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WELCOME TO THE SPANKY FRACTAL DATABASE
========================================
This is a collection of fractal's and fractal related material
for free distribution on the net. Most of the software was gathered from
various ftp sites on the internet and it is generally freeware or
shareware.
Please abide by the guidelines set down in the individual packages.
This database is also accessable through the WWW using LYNX or the
NCSA Mosaic client. The URL is http://spanky.triumf.ca/
The fractal images found here in the [pub.fractals.images.noel]
directory were created by me using the fractint formula system. They can
be
freely distributed, but I would appreciate a reference tag. This is
especially
true if it's published in any way. Money is always a nice gesture at
times
like that, or at least a copy or two for posterity. The fractals in the
[pub.fractals.images.others] directory are those that I have archived
from the
alt.binaries.pictures.fractals newsgroup. I haven't spoken to the posters
on
the subject of reuse, but I'm sure they would feel as I do. Their names
are
given in the index file in that directory. This is not a complete archive
or is
it intended to be. I don't see all the images posted and I only keep the
ones
I like, so I'm sorry if i've overlooked some of your favourites.
HOW TO NAVIGATE SPANKY
============================
SPANKY is a VAX/VMS system and as a result has a directory
structure
that is quite foreign to most of you, so this next section is worth
study.
The VMS directory structure is quite simple once you know it. All
directory specifications are delimited by open and closing square
brackets as
in [PUB] for example. Sub-directories are shown as files with the .DIR
extension when listing directory contents. Sub-directories can be reached
by adding them as an extension to the directory string specifier. They
must
be delimited by the "." decimal or period character as in [PUB.FRACTALS]
or
maybe [PUB.FRACTALS.IMAGES] or [PUB.FRACTALS.PROGRAMS]. Note that the
.DIR
file extension is dropped when specifying them in directory strings.
You can also go up and down the directory tree without specifying the
full
string. If your in the [PUB.FRACTALS] directory and see that it has a
PARAMS.DIR file indicating a sub-directory, you can reach it by using
the:
cd [.PARAMS] and it will use the parent directory as implied.
You can also go up a level by using the "-" minus sign character.
If your currently in [PUB.FRACTALS.DOCS] then:
cd [-] will move you into the [PUB.FRACTALS] parent directory.
WHAT'S THERE
===================
I've started to accumulate a reasonable selection of fractal related
programs and documents as well as images. It's all stuff that is
available on
the net but I thought it might be convienient if you could find it all in
one
place. If you know of worthwhile programs or articles that I haven't
included
and that are freely available then you could EMAIL me and tell me what it
is
and where I could find it. My address is noel@reg.triumf.ca
I'll try and keep things reasonably up-to-date. I've put them all in
associated sub-directories under the [PUB.FRACTALS] heading.
Get the INDEX.DOC file in this directory for a complete and up-todate
listing of what's available on this site.
Enjoy and discover.
Noel@reg.triumf.ca