fractals

[David Kensiski]

In SunSpots v8 n181, Jon Dunn <jwd at phil.indiana.edu> asks:

> Are there any Sunview programs which plot Mandelbrot sets or other
> fractals?

A program called rpcmand is available on the 1987 Sun User Group tape.
Not only does it display fractal images, but it allows you to offload
calculating the set to any hosts capable of sending and receiving RPC
packets. 

According to the README:

| This program was written by Phil Heller, sun!pheller.  It has been enhanced
| and mangled by John Gilmore, hoptoad!gnu.
| 
| [Contributed April 17, 1987 to the Sun User Group tape by: 
|  
|         Philip Heller 
|         Sun Microsystems, Inc. 
|         2550 Garcia Avenue, Mailstop 10-16 
|         Mountain View, CA, USA  94043 
|         +1 415 960 1300 
|         sun!terrapin!heller
| 
| Sun Microsystems owns this program.  John Gilmore's changes are public
| domain.]

David L. Kensiski, KB6HCN     Martin Marietta Data Systems
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