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From: brothers@jetsun.WEITEK.COM (bill brothers)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: The Book - _Fractal Programming in C_
Message-ID: <863@jetsun.WEITEK.COM>
Date: 2 Feb 90 17:46:38 GMT
References: <1303@crash.cts.com>
Reply-To: brothers@jetsun.WEITEK.COM (bill brothers)
Organization: WEITEK, Sunnyvale CA
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In article <1303@crash.cts.com> elund@pro-graphics.cts.com (Eric Lund) writes:
>In-Reply-To: message from rogerson@PEDEV.Columbia.NCR.COM
>
>write Mandelbrot, I'd suggested finding FRACTINT and FRACTDOC on a BBS.  They
>do integer math (quicker than floating point) and give you the C & ASM source.
                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
True mostly. If you are using a weitek FPU, most basic fp math operations are
2 cycles. I agree with the recommendation to check out FRACTINT et.al.


>Have fun with fractals!  (That's Mr. Roger's fractillic dimension, I think.)
>
>Eric
>
> ProLine: elund@pro-graphics

Bill
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