; Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2011 10:01:05 -0400 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 22-10-11 (Platinum Oxide [7.5]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20111016033645.38b72560@pop.mindspring.com> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- October 22, 2011 (Rating 7.5) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; The October 22 image is late because I spent extra time today ; trying to get the 2000mhz fractal computer to run. The machine ; has always been questionable, and this morning, when it came on ; with a blue 'something's wrong' screen, I decided to try only ; one more time to get it running. Reseating all the cards did ; nothing, so I said farewell to the 9-year-old 2000mhz unit, ; stored it in the closet, and brought the 13-year-old 200mhz ; machine out of retirement. ; ; The older machine booted up perfectly, and now has the position ; of honor on the fractal desk top, where it will remain until ; replaced by the next currently active machine to be retired. ; The failed machine will live on however through its video card, ; which handles the Fractint DOS video modes perfectly, and which ; I will install in the replacement machine. ; ; Today's image is a quickie that I found on the old fractal ; computer after the newer unit stopped working. The very fast ; image is a mixture of Z^2 and Z^5 created by the FinDivBrot-2 ; formula. The rating of a 7.5 includes an unusual 1.5-point ; bonus for my coloring work. The basic fractal shape has ; appeared several times previously as FOTD's, but I did devote a ; considerable time to achieve the slate-gray effect, which was ; only inspired by the program and needed much hand work. ; ; The central shape is filled with quintic minibrots, all of which ; are virtually identical and not worth the trip down. The parent ; minibrot is one of those deceptive Mandelbrot sets that at first ; glance appears normal, but develops more quintic-like features ; the deeper one dives into it. ; ; The name "Platinum Oxide" refers to the overall color cast. ; ; The calculation time of 35 seconds is an estimate. The image ; actually took 2 minutes and 13 seconds on the 200mhz unit. On ; the 2000mhz machine, which runs 4 times, (not 10 times}, as ; fast, I assume it would finish in 35 seconds. ; ; The already-calculated image is available on the official FOTD ; web site at: ; ; ; ; The high-definition version is at: ; ; ; ; The original, now classic web site may be accessed at: ; ; ; ; Today's weather here at Fractal Central was a repeat of ; yesterday's, with more dry but dark clouds, raw winds and a ; temperature of 52F 11C. The fractal cats took the day in ; stride, and were distracted only by a major cat fight that broke ; out in the back yard when two prowling tomcats crossed paths. ; The humans had a routine day, though I became quite annoyed when ; the 2000mhz fractal computer went on the blink again. ; ; The next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours. Until then, take ; care, and the most qualified does not always win. ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth@mindspring.com ; jimmuth@aol.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Platinum_Oxide { ; time=0:00:35.00-SF5 on a P2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=FinDivBrot-2 function=recip passes=1 center-mag=+0.3596259397545952/+0.6447633584097521\ /3515559/1/-30/0 params=5/100000/0/0 float=y maxiter=1500 inside=0 periodicity=6 colors=000fdLhdKjcJkcImcGocFqcErcDn_FjWHfSIbPKZLLV\ HNREOUKNWQMYWL`aKbgJdlJJhLKQPNSRPUTRWVTYXV_ZXa`Zcb\ `edbgfdihgkkimmkoonqrpstruvtwxzzzvvvrrrmmmhhhcccZZ\ ZUUUPPPKKKFFFAAA55500000000000000000000U00cQNmSUmN\ SqIRwGOsEMpCKmAIi8Gf7Ec8Gd8Hd9Id9JeAKeALeBMfBNfCOf\ CPgDQgDRgVzrEShEThFUhFVhGWiGXiHYiHZjI_jI`jJakJbkKc\ kKdlLelLflMgmMhmNimNjmOknOlnPmnPnoQooQpoRqpRrpSspS\ tqTuqTvqUwrUxrVyrJsvPwtzksylrxlrwlrwmrvmrumrunrtnr\ snrrorrorqorpprpproprnqrmqrmqrlrrkrrkrrjsrisrhsrht\ rgtrftrfureurdurcvrcvrbvrawrawr`wr_xrZxrZxrYyrXyrX\ yrWzrVzrt`FrbIpdKoeNmgPkiSjjUhlXgmZeoacqcbrf`thZvk\ YwmWypboKapMapNaqP`qQ`rS`rT_sV_sW_tYZtZZu`ZuaYubYv\ dYveXwgXwhXxjWxkWymWynVzpVzqJC3MPGPaTSneCCWDEXDFYE\ GYEHZFIZFK_GL_GM`GN`HOaHQaIRbISbJTcJUdKVdKXeKYeLZf\ L_fM`gMbgNchNdhOeiOfiOhjPijPjkQklQllRmmRomSpnSqnSr\ oTsoTupUvpYeS_dQadPcdOddN } frm:FinDivBrot-2 { ; Jim Muth z=(0,0), c=pixel, a=-(real(p1)-2), esc=(real(p2)+16), b=imag(p1): z=(b)*(z*z*fn1(z^(a)+b))+c |z| < esc } ; END PARAMETER FILE========================================= ; ; ; ; _______________________________________________ ; Fractint mailing list ; Fractint@mailman.xmission.com ; http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fractint ;