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Thoughts from the mind of TazmnianDv@..., 12-07-2002:

>In a message dated 7/12/02 8:58:31 AM, h@... writes:
>
>>2. Calculate the next x and y by means of these two:
>>         x_(n+1) = x_n squared  -  y_n squared  +  p
>  >        y_(n+1) = 2 * x_n * y_n  +  q
>>
>
>ah .... the real and imaginery parts of the complex function w = z^2! 
>Complex plane after all.

Yes -- a large part of the fractal stuff takes place in the complex 
plane.  Esp. the more "natural looking" ones...

>Thanks for the detailed program. For fun, without programming, you can also
>use Kai Power Tools 5.0 ... "Fractal Explorer" to create all sorts of
>pictures of fractals.

There's a host of fractal programs for the Mac out there.  Mandella, 
for instance.  Just search some Mac shareware archives, graphics 
directory...  However, that's just the pics, which is no good if you 
want to experiment with sound.

-- 
Hendrik Jan Veenstra  <h@...>
Omega Art: http://www.ision.nl/users/h/index.html