Kathy, It seems like you trying to run fractint from windows shell. This usually works, but sometimes (as you see) there can be problems. It is best to run in native DOS. As your system boots up, hit F8 key. This will give you a menu. Choose "command prompt only". This will boot you into Dos 7.0. Run fractint there. When you are done, just type "win" and hit ENTER key and you will be in windows. You should also know how to use DOS, like navigating to directories, using DOS commands, and the EDIT program. If you use fractint a lot (like I do) you can configure your win98se system to boot to DOS every time without need F8 key. I can tell you details how to do this if interested. Too much to spell out all here. JoTz ----- Original Message ----- From: <fractint-request@mailman.xmission.com> To: <fractint@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 10:06 AM Subject: Fractint Digest, Vol 12, Issue 6 > Send Fractint mailing list submissions to<BR> > fractint@mailman.xmission.com<BR> > <BR> > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<BR> > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fractint<BR> > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<BR> > fractint-request@mailman.xmission.com<BR> > <BR> > You can reach the person managing the list at<BR> > fractint-owner@mailman.xmission.com<BR> > <BR> > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<BR> > than "Re: Contents of Fractint digest..."<BR> > <BR> > <BR> > Today's Topics:<BR> > <BR> >    1. Problems running Fractint (Kathy Roth)<BR> >    2. Re: Problems running Fractint (Paul N. Lee)<BR> >    3. FOTD  08-02-04  (Jungle Lushness [6]) (Jim Muth)<BR> >    4. Fractint version 20.3 patch 1 (Jonathan Osuch)<BR> >    5. FOTD  09-02-04  (Apples and Oranges [7]) (Jim Muth)<BR> >    6. FOTD  10-02-04  (Order from Chaos [5]) (Jim Muth)<BR> >    7. FOTD  11-02-04  (Watchtower [8]) (Jim Muth)<BR> > <BR> > <BR> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------< BR> > <BR> > Message: 1<BR> > Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2004 21:31:29 -0800<BR> > From: Kathy Roth <kroth@well.com><BR> > Subject: [Fractint] Problems running Fractint<BR> > To: Fractint and General Fractals Discussion<BR> > <fractint@mailman.xmission.com><BR> > Message-ID: <4025C9B1.8000109@well.com><BR> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed<BR> > <BR> > Hi<BR> > I recently had some work done<BR> > on my computer and am unable to run<BR> > Fractint now- I have a very knowledgeable<BR> > computer consultant but he is not particulary<BR> > familiar with Fractint so I was wondering<BR> > if i can get some input from the list.<BR> > here are the details-<BR> >     Since about 1999 I have  had a Pentium<BR> > 500 running Windows '98 which was<BR> > put together by the consultant.  It has<BR> > a Matrox something or other card that was<BR> > chosen for Fractint and I have been<BR> > very happy with this system.  I use Netscape<BR> > rather than Microsoft Explorer and it was<BR> > version 4 something, have recently been<BR> > unable to access  some web sites because<BR> > of the old version of Netscape.  I use a modem.<BR> > This did not bother me much because<BR> > we have a fast connection at work and<BR> > if I needed to find something I could do it at<BR> > work.  I did want to be able to<BR> > listen to streaming audio and download<BR> > MP3's which I was not able to do but<BR> > other than that was happy.  I would not<BR> > have changed anything except there<BR> > started to be a smell and I<BR> > thought the fan had broken- it<BR> > was intermittent, turned out to<BR> > be the power cord burning and it was<BR> > replaced.  Meanwhile, they upgraded<BR> > Netscape and installed some virus<BR> > software and other stuff and now<BR> > I cannot run Fractint.  I had version 18.6<BR> > in a file with about 2000 formulas, gifs,<BR> > unrelated stuff.  It would draw the default<BR> > mandelbrot and then the computer<BR> > would freeze, Ctrl-alt- delete would not<BR> > work and it needed to be unplugged.<BR> > I downloaded the newest version of<BR> > Fractint into a separate file and it<BR> > worked once but could not access the<BR> > other files.  I backed up those files<BR> > onto a CD (and as i came back into<BR> > the room where the computer was<BR> > not in its usual place, tripped over<BR> > the open CD drawer and broke it.)<BR> > Then I decided to download the new<BR> > Fractint into the old file, thinking<BR> > the program was corrupted in some way.<BR> > It did not work and froze the computer.