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Article #315Re: Fractint 17.2: Intere
From: Timothy Wegner
Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1993 18:27
Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1993 18:27
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Re the name of Fractint. When I upload the files to SIMTEL I use the IBM PC name limitation. I attempt to include the name "FRAINT" in the file name and still have the full version number. If the full version number is longer, it eats into the name. Finally, I use the ".ZIP" extension. Thus for version 17.2 the file name is FRAIN172.ZIP. When version 18 comes out (no it is not ready yet!!) the name will be FRAINT18.ZIP. Of course this is the name for SIMTEL and it's mirrors. Sometimes other sites change the name. I upload FRACTINT as a ZIP and not a self-extracting archive at the request of Keith Peterson, although in my experience UNIX unzippers can handle self-extracting zip files. Finally, the source file has a similar naming convention, based on the name FRASRC. Thus the current source file name is FRASR172.ZIP. This is probably more than you wanted to know about this exciting topic! <g!> -- Tim Wegner Fractint co-author Internet: twegner@mwunix.mitre.org Compuserve: 71320.675@compuserve.com
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Newsgroups: sci.fractals Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!gatech!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!agate!linus!linus.mitre.org!twegner From: twegner@mwunix.mitre.org (Timothy Wegner) Subject: Re: Fractint 17.2: Intere Message-ID: <twegner.726258421@mwunix> Sender: news@linus.mitre.org (NONUSER) Nntp-Posting-Host: mwunix.mitre.org Organization: The MITRE Corporation References: <1407.1004.uupcb@satalink.com> Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 18:27:01 GMT Lines: 18