKlSPoPTrMXtUYoaYjiYe\ qY`T9qRBiPCbOEWMFPLGIiZxeVsbRn_NiXKeWIhVHjUFmTEoSC\ rSBtNEeJGSHFQGENEDLDBJBAHA9F87D7EK5KK4UUFrrDomBkiA\ ge9ca8_Y7WU6SQ5ON4KJ3GF2CB187043`ZqN9xSIxXRx`_xXXp\ UViQSbNQWOVZOZaPcdPgfQkiQplRtoRxqOunLrlJoiGlgEidBf\ b9c`CdZFeYIeXLfWOgVRgULcWG`YAX_5UaZhKOlEDo8El7GeKH\ _WITgJNsQOsWOsaOshPsnPstPszPsh_qRjoAumEhQHX3NW6S`8\ XbAacCfcEkcGpcIjcOdcUZc_TceNckQcbTcVVcMYcE_c6Qc9Sc\ NUc`WmmXmeXmZYmSYmLZmEZm7Zm0Um5PmAKmFLmIPmSTmaXmk`\ mudmvgzvjzvmzvpzvszvvzvyzvwzimzXmzZmz`mzbmzdmzfmzh\ mzjwzkwzawzTwzJwzAwz1wz6wzBwzGwzLwzQwzWwz`wzewzdwz\ dwzcwzcwzbwzbwzbwziwzkwzm } frm:MandelbrotN {; Jim Muth b=p1, z=p2, c=p3+pixel: z=z^(b)+c, |z| <= 16 } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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Test post to see if the archive is fixed.
by Hal Lane 17 Jun '14

17 Jun '14

This is a test post to see if the [Fractint] archive is fixed. > Mon 6/16/2014 6:05 PM > This should be fixed now. Let me know if you're still > expereincing some issues. > > XMission Support > > > [Fractint] posts seem to no longer be making it into the > > [Fractint] Archive. - Hal Lane ######################## # hallane(a)earthlink.net ######################## --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com

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FOTD 17-05-14 (Superposition [A-8,M-8])
by Jim Muth 17 Jun '14

