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From: alonzo@microsoft.UUCP (Alonzo GARIEPY)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: Re: Mandelbrot on the HP-28S
Keywords: Mandelbrot fractals HP-28S
Message-ID: <10090@microsoft.UUCP>
Date: 29 Dec 89 18:07:25 GMT
References: <4373@rtech.rtech.com>
Reply-To: alonzo@microsoft.UUCP (Alonzo GARIEPY)
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In article <4373@rtech.rtech.com> glenk@llama.UUCP (Glen Kilpatrick) writes:
> I suggest 20->100; plots can take HOURS of continuous
> computations, and new batteries will probably give you only a few
> plots.

Have you considered one of the divide and conquer algorithms such as
Mariani's algorithm, mentioned in Scientific American?  I'll see if
I can get an example to post.  It might be possible to speed up the
inner loop a little with machine code.  Also, at the risk of losing
your batteries even faster, you might consider speeding up the calculator
with the FAST program.

alonzo