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Subject: Fractals on a Mac (sounds like a sandwich :)

barb opened this issue on May 04, 2012 · 9 posts
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barb ( ) posted Fri, 04 May 2012 at 8:36 AM · edited Fri, 29 November 2024 at 11:16 AM

I  think fractals can be awesomely beautiful. I love flames tho I love others also. The problem is I was used to Kai Krause's programs way back when, Explorer and Frax Flames for example.

Now I'm on a Mac (& not going back) I have no access to these programs. & I guess they are defunct. Corel seems to be letting them die.

But I loved the explorer nature of their interface. 

Anyway .... how to I get back into this on the Mac?

 

Barb

Lenord ( ) posted Fri, 04 May 2012 at 12:06 PM

Most apps now days are programed for PC, 32 and 64 bit platforms, there are some specifically for Mac but not many. Xyrus has an Apo version for Mac I believe, Mandelbulber may also I can't remember. I know a lot of folks at Fractal Forums run Mandelbulb3D on Mac's using WINE(Windows Emulator for MAC). UF has a Mac Version for sale.


Remember...No matter where you go there you are

barb ( ) posted Fri, 04 May 2012 at 2:51 PM

Thanks - that's what I'm discovering in my research. My Mac is a 64 bit platform tons of memory - seems odd to me I can't find a respectable effort for this platform. 

 

Barb

 

Quote - Most apps now days are programed for PC, 32 and 64 bit platforms, there are some specifically for Mac but not many. Xyrus has an Apo version for Mac I believe, Mandelbulber may also I can't remember. I know a lot of folks at Fractal Forums run Mandelbulb3D on Mac's using WINE(Windows Emulator for MAC). UF has a Mac Version for sale.

Lenord ( ) posted Fri, 04 May 2012 at 5:40 PM

MACs are too damned expensive and harder to program code for.


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barb ( ) posted Sun, 06 May 2012 at 8:46 PM · edited Sun, 06 May 2012 at 8:48 PM

Ok, I have them tho the last updates are around and approximately 2008. And theres a lot of input compared to Kai's interface. Though I love it! Was meant to do this. On a Mac. Can I help you develop?

Barb

 

Lenord ( ) posted Sun, 06 May 2012 at 9:06 PM

Last updates on what were 2008? Most of the people I know using a Mac use the Windows Emulator(WINE) which allows most all Windows based programs to run fine on their MACs from what they tell me, I'm not a programmer so I don't know.


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barb ( ) posted Mon, 07 May 2012 at 2:00 PM

I dl'd Mandelbulb 3D 1.7.4.1  With wine included. I found 1.7.9.3  and dl'd that to update. It was written for Windows and I could not find a Mac counterpart. Nor a way to run the executable. 1.7.4.1 runs with an app extension not an exe.

 

Lenord - you've been so helpful and alert. Thanks so much for your time.

 

Barb

Lenord ( ) posted Wed, 09 May 2012 at 10:56 AM

Check this thread on FractalForums on using a specially made wrapper which allows MB3D, any version, to run Resident on a MAC.

http://www.fractalforums.com/mandelbulb-3d/mandelbulb-on-mac/msg47035/


Remember...No matter where you go there you are

Zooreka-Art ( ) posted Mon, 14 May 2012 at 5:52 PM

Please check out this thread for more info...I just updated

http://www.renderosity.com/mod/forumpro/showthread.php?thread_id=2848736 

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