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alfredp · 2009-08-04 · Original thread
I came across the article in "The Magic Machine". http://www.amazon.co.uk/Magic-Machine-K-Dewdney/dp/071672144...

I seem to remember doing a very blocky Mandelbrot set on a 286. Good times!

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