<BR> > Then I tried the other version in the new<BR> > file and it also does not work reliably<BR> > but sometimes works- it seems to<BR> > depend somewhat on what video<BR> > mode I choose but mostly freezes the<BR> > computer.  I suspect something in the<BR> > new software is interfering- is this likely?-<BR> > I'll list the new software below.<BR> > While the computer was being fixed I<BR> > had  decided  to get a new laptop<BR> > to take to work and to connect to<BR> > the T1 line and to do new<BR> > stuff on, and to keep this computer<BR> > to run Fractint and some older DOS<BR> > programs etc., so I would be happy<BR> > to go back to the old situation<BR> > if I knew what the problem was.<BR> > (BTW I selected a beautiful light<BR> > IBM think pad, their customer<BR> > service and technical support has<BR> > been superb, they answer the phone<BR> > in 90 sec and know who you are,<BR> > unfortunately the laptop died midway<BR> > through set-up and they are<BR> > replacing it no questions asked,<BR> > so you can imagine I'm<BR> > a little frustrated.)<BR> > <BR> > Here's a list of the new software:<BR> > Netscape 7.1<BR> > real Player latest free version<BR> > WinAmp<BR> > Ad-aware6.0<BR> > Norton antivirus 2003<BR> > Live!ware<BR> > new Windows Media Player<BR> > <BR> > Anyone have any ideas???<BR> > Thanks so much-<BR> > Kathy Roth<BR> > <BR> > <BR> > <BR> > >  <BR> > ><BR> > <BR> > <BR> > <BR> > <BR> > ------------------------------<BR> > <BR> > Message: 2<BR> > Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2004 23:55:53 -0600<BR> > From: "Paul N. Lee" <Paul.N.Lee@Worldnet.att.net><BR> > Subject: Re: [Fractint] Problems running Fractint<BR> > To: fractint@mailman.xmission.com<BR> > Message-ID: <4025CF69.5BC0@Worldnet.att.net><BR> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii<BR> > <BR> > Kathy Roth wrote:<BR> > ><BR> > > I recently had some work done on my<BR> > > computer and am unable to run Fractint<BR> > > now-     ........<BR> > > ....so you can imagine I'm a little<BR> > > frustrated.<BR> > ><BR> > > Anyone have any ideas???<BR> > <BR> > Personally, I would say as soon as you get your laptop back, and it is<BR> > in good working condition, just back up the files you want to keep and<BR> > then reformat the whole drive and reload Win-98 as if it were a new<BR> > system.<BR> > <BR> > Sometimes starting from scratch is much better, and you only have to<BR> > install those few programs you actually will need.  This will leave you<BR> > with a much cleaner system than one that has had several programs and<BR> > applications installed and removed over the years.<BR> > <BR> > Sincerely,<BR> > P.N.L.<BR> > -------------------------------------------------<BR> > http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/PNL_Fractals.html<BR> > http://www.Nahee.com/Fractals/<BR> > <BR> > <BR> > ------------------------------<BR> > <BR> > Message: 3<BR> > Date: Sun, 08 Feb 2004 09:55:09 -0500<BR> > From: Jim Muth <jamth@mindspring.com><BR> > Subject: [Fractint] FOTD  08-02-04  (Jungle Lushness [6])<BR> > To: fractint@mailman.xmission.com<BR> > Cc: philofractal@lists.fractalus.com<BR> > Message-ID: <1.5.4.16.20040208095739.0d6f4c84@pop.mindspring.com><BR> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"<BR> > <BR> > <BR> > FOTD -- February 08, 2004 (Rating 6)<BR> > <BR> > Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:<BR> > <BR> > I named today's image "Jungle Lushness".  Perhaps I should have <BR> > named it something like "Too Lush".  The image has almost too <BR> > much richness.  No jungle on earth was ever as lush as the scene <BR> > in the image, not even in the deepest depths of the Amazon rain <BR> > forest.<BR> > <BR> > This over-abundance of detail and color has cost the image one <BR> > full rating point.  After careful consideration, I could give <BR> > the image a rating no higher than a 6, which is still somewhat <BR> > above average, but falls short of the 7 that I first considered.<BR> > <BR> > The parent fractal was created by combining 1 negative part of <BR> > Z^(-1.1) with 0.1 negative part of Z^(-11) and adding (1/C).  <BR> > This parent is several orders too large to fit on the default <BR> > screen, but a single outzoom reveals the most interesting parts. <BR> > The interesting part of the parent consists of an oversized <BR> > banana-shaped hole with a Mandelbrot set lying at its southwest <BR> > extremity.  The banana-shaped hole splits the East Valley of the <BR> > M-set as it joins with the set.  Today's scene is located on the <BR> > shoreline of the hole, near the point where it joins the M-set.