Disk No: 2304                                                           
Disk Title: Fractint                                                    
PC-SIG Version: S15.1                                                   
                                                                        
Program Title: Fractint                                                 
Author Version: 15.1                                                    
Author Registration: Copyrighted freeware.                              
Special Requirements: CGA                                               
                                                                        
FRACTINT plots and manipulates images of "objects" -- actually sets of  
mathematical points -- that have fractal dimension.  Using integer math,
these sets of points are generated by relatively simple calculations    
repeated over and over, feeding the results of each step back into the  
next, something computers can do very rapidly.  FRACTINT lets you zoom  
into a small area created by the calculations to reveal intricate       
detail, from which you can assign colors to selected points and         
"animate" the images by quickly shifting those color assignments.       
                                                                        
An advantage of FRACTINT over other fractal graphics programs is that,  
as formerly mentioned, it uses integer math, rather than the            
floating-point calculations. That means that you don't need a math      
coprocessor chip (aka floating-point unit or FPU), though it will       
recognize and automatically use an 80x87 chip if it's present.          
                                                                        
FRACTINT works with many adapter and graphics modes from CGA to the     
1024x768, 256-color 8514/A mode.  Even "larger" images, up to           
2048x2048x256, can be plotted to RAM, EMS, or disk: this bypasses the   
screen and allows you to create images with higher resolution than your 
current display can handle, and to run in "background" under            
multi-tasking control programs such as DESQview.                        
                                                                        
The program was born fast through an experiment in collaboration by Bert
Tyler and many volunteers.  The authors of this public domain program   
encourage further contribution of ideas to make FRACTINT even better    
than it already is:  "speedy, versatile, and all-around wonderful."     
                                                                        
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