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Index Key:   CSI021
Author:      Craig Lerttavec
Subject:     Sierpinski's Sieve
Text:        I am working on a computer science assignment dealing with 
fractals, and I am in need of an answer to a programming question... Can 
someone provide me with a basic overview of the algorithm from Sierpinski's 
Sieve (i.e. how it works)?  My text does not do a good job of describing the 
algorithm...

Response #: 1 of 1
Author:     Robert Chaffer
Text:       A reasonably short description here is probably not feasible.  You 
might find the article, "A Better Way to Compress Images" in Byte Magazine, 
Jan. 88, p. 215 to be helpful.  That is an interesting article beyond its 
discussion of Sierpinski's Gasket.