http://www.randelshofer.ch/ A personal website by Werner Randelshofer and Walter Randelshofer en-us © Werner Randelshofer, Walter Randelshofer. All rights reserved. werner.randelshofer@bluewin.ch (Werner Randelshofer) Software EmbedPDF http://www.randelshofer.ch/embedpdf/index.html Allows to disable the printing function. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:30:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/3x_scripts/3x_calendar_malay/index.html Check out this animated version of the Malay Calendar Cube! Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:15:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/calendar_cubes/calendar_cube_ms.html This cube is a perpetual calendar and can display any date in the Malay language. Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:00:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/3x_scripts/3x_calendar_romanian_2/index.html Check out this new animated version of the Romanian Calendar Cube! Fri, 7 Jun 2013 20:15:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/calendar_cubes/calendar_cube_ro2.html This cube is a perpetual calendar and can display any date in the Romanian language. Fri, 7 Jun 2013 20:00:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/3x_scripts/3x_calendar_german_2/index.html Check out this new animated version of the German Calendar Cube! Fri, 31 May 2013 19:20:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/calendar_cubes/calendar_cube_de2.html This cube is a perpetual calendar and can display any date in the German language. Fri, 31 May 2013 19:15:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/3x_scripts/3x_memoqube_yuan/index.html The animated Yuán MemoQube displays Mandarin two-character words on a cube face. Tue, 21 May 2013 17:35:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/3x_scripts/3x_geo_geoclock/index.html The Animated Geo & Clock Cube has been entirely rewritten. Mon, 20 May 2013 12:30:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/picture_cubes/memoqube_yuan.html Check out this cube that can be used to learn Mandarin Chinese words built of two characters. Sun, 19 May 2013 16:30:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/3x_scripts/3x_geo_geo/index.html The Animated Geo Cube has been entirely rewritten. Sat, 18 May 2013 23:00:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/3x_scripts/3x_m12/index.html The Animated M12 Cube has been entirely rewritten. Thu, 16 May 2013 14:30:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/3x_scripts/3x_astro/index.html The Animated Astro Cube has been entirely rewritten. Fri, 10 May 2013 14:15:00 +0200 Fun Animation Atari http://www.randelshofer.ch/animations/anims_atari/lee_seiler/Slinky.anim.html See Slinky, an Atari animation from Emmy Award-winning illustrator Lee Seiler. Thu, 9 May 2013 13:30:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/revenge/picture_cubes/4x_rgbtone_cube.html Check out this 4x4x4 version of a RGB color model mapped onto a cube. Wed, 8 May 2013 22:50:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/pocket/four-colored_faces/2x_ultimate_cube_2.html Check out these two 2x2x2 versions of Ernö Rubik's Ultimate Cube. Tue, 2 Apr 2013 20:15:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/vcube7/Q355.06.html Along with the new and optimized algorithms the collection features now 2,805 patterns. Mon, 1 Apr 2013 18:10:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/3x_scripts/3x_braille/index.html The Animated Braille Cube displays Braille characters of your choice directly on its front face. Fri, 29 Mar 2013 17:15:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/picture_cubes/braille_cube.html This cube can display 64 Braille characters on a 2 x 3 grid of dots or up to 256 characters on a 2 x 4 grid of dots. Fri, 29 Mar 2013 17:00:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/picture_cubes/bus_game_cube.html The Bus Game Cube is a game for two to six players driving their own imaginary bus from the 'Start' to the 'End' field and picking up and dropping off passengers. Sat, 23 Mar 2013 17:00:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/revenge/picture_cubes/4x_tangle_cube.html In this Revenge Cube version, ropes of different colors are covering the faces of the cube and make it very hard to solve. Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:50:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/pocket/picture_cubes/2x_tangle_cube.html In this Pocket Cube version, ropes of different colors are covering the faces of the cube and make it very hard to solve. Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:30:00 +0100 Science http://www.randelshofer.ch/treeviz/ Icicle view displays now text labels. Sun, 10 Mar 2013 14:15:00 +0100 Fun Animation Atari http://www.randelshofer.ch/animations/anims_atari/lee_seiler/HelCyl10.anim.html See animations from Emmy Award-winning illustrator Lee Seiler who formed Lexicor Software to produce the next generation of 3D animation products for the Atari ST, Mega and TT. Tue, 5 Feb 2013 22:30:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/vcube7/A980.01.html Along with the new and optimized algorithms the collection features now 2,605 patterns. Sun, 6 Jan 2013 15:30:00 +0100 Software Monte Media Library http://www.randelshofer.ch/monte/index.html AVIWriter and QuickTimeWriter now properly honor the quality setting when a new track is added. Sun, 6 Jan 2013 13:00:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube Super Cube Solver http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/apps/7x_super_cube_solver/index5.html This new version can run in a 32-bit browser such as Chrome, Firefox, Safari. The solver features 5 complete databases (3c), 2(2c), (5c), (2c)(4c), 2(3c) and 6 sparse databases 2(2c)(3c), (7c), 4(2c), 2(4c), (2c)(6c), (3c)(5c). All databases are loaded only once per session to decrease computing time. The Algorithm Shortener has been improved. Mon, 31 Dec 2012 15:00:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/vcube6/A900.03.html Along with the new and optimized algorithms the collection features now 2,505 patterns. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 15:50:00 +0100 Science http://www.randelshofer.ch/treeviz/ Adds printing support and allows to explicitly specify the desired color value in an XML file. Sun, 2 Dec 2012 18:00:00 +0100 Software Monte Media Library http://www.randelshofer.ch/monte/index.html The Screen Recorder allows now to choose an audio input source. Fixes a bug with 8-bit audio recordings. Sun, 25 Nov 2012 17:00:00 +0100 Fun Animation Amiga http://www.randelshofer.ch/animations/anims/rick_parks/Mickey.ilbm.html See Rick Park's awesome artwork, pixled in only 16 colors or Extra-Halfbrite. Wed, 10 Oct 2012 01:00:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/files/3x3_solution/RubiksCubeSolution_DE.pdf A PDF document with a very simple strategy (in German) for solving the Rubik's Cube has been added Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:50:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/revenge/J452.01.html With the huge amount of new and optimized algorithms the collection features now 2,309 patterns. Wed, 15 Aug 2012 19:00:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/3x_scripts/3x_breton_first_names/index.html The Animated Breton First Names Cube has been entirely rewritten. Thu, 2 Aug 2012 23:45:00 +0200 Software MultiShow http://www.randelshofer.ch/multishow/index.html Updates MultiShow to Monte Media Library 0.7. Sat, 28 Jul 2012 13:05:00 +0200 Software Monte Media Library http://www.randelshofer.ch/monte/index.html Adds support for RGB-encoded JPEG images. Reduces memory consumption of AVI streams. Adds a new screen recorder demo with a compact user interface. Sat, 28 Jul 2012 13:05:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/3x_scripts/3x_mathematical_physical_constants/index.html The Animated Mathematical & Physical Constants Cube has been entirely rewritten. Tue, 17 Jul 2012 22:40:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/3x_scripts/3x_star_names/index.html The Animated Constellation & Star Names Cube has been entirely rewritten. Sun, 15 Jul 2012 17:00:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/3x_scripts/3x_time_zone/index.html The Animated Time Zone Cube has been entirely rewritten. Tue, 10 Jul 2012 22:30:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/3x_scripts/3x_calendar_digital/index.html The Animated Digital Calendar Cube has been entirely rewritten. Thu, 28 Jun 2012 22:30:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube Algorithm Finder Lite http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/apps/algorithm_finder_lite/index.html Permutation cycle type added: Seed Algorithms now sorted by cycle type. Algorithm Shortener improved. Piece type 'All pieces' added to Seed Finder, where all stickers are set to -1, except True Centers ('Permutation order' is active whereas 'Permuted pieces' is not). Minor bug corrected: shift was not applied to algorithms in 'AFL_checkForDuplicates()', giving seeds too many. Tue, 19 Jun 2012 23:20:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/picture_cubes/closed_path_cube.html This maze variation created by Vladimir Yaroslavskiy features a single closed green path drawn over all six faces of the cube. Tue, 19 Jun 2012 21:00:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/3x_scripts/3x_calendar_turkish/index.html The Animated Turkish, Japanese, Korean and Indonesian Calendar Cubes have been entirely rewritten. Tue, 12 Jun 2012 23:30:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/3x_scripts/3x_calendar_chinese/index.html The Animated Chinese Calendar Cubes have been entirely rewritten. Sun, 10 Jun 2012 21:50:00 +0200 Fun Animation Amiga http://www.randelshofer.ch/animations/anims/carleton_tsui/Esprita.html See Carleton Tsui's boot animations and boot pictures for the Amiga. Sun, 10 Jun 2012 14:20:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/3x_scripts/3x_calendar_russian/index.html The Animated Russian, Ukrainian, Czech, Polish, Basque, Finnish, Hungarian, Swahili and Arabic Calendar Cubes have been entirely rewritten. Sat, 9 Jun 2012 23:10:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/3x_scripts/3x_calendar_greek/index.html The Animated Greek Calendar Cube has been entirely rewritten. Fri, 