LAST-MINUTE DOCUMENTATION for Fractal Grafics, Version 1.0, April, 1990
  Copyright, 1990 by Cedar Software, R1 Box 5140, Morrisville, VT  05661

This file contains important information not covered in the manual.
Most of this should be read after you get acquainted with Fractal Grafics,
so you should print a copy.  Enter the following at the DOS prompt:

COPY A:README.TXT PRN

The following topics are covered:

      CONTENTS OF THE DISK(S)
      BONUS FRACTAL TEMPLATES
      TO INSTALL FRACTAL GRAFICS

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CONTENTS OF THE DISK(S)

If there is any problem reading files during installation, or you suspect your
Fractal Grafics disk has been damaged, check the contents against this list:

  README  .BAT   Types last-minute documentation
  INSTALL .BAT   Types installation instructions
  HARDDISK.BAT   Installs to hard disk

  README  .TXT   | Text typed by BAT files
  INSTALL .TXT   |
  HARDDISK.TXT   |

  FG      .EXE   The Fractal Grafics program
  JULIMAN .EXE   The Juliman program (draws Mandelbrot and Julia Sets)

  STARTUP .PCX   EGA/VGA startup picture
  CGASTART.PCX   CGA startup picture
  FRACTALS.PCX   Picture for instantaneous gratification

  STARTUP .FRT   Fractal template loaded when FG starts up

  HELP           Sub-directory containing 20 help files (HELP1 through HELP20)

  EXAMPLES       Sub-directory containing example files
                 (on its own a 5.25" disk with COPYEXAM.BAT and COPYEXAM.TXT)

 The EXAMPLES sub-directory contains:

  *       .FRT   Library of example fractals (167 files)

  JULIASET.PCX   The Julia Set at (0.27334, 0.00742), drawn by Juliman
  MANDSET .PCX   The Mandelbrot set, drawn by the Juliman program
                 (Colors adjusted with Fractal Grafics)
  CGASAMPL.PCX   | Sample CGA/EGA/VGA pictures
  EGASAMPL.PCX   | (Created by templates of same names)
  VGASAMPL.PCX   |

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BONUS FRACTAL TEMPLATES

The following fractal template files are included on your EXAMPLES disk,
but are NOT documented in the Guidebook.  All have the .FRT file extension.

 Filename    Description
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 YES!        The word YES! made up of copies of itself
 CHAOS       The word CHAOS made up of copies of itself
 CITY1       |
 CITY2       | Draw all four of these one after the
 LITES1      | other to make a city skyline
 LITES2      |
 DRAGON      A fire-breathing dinosaur
 OAK         The oak tree on the front of the manual
 FLOWER1     |
 FLOWER2     |
 FLOWER3     | The flowers under the oak on the manual
 FLOWER4     |
 FLOWER5     |
 HOUSES      A fanciful abstraction (Pueblos, perhaps?)
 FROGS       |
 SPAZOOM     | Three more fanciful abstractions
 SEAHORSE    |
 TOPO        A topographical map of a mountain
             (Try this together with the RIVER template)
 F-RACTAL    |
 FR          |
 FRA         | The letters of the word "Fractals"
 FRAC        |
 FRACT       |
 FRACTA      |
 FRACTAL     |
 FRACTALS    |

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TO INSTALL FRACTAL GRAFICS

If you haven't done so already, insert the PROGRAM disk in drive A,
type A:INSTALL, and press the Enter key for instructions on installing
and running the program.

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