Don't mean to be rude, but . . . . . . could we
"get at" something else, please ???
What about comments from readers re what might be
included on Jim's CD, now that he has all the files, and has obtained (I assume)
from PNL all the lists of duplicate names, similkar names, etc.
One thing that I would find extremely useful
(as I can recall a particular image frequently better than the name Jim gave it)
would be several different cross-referenced Indexes to the "1700+" images:
1) by Name (including Date, Par type, generating
equation type, subject matter), and from there to
2) by Subject (eg., "Flower"-like,
"anthropomorphic", Snowmen/women, the 10-12 images which have double/twinned
dwarves;etc.),
3) by "PAR type" by which I mean what Fractint
PAR family was used as Jim's starting point: foe example, it would
really be nice to have a list of all the images resulting from
the 12 equations which together form a "PAR Family" Jim has taught us to
call "Ikenaga Functions"; other examples abound of seemingly
obsure/trivial PAR's which have turned out to be incredibly-rich generators
of visually-pleasing and mathematically-interesting FOTD's);
4) by "generating function" (e.g., classify
images according to what exact equation was used as
Jim's starting point: ie, what exact [simple] function
- like Mandelbrot's - Jim used, with increasing in complexity in # of
terms, # of exponents, type of exponents, etc -- then we have a "roadmap"
(or cookbook) of sorts telling us how to produce the kind of image we want
to, and since Jim always comments on the PAR he used, and the specific equation,
such an Index would specify each image's connection to the underlying
mathematics - which IMHO, is the real beauty of Jim's work;
5) most important of all, by "Type"(ie.,
"Juli-Brot", mandeloid, Julia slices, etc),
Freed
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 2:53 PM
Subject: Re: [Fractint] At it
again...
> At 01:28 23/05/02 +1200, you wrote:
> >At 11:55 22/05/2002,
Gerald K. Dobiasovsky wrote:
> >
> >>P.S.
>
>>So here ("Who needs POV-Ray?") are the respective Fractint-
>
>>formulas:
> >
> >I think I'm outclassed. I mean,
here's me still tinkering in two
> >dimensions... Next thing to do
would be to parameterise things a bit...
> >
>
>
....
>
> the good old times are back.. (1995-1997)
>
>
>
>
>
>
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