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Stephen Hawking
by Bill Jemison 24 Aug '19

24 Aug '19

The recent passing of Stephen Hawking has filled me with a great sense of loss. He was an unbelievable inspiration and explorer of the universes - both inward and outward. This audio fractal, which I first created in 1999, is dedicated to him. "Requiem" <https://sites.google.com/site/audiofractals/mp3-files/requiem-1999> Headphones or high quality speakers are recommended. Enjoy! Bill Jemison Audio Fractals <https://sites.google.com/site/audiofractals/home>

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Update 2018-08-05 to SDL version]
by Jonathan Osuch 26 Apr '19

26 Apr '19

Folks, Made text modes ignore the mouse and most function keys. Ignoring the function keys prevents inadvertent video mode changes that crash Fractint. Added size checks for string prompts to prevent overflows when entering string values. Floating point Mandelbrot set code now uses FPU assembly code. The fast parser FPU assembly code still eludes me. Windows version (32-bit) is: https://fractint.net/ftp/experimental/SDL2-fractint-20.05alpha-2018-08- 05.zip Pre-compiled 64-bit Linux version is: http://www.fractint.net/ftp/experimental/SDL2-Xfractint-20.05alpha-2018 -08-05.tar.gz or look in the directory: https://fractint.net/ftp/experimental/ Jonathan

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Mandelcloud
by Albrecht Niekamp 17 Mar '19

17 Mar '19

This is the link to my new archive ; https://my.pcloud.com/publink/show?code=kZPUCq7Z2R5HjipmhlhitVKhz1hCJFUeugfy ; The "new" folder inside the mandelcloud folder contains my "hello" image. I intend to go on with my Mandel research to explore the behaviour of a "Mandelcloud" , in other words many items, that as far as I know never has been done before. Albrecht

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Paul Lee's Site
by Roger Kaufman 11 Mar '19

11 Mar '19

Talk of collections reminded me of this. Paul Lee's site support ended in 2017. He had some collections there too under the Fractint link. The last copy of the site in the Wayback machine is here, hopefully in perpetuity. https://web.archive.org/web/20170814000151/http://www.nahee.com/Fractals/ Roger

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Archiving Web Sites; Links
by Harold Lane 10 Mar '19

