CompuServe Messages

Mike: Yes, it's a drag when technology abets laziness, mediocrity, and rudeness. Voice mail can be a Good Thing when it's properly designed, but too often it turns into an elaborate and frustrating maze. There's no such thing as "Chaos lab" – "CA Lab" and "CHAOS" are two separate packages. I think CHAOS and Fractint are different enough to make it worth owning both ('specially since the latter is free <g>). There certainly is some overlap, but they take quite distinctive approaches. It's been a while since I've worked much with either, but I recall preferring Fractint for the Mandelbrot and related sets – seems like it was faster. CHAOS definitely has the user interface edge, but Fractint certainly isn't hard to use. I really like CHAOS's other modules, especially Strange Attractors and Magnets and Pendula. – Mark M.