17 Jun '14

FOTD -- June 17, 2014 (Rating A-8,M-8) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image is named "Superposition". This name has nothing to do with the even more mysterious quantum world. It is a simple overlaying of the Mandelbrot and Julia aspects of Seahorse Valley, calculated without using multiple layers. The two bright beige spikes intruding from the north and south edges of the frame are part of the Mandelbrot aspect of the valley. The small bluish figure centered between the points of the spikes is a somewhat distorted version of the Julia set of Seahorse Valley. This is the first fractal I have found that shows both 'seahorse' aspects in their proper places with so little distortion. The art and math ratings of 8 seem about right, at least to me. The calculation time of 1 minute will pass in a semi-flash. The flash may be eliminated by checking the finished image on one of the web sites. So be happy. Save time by checking the finished image at: <http://www.crosscanpuzzles.com/Archives.html> <http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/jim_muths_fotd.html> <http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/> <http://user.xmission.com/~legalize/fractals/fotd/about.html> Lots of sun and humidity made the temperature of 90F 32C feel like midsummer here at Fractal Central today. Storm clouds were on the horizon most of the day, but none came close enough to bring cooling breezes. The fractal cats celebrated the conditions that make cats happy by stretching out on the coolest places they could find. The next FOTD will be posted in a reasonable time. Until then, take care, and where is a media news outlet without an agenda? Jim Muth jimmuth(a)earthlink.net START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Superposition { ; time=0:01:00.00 SF5 at 2000MHZ reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=FinDivJulibrot-2 function=recip passes=1 center-mag=-0.0410392/0/0.4436728 params=88/0/88/0/-0.75/0/0/0/-10/1000000 float=y maxiter=1500 inside=bof60 logmap=yes symmetry=xaxis periodicity=6 colors=000zzzmmmcecUZUKUKAGE5AC34B02A00C03F26I49K6\ AP8BU9CW8CX7DY7E_6Fa5Fc5Ge4Hh3Ij3Il4Lj5Oi5Qh6Tf7Ve\ 7Yd8`h9bm9erAgvBjzBmvCorDrmDthCocBkZBfVAbRAYR9UR8P\ Q8LQ7GQ7CQBDREDRHDSKDSODSRETUETXET`EUcEUfFViFVmFVp\ FWsFWvFWtEYrE_pD`nDblCdjCeiBggBieAjcAla9m_9oZ8qX8r\ V7tT7vR6wP6yO6zMBvLFrKJoJNkHRhGVdFZaEbYDfVFgUHgTJg\ SLgRNgROgQQgPSgOUgOWhNYhMZhL`hKbhKdhJfhIhhHihHjgIj\ gIjfIkfJkeJkeJldKldKlcKmcKmbLmbLnbLnaMnaMo`Mo`Mo_N\ p_NpZNpZOqYOqYOqYOoXPmWPlVPjUPiTPgSPeSQdRQbQQaPQ_O\ QZNQXNRVMRULRSKRRJRPIROIRPHSPGTQFTQFUREURDVSCVSCWS\ BXTAXT9YU9YU8ZV7ZV6_V6`W5`W4aX3aX3bY2bY1cY1cZ3`_4Z\ _5X`6Va8Ta9RbAPcBNcCLdEIeFGeGEfHCgJAgK8hL6iM4iN2aQ\ FVTRWUSWUTXUUXUVYUVYUWZUXZUY_UZ_UZ`U_`U``VaaVbaVbb\ VcbVdcVecVfdVfdVgeVheVieVidWhdXhdYhdYhdZgc_gc_gc`g\ cafcbfcbfbcfbdebdebeebfebfecdccbbc`acZ`cX_cVZcTYcR\ XcQVcOUcMTcKSY`JXbJWcKVeL } frm:FinDivJulibrot-2 {; draws slices of FinDivBrot-2 Julibrots pix=pixel, u=real(pix), v=imag(pix), a=pi*real(p1*0.0055555555555556), b=pi*imag(p1*0.0055555555555556), g=pi*real(p2*0.0055555555555556), d=pi*imag(p2*0.0055555555555556), ca=cos(a), cb=cos(b), sb=sin(b), cg=cos(g), sg=sin(g), cd=cos(d), sd=sin(d), aa=-(real(p5)-2), bb=(imag(p5)), p=u*cg*cd-v*(ca*sb*sg*cd+ca*cb*sd), q=u*cg*sd+v*(ca*cb*cd-ca*sb*sg*sd), r=u*sg+v*ca*sb*cg, s=v*sin(a), c=p+flip(q)+p3, z=r+flip(s)+p4: z=(bb)*(z*z*fn1(z^(aa)+bb))+c |z|< 1000000 } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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FOTD 16-06-14 (String Along with Me [A-7,M-8])
by Jim Muth 17 Jun '14

