**** This package has been superseded by Yuval Fisher's new work, which is in fractal-2.0.tar. I think this stuff will be deleted sometime. --- matt(mbk@inls1.ucsd.edu) **** File does not contain an explanation of fractal image encoding or the algorithms used to encode images fractally. The included files are: ptrdec - SUN sparc executable code for image decompression. ptrdec.exe - PC code for image decompression. collie.trn - compressed image of collie. lena.trn - compressed image of lena. r2s - add a sunraster header to a raw data file. usage : r2s > temp0 cat temp0 > temp1 xloadimage temp1 # temp1 is a sunraster image... bug reports and questions should be sent to yfisher@ucsd.edu. On a PC, the images are displayed when there is a VGA card. On the sun, the images are output as raw data. A sunraster header can be prepended using the r2s file as shown. More image files and other stuff can be found in this directory eventually. *********** There is now an expository paper: "byte.ps" and "byte1.ps". These are the same, except the smaller one doesn't have some of the large bitmapped figures.