<BR> > <BR> > The traditional equal-iteration-band method of rendering today's <BR> > scene produces a very interesting image -- almost good enough to <BR> > be a FOTD.  The evaporated version, which appears as today's <BR> > FOTD, is improved just enough to be the version I chose.<BR> > <BR> > As an 'evaporated' image, today's scene consists entirely of <BR> > trapped inside points made visible by the 'bof61' inside fill.  <BR> > This fill traces quite faithfully the foundation features of the <BR> > 'real' image that has been evaporated, but adds bells and <BR> > whistles that the real image never had.<BR> > <BR> > Sometimes a humdrum scene can be improved by evaporating it, <BR> > sometimes not.  The only way to find out is to go ahead and <BR> > evaporate an image and see what can be done with the ghostly <BR> > remains.  There are also 'half-evaporated' and 'extra-condensed' <BR> > versions of images created by negative exponents of Z, but I <BR> > have yet to do much investigating in these areas.<BR> > <BR> > The render time of today's image is 13-3/4 minutes.  Combined <BR> > with the rating of a 6, its overall value is 44 -- a value that <BR> > is not too bad.  The image may be seen quicker by downloading it <BR> > from Paul's web site at:<BR> > <BR> >        <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html><BR> > <BR> > Saturday turned into a quite pleasant day here at Fractal <BR> > Central, when sun and an unexpectedly warm temperature of 43F 6C <BR> > prevailed most of the afternoon.  The cats enjoyed the few spots <BR> > where the sun is now shining above the holly trees in the early <BR> > afternoon, and ignored the remaining ice.  But this morning <BR> > things are again frozen solid.  It once again feels like winter. <BR> > I doubt that the duo will have a second good day.<BR> > <BR> > My day will probably be average . . . most days are . . . that <BR> > is unless something unexpectedly good or bad happens.  Since <BR> > nothing like this is likely to occur, the day will probably pass <BR> > with nothing more notable taking place than the appearance of <BR> > the next FOTD fractal image.  When that happens, we will have <BR> > found tomorrow's FOTD.  Until then, take care, and does the <BR> > brain create the mind, or does the mind create the brain . . . <BR> > or is it all just one big fractal?<BR> > <BR> > <BR> > Jim Muth<BR> > jamth@mindspring.com<BR> > jimmuth@aol.com<BR> > <BR> > <BR> > START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================<BR> > <BR> > Jungle_Lushness    { ; 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Jim Muth<BR> > a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), d=real(p2), f=imag(p2),<BR> > g=1/f, h=1/d, j=1/(f-b), z=(-a*b*g*h)^j,<BR> > k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel):<BR> > z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c,<BR> > |z| < l }<BR> > <BR> > END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE==================================<BR> > <BR> > <BR> > <BR> > ------------------------------<BR> > <BR> > Message: 4<BR> > Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2004 17:25:05 -0600<BR> > From: Jonathan Osuch <osuchj@avalon.net><BR> > Subject: [Fractint] Fractint version 20.3 patch 1<BR> > To: Fractint and General Fractals Discussion<BR> > <fractint@mailman.xmission.com><BR> > Message-ID: <200402081725.05278.osuchj@avalon.net><BR> > Content-Type: text/plain;  charset="us-ascii"<BR> > <BR> > Fractint and Xfractint version 20.1 patch 1 is now available on the <BR> > developer's web site.<BR> > <BR> > What's new:<BR> > <BR> > Fixed the float bailout for the lambdafn fractal type when the EXP function<BR> > is used so the float and integer images match.<BR> >   <BR> > Jan Andres contributed Xfractint fixes that allow compiling with newer<BR> > versions of gcc because varargs.h is no longer supported.  Enabled the<BR> > use of the long double type on Solaris.  Moved the getwd() macro definition<BR> > in prompts1.c after the #include lines, to avoid the mess that happens when<BR> > the prototype for getwd() is included but it's already defined as a macro.<BR> > Added some Solaris-specific comments to the Makefile.<BR> > <BR> > Fixed the sound in Xfractint so the beep turns off now.<BR> > <BR> > Changed lsys.c to use inline1 instead of the reserved word inline.