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This website contains an archive of files for the Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, Acorn Archimedes, Commodore 16 and Commodore 64 computers, which Dominic Ford has rescued from his private collection of floppy disks and cassettes.
Some of these files were originally commercial releases in the 1980s and 1990s, but they are now widely available online. I assume that copyright over them is no longer being asserted. If you own the copyright and would like files to be removed, please contact me.
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History of FracPaint ==================== Version 1.00, 4 April 1993 -------------------------- first working version. Version 1.20, 29 April 1993 --------------------------- * much more fractal formulas. * colour methods added (both inside and outside). * solid-guess generating method added. * progression dialog box added. * preferences dialog box added. * a large number of small bugs removed. Version 1.39, 7 June 1993 ------------------------- * colour map file support added. * colour map dialog box added. * sprite export routines added. * menu structure changed. * faster redraw window routines. * faster calculation. * undo-redo added. * shortkeys added for a number of functions. * number of colour methods added. * a large number of small bugs removed. Version 1.84, 7 October 1993 ---------------------------- * risc OS 3 compliant. * 16 image windows can be opened. * colour range added. * menu structure changed. * some fractal formulas added. * colour cycle option added. * parameter file support added. * interactive help added. * a large number of small bugs removed. Version 2.18, 4 January 1994 ---------------------------- * new fixed-point routines. * faster floating point calculations. * improved user interface. * scale view dialog box added. * menu structure changed (Style guide compliant). * bailout parameter. * enhanced colour cycling. * more colour methods added. * file info dialog box added. * print option added. * user definable image size list added. * some fractal formulas added. * number of image generate passes configurable. * large number of calculation errors removed. * a large number of small bugs removed. Version 2.70, 29 October 1994 ----------------------------- * risc OS 3.5 support added. * improved user interface (using tab sheets and pop-up menus). * toolbox added (to open dialog boxes more easily). * dithering (to create more colour shades). * improved colour map handling (offset list, and more). * improved colour cycling (create colours). * author support in parameter files. * fractal formulas split into four different parts (much more formulas). * large number of calculation errors removed. * much better error handling. * pointer position dialog box added. * calculation statistics dialog box added. * computer speed information dialog box added. * exporting of 8, 15 en 24bpp sprites. * licensed version support * enhanced print support (via print queue). * a large number of small bugs removed.
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