10 Mar '19

> We are dropping the ball in saving old fractal resources. Thanks for shining a spotlight on this important issue, Roger. Below are a few more links attempting to list some resources that are still available. ========== Fortunately, the link Roger gave for " Jim's FOTD archive" is not the site where Jim actually posted/is posting his FOTDs. The link you gave: https://user.xmission.com/~legalize/fractals/fotd/index.html is actually where Richard Thomson previously hosted versions of Jim's FOTD images that he rendered at higher resolution (1600×1200) with 3X anti-aliasing. His version of Jim's images had the delicious detail that I always long for in smaller versions of FOTD images. I'm sad that Richard's images are no longer available -- especially with disk storage as inexpensive as it has become. Richard said this about his versions of Jim's FOTD on his blog: http://tinyurl.com/RichardsBigFOTDfractals : https://legalizeadulthood.wordpress.com/2010/06/16/big-fractals-rss-feed-cre ated/ and: http://tinyurl.com/RichardBigFOTDfractalsEnhanced : https://legalizeadulthood.wordpress.com/2010/08/23/jim-muths-fractal-of-the- day-rss-feed-enhanced/ ========== While reading through Richard's blog I found that his blog has valuable entries in his "Categories" sidebar: https://legalizeadulthood.wordpress.com/ Just now, I ran across a set of larger images that Richard calculated, similar to his now-gone FOTD images, -- of Roger Alexander's -- called "Max Iters Fractal Follies": http://tinyurl.com/RichardsMaxItersFractalFollies : https://legalizeadulthood.wordpress.com/2010/09/17/max-iters-fractal-follies / Richard's versions of Roger's images are fortunately are still available to view. Roger Alexander's Fractint images (originally posted to the Fractint List) rendered by Richard: https://user.xmission.com/~legalize/fractals/maxiter/ Roger Alexander's blog (2010): http://maxitersfractalfollies.blogspot.com/ ========== Jim Muth's FOTD was originally hosted on Paul N. Lee's now-defunct server. However, archive.org hosts copies of the pages, including Jim's comments and PARs & Formulas (less most of the images) here: http://tinyurl.com/archveOrgNahee-comJimMuthsFOTD : https://web.archive.org/web/20170706035232/http://www.nahee.com/FOTD/ When Paul became ill and stopped putting Jim's Fractint list FOTD posts and images on his server in November 2010, I started to temporarily calculate Jim's images and put them on my server in a "minimalist" layout -- until Paul returned to put Jim's FOTD posts onto his nahee.com site again. However, as we know, Paul was never able to return to doing this. ========== These are Jim's FOTD images -- starting in November 2010 -- on my site: http://tinyurl.com/HalHostingJimsFOTDnov2010 : http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/jim_muths_fotd.html In addition to the images I calculated and put onto my site, I initially also hosted Jim's full posts, including the PARs and FRMs from his posts, but I eventually stopped including those, since they were available elsewhere. I was prompted by Jim's interesting fractals and comments to explore them further, and I included images of my "investigations" on my web pages of Jim's FOTD. I calculated them larger than Jim's default 640x480 resolution, and usually anti-aliased them. They really are "investigations" and not intended as, say, candidates for a fractal art gallery. My images try to show the richness of the formulas and color maps that Jim uses in his FOTD images. Note that the links on my site that point to Paul's server ("http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/") are no longer valid. Use this link: http://tinyurl.com/archveOrgNahee-comJimMuthsFOTD to see what archive.org currently has from Paul's server. ========== Jim now has his own personal Fractal of the Day web site (the current official site) at: http://www.crosscanpuzzles.com/Archives.html It's shared with Fractal Lady's (FL's) CrosScan puzzle site and, as of the date of this post, has FOTD posts through March 16, 2015. Jim also reached back and uploaded many of his older FOTD posts, starting with his original FOTD post on April 11, 1997. I also discovered this interesting pre-FOTD entry of Jim's on Paul's archived site -- this page *does* include an important image -- of Jim. Highly recommended. "02 March, 1997 A brief introduction" 'From: The Fractal-Art Discussion List ' here: http://tinyurl.com/JimTheFractalArtDiscussionList : https://web.archive.org/web/20150606070917/http://www.nahee.com/FOTD/Jim_Mut h.html ========== I'd like to emphasize that included within Paul's full fractal site: http://tinyurl.com/archveOrg-NaheeCom-Fractals : https://web.archive.org/web/20170814000151/http://www.nahee.com/Fractals/ at archive.org is a "revised" (by Paul) version of the large *Spanky Fractal Database*. http://tinyurl.com/archveOrgNaheeSpankyFractalDB : https://web.archive.org/web/20161202100319/http://www.nahee.com/spanky "Noel Giffin <noel(a)triumf.ca> maintained the old, original site of this fractal database at spanky.triumf.ca for many years." Archive.org also has an older version of the Spanky Fractal Database from: spanky.triumf.ca. - Hal Lane ######################## # hallane(a)earthlink.net ######################## -----Original Message----- From: Fractint <fractint-bounces(a)mailman.xmission.com> On Behalf Of Roger Kaufman Sent: Saturday, March 9, 2019 8:44 AM To: Fractint(a)mailman.xmission.com Subject: [Fractint] Archiving Web Sites Hi All, We are dropping the ball in saving old fractal resources. I already mentioned https://web.archive.org/web/20170814000151/http://www.nahee.com/Fractals/ Then when I went to look at Jim's FOTD archive it has dropped off the face of the earth https://user.xmission.com/~legalize/fractals/fotd/index.html I used to collect Jim's par files as did Les St. Claire over a decade ago http://www.les-stclair.co.uk/fractals/pars.htm Roger _______________________________________________ Fractint mailing list Fractint(a)mailman.xmission.com https://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fractint --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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FW: Archiving Web Sites - Links Fixed
by Harold Lane 10 Mar '19

