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Update 2020-02-09 to SDL version
by Jonathan Osuch 03 Jul '21

03 Jul '21

Folks, Fixed creation of parameter entries (using <b>) that randomly failed. Fixed fractal type menu items that did not return to the currently selected fractal. Changed Arbitrary Precision Math C code to use 32/64 bit routines instead of 16/32 bit routines. Look in the directory: https://www.fractint.org/ftp/experimental/ For: Windows version (32-bit) is: SDL2-fractint-20.05alpha-2020-02-09.zip Pre-compiled 64-bit Linux version is: SDL2-Xfractint-20.05alpha-2020-02-09.tar.xz Jonathan

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Archives updating
by Timothy Wegner 19 Jun '21

19 Jun '21

The archive links for the fractint list are working, but the list archives appear not to be updating. I have asked support about this. While I don't think the low traffic is the problem, we might be advised to post a few more messages in case there's some threshold before newer messages get archived. Tim

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Re: [Fractint] Fractint Digest, Vol 197, Issue 8
by marcusadriana＠mls.com.br 30 Nov '20

30 Nov '20

I think ManpWIN of Paul Deleeuw, operating in Windows 32 and 64 bits can solve part of speed and deep zoom into a lot of fractals, a great part of them came from fractint. Perturbation is a new interesting tool for fractals. It can be downloaded directly from Paul`s page: https://deleeuw.com.au/

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DOSBox and Fractint - need testing
by Timothy Wegner 30 Nov '20

30 Nov '20

Lately I have been getting emails from folks who long ago used Fractint, and wanted to try it again, only to discover it doesn't run under Windows. My guess is that these folks have lots of time on their hands because of the pandemic, which is why I am suddenly hearing from folks. Of course there are various other possibilities, including the SDL version Jonathan is working on, but my general answer has been to suggest they run the DOS version with DOSBox. I had generally recommended a version called DOSBox SVN Daum on a Chinese site. But today I learned that it is no longer maintained and is not recommended. So I found a much more recent DOSBox version, and set up some files that should make it very easy to use with Fractint. I would like some folks to try it. I have not yet written a readme or other instructions, but they are pretty simple. I would love some folks here to try it and and tell me if it works for you. Download the file https://fractint.net/ftp/current/DOSBox/DOSBoxX_Fractint.zip Unzip the zip archive to a directory on your Windows machine. You will see the directory DOSBoxX_Fractint containing a batch file, a directory for DOSBox-X and a directory for Fractint. You should be able to locate the batch file in Windows explorer and run it. DOSBox should come up running Fractint. Let me know if this works. DOSBox is the DOSBox-X version 0.83.7 compiled Oct 31, 2020, and Fractint is version 20.04.14. The VESA video modes should work up to 1600x1200 Feedback much appreciated. Hope everyone is healthy, my family is fine here. Tim

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