17 Jun '14

FOTD -- June 16, 2014 (Rating A-7,M-8) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Let the banners wave and the trumpets blare. The work is finished and the FOTD is back! We're still rather busy here at FC however, so today's discussion will be rather brief. The image is an 'evaporated' one, meaning the entire scene consists of 'inside' stuff made visible by an active inside fill, in this case the 'bof60' fill. The 'outside' stuff has evaporated away due to the bailout radius of 1,000,000. The image is an 'almost-Julia' scene sliced through the Seahorse Valley area of a Z^2+C Julibrot corrupted by Z^(-10) energies. Since there is no distorted low-iteration 'outside' stuff to obscure the Mandelbrot shape, the outline of the entire M-set is plainly visible, though greatly enlarged due to the acute angle of the slice. The most surprising thing however is the skeletal Julia set of Seahorse Valley, which lies in its proper place at the junction of the two branches of Seahorse Valley in the M-set outline. I will show this skeletal Julia set in its full glory in the next FOTD, to be posted in the near future. The name "String Along with Me" refers to the strings of brilliant fractal beads strung throughout the image. These strings of beads will become more prominent in the next FOTD. The art rates an honest 7. There have been images with far better coloring in the past. The math rating of an 8 is based on the superposition of both the Mandelbrot and Julia aspects of Seahorse Valley. The calculation time of 1-1/4 minutes is fast enough, but a little time could still be saved by checking the web sites. Save time and avoid the calculation by visiting the FOTD web sites at: <http://www.crosscanpuzzles.com/Archives.html> <http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/jim_muths_fotd.html> <http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/> <http://user.xmission.com/~legalize/fractals/fotd/about.html> Today began foggy here at Fractal Central, but the fog soon cleared off, leading to a sunny hot afternoon with a temperature of 88F 31C. The day ended with a brief but heavy thunder-storm. The fractal cats passed the day sleeping, eating and watching for intruding cats, while the humans made it through the day exhausted but satisfied. The next FOTD will be posted in a little while. To see how brief the while will be, check back frequently. Until whenever, take care, and keep repeating "America is great". After a while, you might begin to believe it. Jim Muth jimmuth(a)earthlink.net START PARAMETER FILE======================================= StringAlongWithMe { ; time=0:01:15.00 SF5 at 2000MHZ reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=FinDivJulibrot-2 function=recip passes=1 center-mag=8.68773/0/0.02218364 params=88/0/88/0/-0.75/0/0/0/-10/1000000 float=y maxiter=1500 inside=bof60 logmap=yes symmetry=xaxis periodicity=6 colors=000zzzzzZmmKcc0UU0KJ0FF0AA056504802A00A00A0\ 0A00A00A00A00A00A00A0090080070070070073S74T75U76V7\ 7W77X78Y79Z7A_7Ba7Cb7Dc7Ed7Ee7Ff7Gg7Hh7Ii7Jj7Kk7Jk\ 4Kl7LlALlDMmGNmJNmMOnPPnSPnUQoXRo_RobSpeTphTpkUqnV\ qqWrtVqsVpsVpsVorUorUnrUnqUmqTmqTlpTlpTkpSkpSjoSjo\ SioSinRhnRhnRgmRgmQfmQfmQelQelPdlPdkPckPckPbjObjOa\ jOajO`iN`iN_iN_hNZhMZhMYgMYgMXgMXgLWfLWfLVfLVfLUfL\ UfLTfLTfKSeKSeKReKReKQeKQeKPeKPeJOdJOdJNdJNdJMdJMd\ JLdJLdIKcIKcIKcIKcIKcIKcIKcIKcHKbIKcJKcJKcKKdKLdLM\ dLNdMOeMPeNQeNRfOSfOTfPUfQVgQWgRXgRYhSZhSZhT_hT`iU\ aiUbiVcjVdjWejXfjXgkYhkYikZjlZkl_ll_mlZllYklXjkWik\ VhkUgjTfjSejRdiQciPbiOahN`hM_hLZhKKgJLeINdHPbGRaFT\ _EUZDWXCYVB_UAaS9cR8dP7fO6hM5jL4lJ3nJ3mI3mI3mH4lH4\ lH4lG4lG5kG5kF5kF5kF6jE6jE6jE6jD7iD7iD7iC7iC8hC8hB\ 8hB8hB9gC9gDAgEAgEAgFBgGBfGBfHCfICfIDfJDfKDfKEeLEe\ MEeMFeNFeOGeOGePGdQHdQHdR } frm:FinDivJulibrot-2 {; draws slices of FinDivBrot-2 Julibrots pix=pixel, u=real(pix), v=imag(pix), a=pi*real(p1*0.0055555555555556), b=pi*imag(p1*0.0055555555555556), g=pi*real(p2*0.0055555555555556), d=pi*imag(p2*0.0055555555555556), ca=cos(a), cb=cos(b), sb=sin(b), cg=cos(g), sg=sin(g), cd=cos(d), sd=sin(d), aa=-(real(p5)-2), bb=(imag(p5)), p=u*cg*cd-v*(ca*sb*sg*cd+ca*cb*sd), q=u*cg*sd+v*(ca*cb*cd-ca*sb*sg*sd), r=u*sg+v*ca*sb*cg, s=v*sin(a), c=p+flip(q)+p3, z=r+flip(s)+p4: z=(bb)*(z*z*fn1(z^(aa)+bb))+c |z|< 1000000 } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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Virtualbox Appliance
by Timothy Wegner 14 Jun '14