10 Mar '19

I see that some of the links in my last post were chopped in two. Sorry about that. Here they are again, shortened and inserted into a copy of my last post. Fyi, you can actually still use links that have been chopped into two or three pieces: Copy each piece separately from the email, one by one, and carefully paste each one into your web browser's text address bar to re-assemble the full URL. Be careful to not overwrite the previous piece(s) you've pasted there. When the address is complete AND the browser's focus is still in the address bar, I hit <Enter> to go to the URL. - Hal Lane ######################## # hallane(a)earthlink.net ######################## ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- -----Corrected Links inserted into the: Original Message----- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- From: Fractint <fractint-bounces(a)mailman.xmission.com> On Behalf Of Harold Lane Sent: Saturday, March 9, 2019 6:13 PM To: 'Fractint and General Fractals Discussion' <fractint(a)mailman.xmission.com>; 'david' <gnome(a)hawaii.rr.com> Subject: Re: [Fractint] Archiving Web Sites David said: > Many people keep their files and such there: https://archive.org/ I recall seeing pages somewhere on archive.org describing how you can upload items be saved there. You need to create an account with them to do that. Also, the file: robots.txt located on a web site can influence archive.org and search engines' behavior regarding scanning/saving a site. More on this is below. Be aware that there is a size limit on files that archive.org is able to host. For example, essentially all the actual *images* of fractals that were on Paul N. Lee's site's web pages are not on archive.org. All his web pages and links on his pages (and smaller PAR and FRM files and collections) appear to be there. However, archive.org may possibly host larger single (non-image?) files... For example, I see that Paul N. Lee's 1.6 MB file: ORGFORM.ZIP (2010) is on this page at Archive.org: http://tinyurl.com/nahee-com-PNL-OrgForm points to: https://web.archive.org/web/20170809064351/http://www.nahee.com/PNL/OrgForm. html Archive.org uses specific terms to identify how they host material: e.g.: "collections", "public Community collections" and "item pages". This is their Help page on the subject of saving "items": http://tinyurl.com/archveOrgHw2upldFiles4NuItemPg points to: https://help.archive.org/hc/en-us/articles/360017788831-How-to-upload-files- to-create-a-new-item-page- On that page they say: "If you have several files and need to create many items, please contact us at info(a)archive.org for additional information about how to do bulk or batch uploading using our command-line tool..." "Collections" and their uploading are described here: http://tinyurl.com/archveOrgHw2RequestAcollection points to: https://help.archive.org/hc/en-us/articles/360017502272-How-to-request-a-col lection- I don't immediately see where they use the phrases "web site" or "web pages"... Note that a file in the root directory of a site (like Paul's original site) named: robots.txt can -- perhaps inadvertently -- contain a line that tells search engines (and archive.org) to *not* scan the site. A quick search on: robots.txt examples gives the needed info. I believe that no robots.txt file, or an empty robots.txt file both give the default behavior -- which is to allow the site to be scanned. - Hal Lane ######################## # hallane(a)earthlink.net ######################## -----Original Message----- From: Fractint <fractint-bounces(a)mailman.xmission.com> On Behalf Of david Sent: Saturday, March 9, 2019 4:11 PM To: Fractint and General Fractals Discussion <fractint(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: Re: [Fractint] Archiving Web Sites Hmm, archive.org itself? Its Wayback Machine feature is just an automated scan/limited download of websites. But that's not the only way a site gets into archive.org. Many people keep their files and such there. https://archive.org/ On 3/9/19 10:14 AM, mchris(a)value.net - Webmail wrote: > Not that it is of that magnitude, but my site "Bud's Fractal Pages" disappeared back in the early 00s when my ISP dropped hosting services. I resurrected it on HelioHost and tried to get relisted on the IFL, but was told it was obsolete. I never listed it with search engines, which was no great loss as it disappeared again a few years ago when a long-term problem with logging in caused me to miss the deadline for account verification and I lost it again. Can anyone recommend a good free hosting service, as I am hesitant to start over with HelioHost again? > > Thanks, > Bud > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Roger Kaufman" <rogerkaufman(a)interocitors.com> > To: "Fractint and General Fractals Discussion" <Fractint(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Sent: Saturday, March 9, 2019 5:44:09 AM > Subject: [Fractint] Archiving Web Sites > > Hi All, > > We are dropping the ball in saving old fractal resources. > > I already mentioned > > https://web.archive.org/web/20170814000151/http://www.nahee.com/Fractals/ > > Then when I went to look at Jim's FOTD archive it has dropped off the face of the earth > > https://user.xmission.com/~legalize/fractals/fotd/index.html > > I used to collect Jim's par files as did Les St. Claire over a decade ago > > http://www.les-stclair.co.uk/fractals/pars.htm -- David W. Jones gnome(a)hawaii.rr.com authenticity, honesty, community http://dancingtreefrog.com _______________________________________________ Fractint mailing list Fractint(a)mailman.xmission.com https://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fractint --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus _______________________________________________ Fractint mailing list Fractint(a)mailman.xmission.com https://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fractint