<BR> > <BR> > Jonathan<BR> > <BR> > <BR> > <BR> > ------------------------------<BR> > <BR> > Message: 5<BR> > Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2004 10:11:57 -0500<BR> > From: Jim Muth <jamth@mindspring.com><BR> > Subject: [Fractint] FOTD  09-02-04  (Apples and Oranges [7])<BR> > To: fractint@mailman.xmission.com<BR> > Cc: philofractal@lists.fractalus.com<BR> > Message-ID: <1.5.4.16.20040209101426.0da7473e@pop.mindspring.com><BR> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"<BR> > <BR> > <BR> > FOTD -- February 09, 2004 (Rating 7)<BR> > <BR> > Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:<BR> > <BR> > Today's image takes us once again to that ultimate fractal <BR> > reality, the Mandelbrot set, for a brief stay in one of the more <BR> > remote valleys.  I call the M-set the ultimate fractal reality <BR> > with some misgivings.  I am not certain that such a thing as <BR> > fractal reality exists.  As far as that goes, I am not even <BR> > certain that such a thing as physical reality exists.  (I am <BR> > reasonably certain that I exist however.)  But if anything like <BR> > ultimate fractal reality does exist, the Mandelbrot set comes as <BR> > close to filling that definition as we have yet come.<BR> > <BR> > The scene of today's action lies in a spiral deep in the outer <BR> > side of the right branch of the valley leading to the large <BR> > period-4 bud on the northeast shoreline of the main bay of the <BR> > Mandelbrot set.  The features that appear in the image are <BR> > familiar to those with experience exploring the M-set.  This <BR> > familiarity cost the image one full rating point.  But to make <BR> > up for the familiarity, the coloring is somewhat unexpected, and <BR> > this originality added one full point to the rating.  As a <BR> > result, we have an image with a rating of a 7 and, due to the <BR> > short render time, an overall value of 321.<BR> > <BR> > I named the image "Apples and Oranges".  The tiny orange spots <BR> > remind me of oranges.  The apples were added just to make a more <BR> > interesting name.<BR> > <BR> > There are two ways of viewing the image: first, by running the <BR> > included parameter file; second, by downloading the completed <BR> > GIF image from:<BR> > <BR> >        <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html><BR> > <BR> > It remained sunny but breezy and quite cold here at Fractal <BR> > Central on Sunday.  The temperature never rose above freezing, <BR> > which kept Tippy the tabby indoors.  Thomas, the rusty, ventured <BR> > out onto the remaining ice for a few minutes before deciding <BR> > that comfort was the better part of valor, and hastily retreat-<BR> > ing back inside.  They both ended the day with a treat of left-<BR> > over salmon.  Today is starting milder.  Hopefully, it will <BR> > be better for the duo.<BR> > <BR> > For me, it looks like today might be a bit on the busy side.  <BR> > But unless an avalanche of unexpected work arrives, I'll find <BR> > time to dredge up another fractal worthy of FOTD status.  Until <BR> > tomorrow, when that next fractal will appear, take care, and see <BR> > you then.<BR> > <BR> > <BR> > Jim Muth<BR> > jamth@mindspring.com<BR> > jimmuth@aol.com<BR> > <BR> > <BR> > START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================<BR> > <BR> > Apples_and_Oranges  { ; 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charset="us-ascii"<BR> > <BR> > <BR> > FOTD -- February 10, 2004 (Rating 5)<BR> > <BR> > Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:<BR> > <BR> > With today's image we tunnel quite deep into the Mandelbrot set. <BR> > At the end of our trip we find ourselves in a remote valley just <BR> > off the northwest shoreline of the main bud of the large midget <BR> > on the negative X-axis.  This area consists of areas of wild <BR> > chaos interspersed with relatively orderly and almost straight <BR> > filaments.  The nature of the general area, with its mixture of <BR> > order and chaos, is reflected quite well in today's image, which <BR> > I have named "Order from Chaos".<BR> > <BR> > The magnitude of the image is really in the range of arbitrary <BR> > precision math, but I have forced the program to use the conven-<BR> > tional math routine by including the 'mathtolerance=/1' entry in <BR> > the parameter file.  In such a chaotic image, the resulting <BR> > breakdown in resolution is barely noticeable, and the time saved <BR> > is a sizable part of a day.<BR> > <BR> > One result of forcing the use of conventional math is the <BR> > unwanted stretching and skewing, which is reported on the 'tab' <BR> > screen of the image.  This distortion is barely noticeable, but <BR> > those who wish to render the image marginally more accurately <BR> > may be re-enable arbitrary precision math by striking the 'g' <BR> > key and entering the command 'mathtolerance=/0'.<BR> > <BR> > The 'logmap' method of coloring does not work with today's <BR> > image.  