Fracterm, Inc., a Vancouver software developer specializing in high speed
terminal programs, announced the release of Fracterm 1.1, the first BBS
package capable of real time graphics.

The package consists of four modules which can upgrade most BBS software to
full graphical status:

1) Software Compression based on fractals offers compression ratios in
excess of 200:1, resulting in image files just 10K or lower (256 color VGA
640X400, 24 bit). These files are ten times as small as the usual GIF
format images and accordingly can be downloaded ten times faster. The
images are resolution independent and can be enlarged without loss of
detail.

2) A Sysop Module allows the system operator to set up a separate database
on any BBS that will function as a graphical online catalogue. Images
appear in 4 to 7 seconds, with a descriptive text file.

3) The Terminal Program can access the BBS like any other but also performs
software decompression in two seconds, using the Zmodem protocol. Outside
the fractal area menu functions are read and processed as with any
conventional terminal program.

4) A Viewer allows the users to view the images downloaded off-line.

Pricing including is $175 per phone line. A format to support online
magazines or newspapers is scheduled to be released in Q4.

Fracterm CEO Dwight Jones observes that "..everyone thought that we'd have
to wait for both ISDN and fiber optics to see real time graphics, but
hopefully seeing is believing; it's here now."

FRACTERM offers an online demo at (604) 734-5800, Log On as Fracterm

Fracterm, 130-13160 Vanier Place, Richmond, BC V7V 2J2 CANADA
 Info: 604-244-7717,  fax: 604-244-7715,  
Sales: 800-676-3111,  Support:  800-497-3264

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