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- M A N D E L B R O T I M A G E S
- by Dave Moorman
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- Welcome to Mandelbrot Tours, the
- last "magic kingdom" not owned or
- operated by The Mouse! Our "Fractal
- Flyer" will be cruising at an attitude
- between -2 and 2 real and imaginary
- whatevers. Under your seat is an
- Algebra book that will serve as a
- flotation device in the unlikely event
- that we are forced to land in the
- Infinite Ocean!
-
- This tour is conducted via a
- virtual GUI. We wanted a HARDI, but
- the darned thing just never really
- virtually dried. On the view of the
- Main Bug (some call it "bugger
- island," but that is a polymisnomial)
- you will see six boxes. Point and
- click (mouse, joystick, or cursor/
- RETURN) within the box to move
- virtually closer to the Set. While
- viewing the Main Bug, clicking
- anywhere other than in a box will
- return you to the virtual safety of
- LOADSTAR. On subsequent views,
- clicking out of the box will return
- you to the Main Bug.
-
- Quite a number of interesting
- sight sites are included on this tour,
- including:
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- The Causeway Bug
- The C-Bug's Waste Matter
- Barney!
- Barney's Heart
- The Causeway Flotsam
- Barney!
- Barney's Heart
- The Lump on the Antenna
- The Great Swirl
- The Valley of the Seahorses
- Cape Coda
- Close-up of Cape Code
- Extreme Close-up of Cape Coda
- Microscopic Complexities
- of Cape Coda
-
- If you note some repetition in the
- views, please pretend you don't. In
- this fractally two-dimensional world,
- we need all the virtual depth we can
- muster.
-
- So -- if you will buckle your seat
- belts, put your reclining chair in its
- full and locked upright position, and
- drink down the rest of your duty free
- complimentary beverage, we will be on
- our way. Please keep hands, feet,
- head, and all other parts of your body
- inside the Fractal Flyer at all times.
- And remember, do not get up until this
- program has come to a full and
- compleat stop.
-
- Have a nice tour!
-
- DMM
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