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Archiving Web Sites
by Roger Kaufman 09 Mar '19

09 Mar '19

Hi All, We are dropping the ball in saving old fractal resources. I already mentioned https://web.archive.org/web/20170814000151/http://www.nahee.com/Fractals/ Then when I went to look at Jim's FOTD archive it has dropped off the face of the earth https://user.xmission.com/~legalize/fractals/fotd/index.html I used to collect Jim's par files as did Les St. Claire over a decade ago http://www.les-stclair.co.uk/fractals/pars.htm Roger

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// RE: your recent MIDI file post //
by Harold Lane 04 Mar '19

04 Mar '19

Albrecht, You got a response to your recent MIDI file post from Bill Jemison! Too bad he likely has such poor quality MIDI instrument files... I've not yet been able to listen to his version of your recent MIDI file post with the different instruments he assigned to the channels. I hope you are not too irritated with Bill for his changing the instruments assigned to the MIDI channels on his computer, in your recent MIDI file post. That's always a "danger/feature" of MIDI files... I sent Bill the link you kindly sent me to the higher quality: SGM-VS.01.7z MIDI instruments and instructions. - Hal Comet Nova Star (\__/) (\__/) (\__/) ######################## (='.'=) (='.'=) (='.'=) # hallane(a)earthlink.net (")_(") (")_(") (")_(") ######################## -----Original Message----- From: Fractint <fractint-bounces(a)mailman.xmission.com> On Behalf Of Bill Jemison Sent: Monday, March 4, 2019 2:52 PM To: Fractint and General Fractals Discussion <fractint(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: Re: [Fractint] Fractint Hi Albrecht - surprised to see you again, but hope you stick around for a while. I listened to your midi file and, since it is a midi file, it played with the default piano for all channels. I find that to be rather boring. So I downloaded a midi editor and changed the instruments in a rather random way, saving the result to a short mp3 file that you can check out at https://1drv.ms/u/s!Ah2Ddfy0Uwi4iWT24TpX3S68CHm5 I think it is more interesting to have a variety of instrumentation, especially with the multiple channels you have - 10-11 if I recall. I know that .mid files are very small, but don't always yield the desired results. By the way, in your absence I have uploaded a few audio fractal files that you might want to check out. Look out for "Requiem", "Chaos City", and "Peace and Love" which can be found at Audio Fractals <https://sites.google.com/site/audiofractals/home> Cheers, Bill Jemison Audio Fractals <https://sites.google.com/site/audiofractals/home> On Fri, Mar 1, 2019 at 1:24 PM Albrecht Niekamp <multifrac(a)t-online.de> wrote: > This is my latest creation of fractal music > 20021904.MID > one drive link > ; > https://1drv.ms/f/s!AmWYApv7ZBFGgZ83hsSNSBsAHb5cJg > ; > anyone still active please revert > there will be more if positive > Albrecht > > _______________________________________________ > Fractint mailing list > Fractint(a)mailman.xmission.com > https://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fractint > _______________________________________________ Fractint mailing list Fractint(a)mailman.xmission.com https://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fractint --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Fractint
by Albrecht Niekamp 04 Mar '19

04 Mar '19

This is my latest creation of fractal music 20021904.MID one drive link ; https://1drv.ms/f/s!AmWYApv7ZBFGgZ83hsSNSBsAHb5cJg ; anyone still active please revert there will be more if positive Albrecht

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Fractint Formula Collection
by hahjottemm 03 Mar '19

03 Mar '19

I have collected almost all existing Fractint formulas and organized them with Orgform (Version3.3). In total, there are more than 19300 formulas - without duplicates. (I am not 100% sure that I have taken into account all multifractal formulas. For these formulas I have created a special file, MULT.FRM. Of course, missing formulas can also be inserted manually at any time.) Some formula files had to be split because in some cases Orgform 3.3 can not write all existing formula entries associated with a first letter of the formula name into a single file. Of course, since (starting with the 90s) I searched thousands of postings for frm entries, I can not completely rule out that there are some mistakes (for example, confusion of frm and par entries). But I think the collection now available is a good basis for creating an even better and more complete formula collection. Any suggestion where to upload the ZIP file (about 3.7 MB) to so that everyone can access it? Hans-Joachim Metzger

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