Where can I buy a Mandelbrot tiepin? Who wrote an article called 鈥楩ractal
fingers in viscous fluids鈥�? You will find the answers to these questions,
and many more, in a new disc-based information source, FRAC鈥機etera. FRAC鈥機etera
is a gazetteer of the world of fractals and related areas, such as cellular
automata and general mathematical graphics. Supplied in IBM PC format, it
includes a menu system and Vernon Buerg鈥檚 LIST reader program for browsing
through its ASCII text files.
The first issue contains more than 500 entries, classified into 22 topics
including directories of shareware and commercial software, fractal books,
articles and publishers, and journals, newsletters and suppliers of fractal
merchandise. The entries supply useful descriptions and reviews of the products.
LIST allows key-word searches so it is easy to find an individual name in
a document. A further magazine section, Fractal Digest, will act as a forum
for discussion of fractal topics among subscribers. The publishers plan
quarterly updates to FRAC鈥機etera, but will answer subscribers鈥� queries between
issues. Four issues cost Pounds sterling 12, or Pounds sterling 5 for
the pilot issue, which counts as part payment toward a full subscription.
