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Update 2022-05-03 to SDL version
by Jonathan Osuch 13 Aug '23

13 Aug '23

Folks, An updated version of SDL Fractint has been uploaded to www.fractint.net. Fixes include: Fixed palette editor font. Fixed prompt/tab screen borders when a fractal type or formula has no parameters. Enabled orbits window. Fixed sound routines so emulation of PC speaker works and turns off when sound=no is used. Fixed functionality of orbitsave=yes/no/sound so that it will now turn off when orbitsave=no is used at the command prompt screen <G>. Note that I did not get the PC speaker emulation to reproduce the screech that you get in the DOS version when the orbit delay is too short. The sound skips, instead. The click due to the square wave cutting off when the note is ended is faithfully reproduced. The Advanced Sound Control features are not implemented. Look in the directory at: https://www.fractint.net/ftp/experimental/ For: Windows version (32-bit) is: SDL2-fractint-20.05alpha-2022-05-03.zip Pre-compiled 64-bit Linux version is: SDL2-Xfractint-20.05alpha-2022-05-03.tar.xz Jonathan

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not sure who remembers me, but
by travelgirl.fics＠gmail.com 30 Jun '23

30 Jun '23

was active as one of the stone group artists back on compuserve in the good ol' days, pre-1997 Ior so). remember bert, tim, lee skinner, and a few others from that time, but it has also been over 25 years... if you were there back then, feel free to say hi... oh, and if there's a program useable today (preferably free) that will read the old PAR files and generate images in larger resolutions than 1024x768, i'd love to hear about it. system is win10 if that helps, but i might be able to scrounge up some linux hardware if i had to... thanks. caren

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Off-topic - C++ for Windows 10
by mchris＠value.net - Webmail 26 Jun '23

26 Jun '23

I know this is off-topic, but I figured I could find developers here with good advice. Anyone out there working in C++ for Windows 10? I need to port a bunch of MS-DOS Borland Turbo C++ code and would really like to avoid learning a new programming language if possible. I've done some preliminary research on compiler options, but would like input from trusted sources. Thanks in advance! - Bud (AKA Mark Christenson)

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Practical fractal
by Edward Montague 24 Jun '23

24 Jun '23

As mentioned in previous threads, and attempted through a frm and par file; I'm also interested in the application of Fractals to the classical representations of Nature. In particular the solution of non linear differential equations. At the inception of Fractint, there was the discrete representation of differential equations; the Lorenz attractor being one of these. Has this progressed; is there accompanying documentation ?

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