14 Jun '14

David Riccio very kindly put together and sent to me an Oracle VirtualBox appliance which I have put up on our (incredibly ancient, stodgy, inexpertly hand coded, rarely updated) fractint.net website. I have created a new directory virtual_environments ( http://fractint.net/ftp/virtual_environments/) where I put his appliance. We can put usb drive images and other such things there as time goes on. David is a linux user, and runs his appliance with no trouble under linux. I briefly tested it under Windows 8.1, and had no difficulty. You will need Oracle VirtualBOX installed on your system. There are few tricks to using VirtualBOX, mainly how it handles the mouse cursor, but by and large I found running fractint to be straightforward. If anyone cares to write a few instructions, I will get them posted. (I'll be away for a few weeks, so will not be able to respond as quickly as I would like if someone sends me something.) I continue to be amazed how there are multiple ways to continue to run Fractint, a DOS program, on modern machines. Here's a very crude listing of some of the ways, including a few pros and cons. 1. Booting FreeDOS directly from a USB drive. Pros - the fastest option - usb drive provides a way to save the resulting fractals. Cons - some machines won't boot from USB drive - needs some add-ons to get best possible vesa support 2. DOSBox: Pros - terrific vesa video support, especially if you use the svn version - runs under many OS's - easy to update fractint Cons - slower because it is a virtual machine. - needs a little more setup, less turnkey. 3. Virtual Appliance: Pros - turnkey solution - runs under just about any OS Cons - slower because it is a virtual machine. - a bit of work to update fractint 4. Run under older Windows (XP or earlier) Pros - machine can run developer environment Cons - have to keep old machine or multi-boot environment around. Feel free to chime in if I didn't get something quite right. I would be curious to know pros and cons of DOSBox and virtual appliance approaches from other people's perspectives. They seem similar, albeit implemented differently, but I would think there are higher resolution options with DOSBox. Tim

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Enjoyed the simultaneously collapsing & expanding features in yr recent 'baboon' anim.
by Hal Lane 13 Jun '14

13 Jun '14

JoTD, I did enjoy the simultaneously collapsing and expanding of your recent animation -- before the striking fractal ghost-demon / werewolf / baboon / fire-baboon / embryo appears. - Hal Lane ######################## # hallane(a)earthlink.net ######################## --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com

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posts seem to no longer be making it into the Archive.
by Hal Lane 13 Jun '14

13 Jun '14

Dear fractint-owner & xmission support, [Fractint] posts seem to no longer be making it into the [Fractint] Archive. The last post I see in the Archive was dated: Date: 2014-05-27 14:01 -400 Fortunately, the posts still appear to be broadcasting to the list members. ----------------------------------------------------------- Any chance the Archive could get the ongoing posts inserted into it on an ongoing basis again? <---<< ----------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for your time, - Hal Lane ######################## # hallane(a)earthlink.net ######################## --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com

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Jim's "...ten more random fractals..." are on my site now.
by Hal Lane 13 Jun '14

13 Jun '14

On June 5th Jim posted, "Here are ten more random fractals..." I calculated & anti-aliased them - they're now on my site on the June, 2014 page. Thnx for navigating through my home page: http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/jim_muths_fotd.html - Hal Lane ######################## # hallane(a)earthlink.net ######################## --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com

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