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  Re: plasma, bozo or whatever, just help me out  
From: Eitan Tal
Date: 1 Oct 1999 08:09:33
Message: <37F4A421.8C5B94F0@netvision.net.il>
I know the plasma is a function, I can't seem to see anything near that
so I am trying to think of something near it.

all fractals that fractint uses are functions and pretty short.

Nieminen Juha wrote:

> Eitan Tal <eit### [at] netvisionnetil> wrote:
> : I remember there's such fractal called plasma (bunch of colors
> : toghether) that is similar to bozo. I want to have the formula of it
>
>   The plasma in fractint (and my macro) is calculated iteratively using
> random steps. There's no (non-recursive) formula f(x,y) which returns the
> height at the point (x,y) according to the plasma.
>
>   (Well, strictly speaking there _might_ be such formula, but I have no idea
> how does it look and I have the feeling that it would be quite complicated).
>
>   If the iterative version is enough, one algorithm can be found in my
> macro (which I think Ken sent to you).
>
> --
> main(i,_){for(_?--i,main(i+2,"FhhQHFIJD|FQTITFN]zRFHhhTBFHhhTBFysdB"[i]
> ):5;i&&_>1;printf("%s",_-70?_&1?"[]":" ":(_=0,"\n")),_/=2);} /*- Warp -*/


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