8 Jun 2012 00:30:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/3x_scripts/3x_calendar_irish/index.html The Animated Irish, Welsh, Breton, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, Romanian, Latin and Rumantsch Grischun Calendar Cubes have been entirely rewritten. Thu, 7 Jun 2012 22:30:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/3x_scripts/3x_calendar_english/index.html The Animated English, American, German, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian and Icelandic Calendar Cubes have been entirely rewritten. Wed, 6 Jun 2012 23:30:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/3x_scripts/3x_maze/index.html The pages of the animated Dot Matrix Cube and Maze Cube have been entirely rewritten. Mon, 28 May 2012 14:40:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube Algorithm Finder Lite http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/apps/algorithm_finder_lite/index.html In Seed Finder mode the cube size can be set to 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2. Corner-Center and Midge-Center Pairs added for cube sizes 5 and 7. Color of centers can be indexed to give 1 or 2 distinct colors for a whole block of centers. Permutations of blocks of centers are given in face cycle notation like (u,d) (f,b). Inverses, duplicates and symmetry-duplicates of permutations of blocks of centers are filtered out by Seed Finder. Algorithm shortener improved with more combinations of moves available. New interface variable AFL.newCubeOrder_IF added to be checked back by the applet interface in case the cube size is modified by Seed Finder to keep it within the allowed range of values. Template shift mode added in Seed Finder to widen the search space. Multiple Insert Templates can now be entered, instead of a single one. Insert Templates are inverted, shifted and transformed by symmetry before being inserted at any position of an Algorithm Template. Sun, 13 May 2012 18:15:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/3x_scripts/3x_clock_binary/index.html The pages of the animated Analog, Digital and Binary Clock Cube have been entirely rewritten. Mon, 7 May 2012 20:40:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube Super Cube Solver http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/apps/7x_super_cube_solver/index4.html Options added to optimize initial phase algorithm. Algorithm shortener improved with more combinations of moves available. Sparse databases of 4 3-cycles added. Complete databases of 2 2-cycles improved. Fri, 4 May 2012 22:00:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube Algorithm Picker http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/apps/7x_algorithm_picker/index.html Databases of 2 2-cycles improved. Algorithm shortener improved with more combinations of moves available. Sun, 29 Apr 2012 16:10:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube Orbit Solver http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/apps/7x_orbit_solver/index.html Algorithm shortener improved. Sun, 29 Apr 2012 15:30:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/professor/A220.38.html New patterns and optimized algorithms added. The collection features now 2,219 patterns. Sun, 29 Apr 2012 15:00:00 +0200 Software Monte Media Library http://www.randelshofer.ch/monte/index.html Adds support for image scaling to screen recorder. Fixes a bug in the screen recorder which caused dropping of encoded media samples. Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:55:00 +0200 Fun Animation Atari http://www.randelshofer.ch/animations/anims_atari/martin_doudoroff/JuggleM_Logo.anim.html See the monochrome version of 'The ST Juggler'. Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:00:00 +0200 Fun Animation Atari http://www.randelshofer.ch/animations/anims_atari/martin_doudoroff/JGLR512_Logo.anim.html See the Atari ST version of the famous Amiga demo 'The Juggler'. Mon, 9 Apr 2012 23:20:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/vcube6/6x_scripts/6x_calendar_swiss/index.html All Animated V-Cube 6 pages have been entirely rewritten. Sun, 8 Apr 2012 15:30:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/revenge/4x_scripts/4x_m24/index.html All Animated Revenge Cube pages have been entirely rewritten. Sat, 7 Apr 2012 14:30:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/pocket/2x_scripts/2x_clock_digital/index.html All Animated Pocket Cube pages have been entirely rewritten. Fri, 6 Apr 2012 16:30:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/professor/picture_cubes/5x_periodic_table_cube.html Bring the chemical elements in the right order with the Periodic Table Cube! Sun, 1 Apr 2012 13:30:00 +0200 Software Monte Media Library http://www.randelshofer.ch/monte/index.html Fixes errors in the AVI writer. The screen recorder creates now audio and video tracks with more similar duration. Adds a demo which concatenates two movies without re-encoding the media data. Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:30:00 +0200 Software Monte Media Library http://www.randelshofer.ch/monte/index.html Includes now a compiled .jar file. Wed, 28 Mar 2012 16:45:00 +0100 Software Monte Media Library http://www.randelshofer.ch/monte/index.html Fixes two issues related to JPEG images with CMYK color space. Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:30:00 +0100 Software Data URI Creator http://www.randelshofer.ch/datauricreator/index.html This tool creates an HTML image tag with the image data inlined as a data URI. Tue, 6 Mar 2012 10:20:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/vcube7/A845.02.html Tons of new patterns and optimized algorithms added. The collection features now 2,125 patterns. Sun, 26 Feb 2012 18:00:00 +0100 Software Monte Media Library http://www.randelshofer.ch/monte/index.html Fixes synchronization issues in DefaultMovie class. Sat, 25 Feb 2012 14:00:00 +0100 Software MultiShow http://www.randelshofer.ch/multishow/index.html Adds support for TechSmith Screen Capture Codec TSCC. Sat, 25 Feb 2012 13:20:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube Algorithm Finder Lite http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/apps/algorithm_finder_lite/index.html Paired orbits implemented in Seed Finder. More symmetric templates, conjugators and semi-conjugators implemented. Turn index increased. Parser improved to process repeated sub-sequences. The number of variables increased to 11. Booster mode option implemented in Algorithm Finder. Algorithm Viewer implemented. More cases of paired orbits added. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:40:00 +0100 Software CubeTwister http://www.randelshofer.ch/cubetwister/index.html Fixes a bug in the counting of moves. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:40:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube Super Cube Solver http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/apps/7x_super_cube_solver/index4.html Sparse databases of 2 4-cycles updated. Factorisation of N 4-cycles improved. A few bugs corrected. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 21:50:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube Algorithm Picker http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/apps/7x_algorithm_picker/index.html Databases of 5-cycles updated with shorter algorithms Tue, 7 Feb 2012 20:10:00 +0100 Software Monte Media Library http://www.randelshofer.ch/monte/index.html Monte Media is an experimental library for video and image processing. Sat, 4 Feb 2012 19:00:00 +0100 Fun Animation Atari http://www.randelshofer.ch/animations/anims_atari/various_artists/Juggler3.anim.html See Atari ST versions of famous Amiga demos like 'The Juggler' and 'Kahnankas'. Wed, 1 Feb 2012 18:50:00 +0100 Fun Animation Amiga http://www.randelshofer.ch/animations/anims/larry_mcgahey/The_Snowman.html Enjoy the animated Christmas card from Larry McGahey. Thu, 5 Jan 2012 23:00:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/vcube6/D837.02.html A lot of new patterns for the V-Cube 6 and V-Cube 7 added. Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:00:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube Super Cube Solver http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/apps/7x_super_cube_solver/index3.html This extended version uses 5 times larger databases then version 2.39. Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:15:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube Super Cube Solver http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/apps/7x_super_cube_solver/index2.html Databases of 2(2c) algorithms updated Sat, 24 Dec 2011 17:30:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube Super Cube Solver http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/apps/7x_super_cube_solver/index.html Databases of 2(2c) algorithms updated Sat, 24 Dec 2011 16:20:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube Algorithm Picker http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/apps/7x_algorithm_picker/index.html Databases of 2(2c) algorithms updated Sat, 24 Dec 2011 15:35:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube Super Cube Solver http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/apps/7x_super_cube_solver/index2.html New permutation indexing system implemented. All databases updated. Factorisation improved to give shorter algorithms of N 2-cycles and N 3-cycles. For odd-order cubes, permuted true centers can now be set back in place by using either 'C' or 'M' move types. Parser improved to process repeated sub-sequences. Conjugators and semi-conjugators implemented. Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:00:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube Super Cube Solver http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/apps/7x_super_cube_solver/index.html New permutation indexing system implemented. All databases updated. Factorisation improved to give shorter algorithms of N 2-cycles and N 3-cycles. For odd-order cubes, permuted true centers can now be set back in place by using either 'C' or 'M' move types. Parser improved to process repeated sub-sequences. Conjugators and semi-conjugators implemented. Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:50:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube Algorithm Picker http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/apps/7x_algorithm_picker/index.html New permutation indexing system implemented Sun, 11 Dec 2011 22:00:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube Orbit Solver http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/apps/7x_orbit_solver/index.html Moves combination function improved to give shorter algorithms that combine in less computing time. Combinations of 'V', 'N' and 'N3' moves added. 'S' moves replaced with 'C' moves for 2x2x2 cubes. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 23:40:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube Algorithm Picker http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/apps/7x_algorithm_picker/index.html Databases updated, now includes (3c), 2(2c), (5c) and 2(3c) cycle structures. Combinations of 'V', 'N' and 'N3' moves added. 'S' moves replaced with 'C' moves for 2x2x2 cubes. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 22:15:00 +0100 Software Quaqua http://www.randelshofer.ch/quaqua/index.html The first release of Quaqua for Mac OS X 10.7 "Lion". Sun, 2 Oct 2011 18:10:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube Algorithm Finder Lite http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/apps/algorithm_finder_lite/index.html Search space size selector added to Seed Finder. Templates can be commented by inserting lines of text beginning with double backslash marks. Values of permutation order and number of permuted stickers can now be set to -1 (don't care value). 'N-cycles' and 'All cycles' buttons removed. A few bugs fixed. Sun, 2 Oct 2011 16:40:00 +0100 Software JHotDraw http://www.randelshofer.ch/oop/jhotdraw/index.html software requirements specification for JHotDraw 7.6.1.]]> Sat, 01 Oct 2011 10:10:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube Super Cube Solver http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/apps/7x_super_cube_solver/index2.html Databases of corners, midges, corner-centers, midge-centers and edge-centers 2-cycle 4-cycle added. Takes 3 times longer to download than v2.3x. Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:20:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube Super Cube Solver http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/apps/7x_super_cube_solver/index.html 12 types of block moves added, including inverses and half-turns: M2R, M3R, M4R, M5R, S2R, S3R, T4R, T5R, T6R, V3R, V4R, V5R. Factorizer optimized by executing both direct and inverse permutations and selecting the shortest algorithm. Tue, 27 Sep 2011 18:10:00 +0200 Science PerfGraphics http://www.randelshofer.ch/oop/graphics/index.html PerfGraphics can now be licensed under CC-By. Sun, 18 Sep 2011 13:35:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/vcube7/A200.09.html A cuple of patterns have been improved with a new online tool by André Boulouard. Wed, 14 Sep 2011 22:30:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/vcube6/P353.05.html This dangerous snake wraps the entire cube in a single closed zig-zag path. Wed, 14 Sep 2011 21:00:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/picture_cubes/tic-tac-toe_cube.html Play Tic-Tac-Toe on a Rubik's Cube! Tue, 13 Sep 2011 23:00:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube Algorithm Finder Lite http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/apps/algorithm_finder_lite/index.html Bug fix: True centers are now correctly permuted and twisted by replacing middle slice moves NX, N3X, ... N9X with MX for 3x, 5x, ... 17x cubes. Sat, 10 Sep 2011 17:30:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/vcube6/G400.01.html This pattern with 6 different letters on all cube faces is dedicated to my godchild Laurin. Fri, 9 Sep 2011 02:30:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/vcube7/D222.05.html Along with the new creations the page features now over 1,900 Pretty Patterns. Mon, 5 Sep 2011 23:30:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube Algorithm Finder Lite http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/apps/algorithm_finder_lite/index.html This advanced online-tool which includes two distinctive finders can be used to search for structured algorithms. Mon, 5 Sep 2011 21:00:00 +0200 Fun Animation IBM Compatibles http://www.randelshofer.ch/animations/anims_ibm/rainbow_arts/T3_Teaser1.anim.html See teaser animations for the MS-DOS version of 'Turrican 3: Payment Day'. Fri, 2 Sep 2011 21:50:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube Super Cube Solver http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/apps/7x_super_cube_solver/index.html Middle slice move bug corrected so that true centers are now correctly permuted and twisted. Move reduction technique applied to shorten the longest database algorithms. Thu, 1 Sep 2011 18:50:00 +0200 Software Quaqua http://www.randelshofer.ch/quaqua/index.html Fixes excessive CPU usage caused by flashing default button animation. Thu, 1 Sep 2011 09:00:00 +0200 Fun Animation Atari http://www.randelshofer.ch/animations/anims_atari/antic/CokeCan.anim.html See demos of the texturing extension for Antic's Cyber Studio CAD-3D. Sat, 27 Aug 2011 15:20:00 +0200 Fun Animation SAM Coupé http://www.randelshofer.ch/animations/anims_others/codigo_soft/SamJuggler.anim.html The Sam Juggler animation has now sound like in the original demo. Fri, 26 Aug 2011 21:30:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/vcube7/C260.02.html The 'I Love U' pattern is just one of the many new pretty patterns for the V-Cube 7. Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:00:00 +0200 Software ANIMApplet http://www.randelshofer.ch/animapplet/index.html Fixes a framerate issue with IFF ANIM movies. Tue, 23 Aug 2011 21:35:00 +0200 Software MultiShow http://www.randelshofer.ch/multishow/index.html Fixes playback issues with VOB, MPEG-4 and IFF ANIM movies. Tue, 23 Aug 2011 21:30:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/vcube7/A855.01.html Manuel Guarraci sent new Temple patterns for the V-Cube 7. Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:00:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/revenge/I420.03.html The patterns of the 4x4x4, 5x5x5 and 6x6x6 cube have been optimized with Super Cube Solver 2.34. Sun, 21 Aug 2011 19:00:00 +0200 Science http://www.randelshofer.ch/treeviz/ Adds multiline labels to Icicle Tree and Iceray Tree. Sat, 20 Aug 2011 10:40:00 +0200 Science http://www.randelshofer.ch/treeviz/ Adds a rectangular treemap with multiline labels. Fixes an issue with the weight computation of treemaps. Fri, 19 Aug 2011 19:30:00 +0200 Software MultiShow http://www.randelshofer.ch/multishow/index.html Adds struct view for MPEG4 files (.MP4, .M4V, .M4A). Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:00:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube Super Cube Solver http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/apps/7x_super_cube_solver/index.html Corner parity algorithms optimized, improved databases of 3-cycles, 2 2-cycles, 2 3-cycles and 5-cycles added. Wed, 17 Aug 2011 01:00:00 +0200 Fun Science WebGL Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/webgl/rubikscube/index.html Reset and scrambling buttons do not interfere with each other anymore. Sat, 13 Aug 2011 11:15:00 +0200 Fun Science WebGL Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/webgl/rubikscube/index.html The cube now visually performs scrambling moves instead of just snapping into a new position. Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:30:00 +0200 Software EmbedPDF http://www.randelshofer.ch/embedpdf/index.html Shows hand cursor when the mouse is over a link. Adds an experimental release with the Katjas fork of pdf-renderer Fri, 12 Aug 2011 11:30:00 +0200 Software EmbedPDF http://www.randelshofer.ch/embedpdf/index.html Uses now the entire page area when printing rotated pages. Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:25:00 +0200 Science http://www.randelshofer.ch/treeviz/ Fixes processing of TreevizFileSystem XML files. Thu, 11 Aug 2011 11:10:00 +0200 Software Quaqua http://www.randelshofer.ch/quaqua/index.html Improves file chooser on Lion. Fixes a number of smaller bugs in Lion support. Sun, 7 Aug 2011 13:45:00 +0200 Fun Animation Amiga http://www.randelshofer.ch/animations/anims/karl_bihlmeier/08-Kal-Aug-1.ilbm.html Enjoy the 'Hermann der User' calendar images created by Karl Bihlmeier. Fri, 5 Aug 2011 21:20:00 +0200 Software Quaqua http://www.randelshofer.ch/quaqua/index.html Improves rendering of buttons on Lion. Thu, 4 Aug 2011 19:50:00 +0200 Software EmbedPDF http://www.randelshofer.ch/embedpdf/index.html Starts faster and needs less space for the thumbnails. Mon, 1 Aug 2011 16:10:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/vcube7/super_cubes/7x_triangular_super_cube.html The Triangular Super Cube is now available for all cube models ranging from 3 through 7 layers. Sun, 31 Jul 2011 13:15:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/vcube7/super_cubes/7x_triangle_cube_schenker.html The Triangle Cube 'Schenker' is now available for all cube models ranging from 3 through 7 layers. Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:00:00 +0200 Software Quaqua http://www.randelshofer.ch/quaqua/index.html Supports now the QuaquaComboBoxUI on Lion, and adds native renderers for text borders on Lion. Thu, 28 Jul 2011 12:50:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube Super Cube Solver http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtualcubes/vcube7/7x_scripts/7x_super_cube_solver/index_enVE.html Databases of corner-centers and midge-centers 2 3-cycles added. Wed, 27 Jul 2011 21:50:00 +0200 Software Quaqua http://www.randelshofer.ch/quaqua/index.html Adds experimental Quaqua Look and Feel for Mac OS X 10.7 Lion. Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:05:00 +0200 Software Quaqua http://www.randelshofer.ch/quaqua/index.html Adds experimental filechooser-only Look and Feel for Mac OS X 10.7 Lion. Sun, 24 Jul 2011 19:00:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/professor/dual-colored_faces/5x_professor_cube_dazzler.html This 5x5x5 version is based on the V-Cube 7 «Dazzler» invented by Verdes Innovations S.A.. Sun, 24 Jul 2011 18:00:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/vcube7/picture_cubes/7x_orbit_cube.html The Orbit Cube is now available for all cube models ranging from 2 thru 7 layers. Sun, 24 Jul 2011 14:40:00 +0200 Software EmbedPDF http://www.randelshofer.ch/embedpdf/index.html Adds printing support. Sat, 23 Jul 2011 10:05:00 +0200 Software EmbedPDF http://www.randelshofer.ch/embedpdf/index.html Adds a JavaScript API and support for CMYK images. Mon, 18 Jul 2011 22:40:00 +0200 Fun Animation Amiga http://www.randelshofer.ch/animations/anims/microillusions/Angel.anim.html See the long lost 'Angel' demo, created by Ex-Disney animator Heidi Turnipseed, how has finally been rediscovered and preserved. Mon, 18 Jul 2011 22:30:00 +0200 Software Quaqua http://www.randelshofer.ch/quaqua/index.html Fixes bugs. Wed, 06 Jul 2011 11:20:00 +0200 Software EmbedPDF http://www.randelshofer.ch/embedpdf/index.html Updates to the newest version of the pdf-renderer library. Tue, 05 Jul 2011 11:45:00 +0200 Fun Science WebGL Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/webgl/rubikscube/index.html Try out this experimental virtual Rubik's Cube implemented in JavaScript and bleeding-edge WebGL technology. Sat, 25 Jun 2011 22:00:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube Super Cube Solver http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtualcubes/vcube7/7x_scripts/7x_super_cube_solver/index_enVE.html Solves a 7x7x7 cube in about 540 moves (45 moves per orbit). Scramble algorithm supports now cube rotations {x,y,z} and middle-layer turns {M,E,S}. Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:30:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/pocket/picture_cubes/2x_curvy_maze_cube.html Check out the 2x2x2 version created by Ortwin Schenker. Wed, 15 Jun 2011 22:50:00 +0200 Fun Animation Atari http://www.randelshofer.ch/animations/anims_atari/atari/Rose.ilbm.html See demo images from them Atari paint program NEOchrome. Sun, 5 Jun 2011 17:30:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube Super Cube Solver http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtualcubes/vcube7/7x_scripts/7x_super_cube_solver/index_enVE.html HTML5 Application Cache implemented for faster loading of JavaScript files plus some bug fixes and code improvements. Fri, 3 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0200 Fun Animation Amiga http://www.randelshofer.ch/animations/anims/cloanto/123.anim.html Personal Paint by Cloanto is one of the most versatile paint packages ever developed for the Amiga. Thu, 2 Jun 2011 16:10:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube Super Cube Solver http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtualcubes/vcube7/7x_scripts/7x_super_cube_solver/index_enVE.html Databases of corners and midges 2 3-cycle added. Improved permutation factoring and optimization of solution algorithms. Expressions of commutators and semi-commutators can now be used in scramble algorithms. Sun, 22 May 2011 18:40:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/pocket/picture_cubes/2x_tribute_to_escher_cube.html This fantastic cube shows the cubic projection of an extended M.C. Escher lithograph. Mon, 16 May 2011 21:50:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/pocket/instructions/2x_instructions.html We are currently revamping the Virtual Cube pages. Have a sneak peak on the already finished pages. Sun, 15 May 2011 19:00:00 +0200 Fun Animation Amiga http://www.randelshofer.ch/animations/anims/commodore/Saturn.ilbm.html ProPaint and Graphicraft, developed by Island Graphics Corp., were the first paint programs available for the Amiga. Sat, 14 May 2011 15:45:00 +0200 Site Fun http://www.randelshofer.ch/fun.html Most of the 'Fun' content features now Social Bookmarks which makes it easy for you to share your favorite pages. Fri, 13 May 2011 21:30:00 +0200 Fun Animation Amiga http://www.randelshofer.ch/animations/anims/microillusions/AlienSky.pic.html See demo images from the Hold-And-Modify (HAM) based bitmap graphics editor for the Commodore Amiga. Fri, 13 May 2011 19:15:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube Super Cube Solver http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtualcubes/vcube7/7x_scripts/7x_super_cube_solver/index_enVE.html Reduced database file sizes and improved algorithms are speeding up download time of this version. Sun, 8 May 2011 16:00:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube Algorithm Picker http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/apps/7x_algorithm_picker/index.html Compressed databases and improved algorithms added to speed up download time. Sun, 8 May 2011 15:40:00 +0200 Fun Animation Amiga http://www.randelshofer.ch/animations/anims/jim_sachs/DC2RobinHood.ilbm.html The images and animations of the follow-up version for the CDTV and Amiga CD32 have been reworked in up to 64 colors. Sat, 7 May 2011 23:30:00 +0200 Fun Animation Atari http://www.randelshofer.ch/animations/anims_atari/jim_sachs/thu_jim_sachs.html See images from the Atari ST version of 'Defender of the Crown'. Sat, 7 May 2011 20:00:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube Super Cube Solver http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtualcubes/vcube7/7x_scripts/7x_super_cube_solver/index_enVE.html Supports scramble algorithms in SSE or WCA notation. Solves in supercube