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/** This is a very simple demonstration program that shows the basics of
    calculating the Mandelbrot set and displaying it as text. */
chars = [".", ",", "\"", "-", ":", "/", "(", "*", "|", "$", "#", "@", "%", "~"]
for im = -1.2 to 1.2 step .05
{
   imag = i * im
   for real = -2 to 1 step .04
   {  
      C = real + imag
      z = 0
      count = -1
      do
      {
         z = z^2 + C
         count=count+1;
      } while abs[z] < 4 and count < 14
      print[chars@(count-1)]
   }
   println[]
}
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   This is a program written in the programming language Frink.
   For more information, view the Frink
    Documentation or see More Sample Frink Programs.
  
Alan Eliasen, eliasen@mindspring.com