The 'tdis' option runs very slowly.  The other outside <BR> > coloring options either create too much chaos or run far too <BR> > slowly.  The best method I found of coloring today's image is <BR> > also the simplest -- outside=iter logmap=0.<BR> > <BR> > When the time came to rate the image, I was undecided whether to <BR> > consider the overworked nature of the M-set.  Is today's image <BR> > really that unusual?  After almost 20 years of exploration, is <BR> > there anything truly new to be found in the M-set within the <BR> > range of conventional math?  One would think so.  At the magni-<BR> > tude of today's image, the entire M-set would be about as large <BR> > as the solar system.  And except for the X-axis symmetry, no two <BR> > spots of the M-set are identical.  But the differences are often <BR> > infinitesimal, and for all practical purposes, the major varia-<BR> > tions have long since been found.  Considering all this, I rated <BR> > today's image at an above-average 6, which, with the render time <BR> > of just under 5 minutes, gives an overall value of 125.  I must <BR> > get a machine fast enough to make arbitrary precision math prac-<BR> > tical.  Way down deep is where the undiscovered M-set goodies <BR> > lie.<BR> > <BR> > To see the image, run the included parameter file and sit back <BR> > to watch the fun, or go to Paul's FOTD web site at:<BR> > <BR> >        <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html><BR> > <BR> > and download the image from there.<BR> > <BR> > The clouds moved in quickly here at Fractal Central on Monday, <BR> > but the temperature reached 46F 8C, which was mild enough for <BR> > the fractal cats to enjoy a full 90 minutes in the yard.  They <BR> > must have enjoyed their outing.  When the day ended, they were <BR> > content to settle down without a special treat.<BR> > <BR> > Today brings both work and fractals for me.  The work I will <BR> > finish; 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charset="us-ascii"<BR> > <BR> > <BR> > FOTD -- February 11, 2004 (Rating 8)<BR> > <BR> > Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:<BR> > <BR> > In yesterday's FOTD we tried to show what happens in filaments <BR> > along the shorelines of midgets that lie on the negative X-axis <BR> > of the Mandelbrot set.  This first attempt was only moderately <BR> > successful.<BR> > <BR> > Today we make the second attempt -- one that is somewhat more <BR> > successful.  We jump to a midget on the X-axis a short distance <BR> > beyond the largest midget, and examine the filaments near its <BR> > shoreline.  The filaments here are covered with tiny nodes which <BR> > remind me of long fences with watchtowers positioned every <BR> > kilometer or so.  These fractal watchtowers are islands of chaos <BR> > with smaller midgets at the center.  Today's image illustrates <BR> > one of these watchtowers -- an island of chaos sitting in a <BR> > prairie of order.<BR> > <BR> > I named the image "Watchtower" and rated it at an 8.  The rating <BR> > might be a bit excessive, but I do rather enjoy the image.  When <BR> > combined with the render time of 44 seconds, the image has an <BR> > overall value of 1067.  (I really must bring some consistency to <BR> > the way I determine the overall value.)<BR> > <BR> > The image may be seen by running the attached parameter file and <BR> > enjoying the lightning-fast rendering show, or by taking a trip <BR> > to Paul's FOTD web site at:<BR> > <BR> >        <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html><BR> > <BR> > and downloading the completed GIF image from there.<BR> > <BR> > Tuesday turned out to be the best day in over a month here at <BR> > Fractal Central.  The temperature of 52F 11C, gentle breezes, <BR> > and warm sun, gave the cat duo all they could ask for.  They <BR> > explored the yard from noon until sunset, somehow managing to <BR> > stay out of trouble for over 5 hours.  Today is starting colder, <BR> > but not extremely so.  It remains to be seen what the cats will <BR> > make of the day.<BR> > <BR> > I'm going to make another work day of it.  About 4 hours of work <BR> > waits in the rack beside the desk, and the only way to move it <BR> > to the finished rack is to get started.  So until next FOTD, <BR> > take care, and how many fractals could fit on the head of a pin?<BR> > <BR> > <BR> > Jim Muth<BR> > jamth@mindspring.com<BR> > jimmuth@aol.com<BR> > <BR> > <BR> > START PARAMETER FILE=======================================<BR> > <BR> > Watchtower         { ; 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