or regular cube mode. Features additional Orbit Solver. Wed, 27 Apr 2011 23:20:00 +0200 Fun Animation Amiga http://www.randelshofer.ch/animations/anims/psygnosis/agony_loader1.iff.html In the Amiga game 'Agony', Psygnosis introduced a never seen before quality in graphics. Enyjoy the original Extra-Halfbrite images. Sat, 23 Apr 2011 18:50:00 +0200 Fun Animation Amiga http://www.randelshofer.ch/animations/anims/jim_sachs/TheRomanEmpire.ilbm.html See animated images from the Amiga game 'Centurion: Defender of Rome' created by Jim Sachs. Fri, 22 Apr 2011 18:10:00 +0200 Fun Animation Amiga http://www.randelshofer.ch/animations/anims/imaginetics/race2.ilbm.html Check out color cycling demos created by Brian Williams, Imaginetics Inc.. Thu, 21 Apr 2011 20:50:00 +0200 Fun Animation Amiga http://www.randelshofer.ch/animations/anims/commodore/thu_commodore.html See demo images created with the first paint program for the Amiga. Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:50:00 +0200 Fun Animation Amiga http://www.randelshofer.ch/animations/anims/jim_sachs/PoCTitleA.ilbm.html Legendary pixel artist Jim Sachs created the graphics for the game 'Ports of Call'. Sun, 17 Apr 2011 17:00:00 +0200 Fun Animation Amiga http://www.randelshofer.ch/animations/anims/team17/FullContact_Intro.anim.html Enjoy the Extra-Halfbrite intro from Team 17 game 'Full Contact'. Sun, 17 Apr 2011 14:50:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/picture_cubes/lsd_cube.html This colorful and sometimes quite psychedelic looking cube uses RGB gradients to create unique stickers. Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:30:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/color_variations/lubix_illusion_tangled.html These two very simplistic cubes by Donovan Cline are showing three white and black faces in different arrangements. Sat, 2 Apr 2011 22:45:00 +0200 Fun Animation IBM Compatibles http://www.randelshofer.ch/animations/anims_ibm/andy_hodgetts/thu_andy_hodgetts.html See character animations developped for an XBox Indie Game called 'PAWS'. Mon, 28 Mar 2011 19:30:00 +0200 Fun Animation Atari http://www.randelshofer.ch/animations/anims_atari/electronic_arts/Waterfall_dp1st.ilbm.html This Waterfall demo with color cycling effect was part of the Atari ST version of DeluxePaint. Sun, 27 Mar 2011 14:00:00 +0200 Fun Animation IBM Compatibles http://www.randelshofer.ch/animations/anims_ibm/electronic_arts/CELTIC2.LBM.html Celtic, by Avril Harrison, was one of the fantastic demo images created for the MS-DOS version of DeluxePaint. Sat, 26 Mar 2011 23:00:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/picture_cubes/mirror_maze_cube.html Instead of a curved path like on the Curvy Maze Cube, the Mirror Maze Cube features a straigth line. Sat, 26 Mar 2011 18:50:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/picture_cubes/curvy_maze_cube.html This cube by Philip Boreysha features a curvy single closed path drawn over the six faces. Wed, 23 Mar 2011 23:00:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube Algorithm Picker http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/apps/7x_algorithm_picker/index.html Improved databases for corners and midges 2 3-cycles added. Sun, 20 Mar 2011 13:40:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube Super Cube Solver http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtualcubes/vcube7/7x_scripts/7x_super_cube_solver/index_enVE.html Bug fixed: 'Initial' and 'Goal' permutations did'nt work correctly in some cases. Sun, 20 Mar 2011 12:50:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube Super Cube Solver http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtualcubes/vcube7/7x_scripts/7x_super_cube_solver/index_enVE.html Supports new 3 distinct modes: generator, solver and mixed mode. Improved databases for 3-cycles, 2 2-cycles and 5-cycles added. Implementation of corner and midge orientation. Mode to solve centers for color added. Sat, 12 Mar 2011 23:45:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube Orbit Solver http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/apps/7x_orbit_solver/index.html The software can now be used in 3 distinct modes: generator, solver and mixed mode. Sat, 12 Mar 2011 22:15:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube Algorithm Picker http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/apps/7x_algorithm_picker/index.html Improved databases for 3-cycles, 2 2-cycles and 5-cycles added. Sat, 12 Mar 2011 12:15:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/picture_cubes/dice_cube_nr.html The layout of this cube consists of round dot patterns very similar to a die. Wed, 9 Mar 2011 23:30:00 +0100 Software Quaqua http://www.randelshofer.ch/quaqua/index.html Fixes bugs. Thu, 10 Mar 2011 14:00:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube Super Cube Solver http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtualcubes/vcube7/7x_scripts/7x_super_cube_solver/index_enVE.html Addition of improved databases of representatives of all 3-cycles, 2 2-cycles and 5-cycles. Improved detection of illegal (non-disjoint) permutation cycles by checksum of all permutation array elements. Sun, 6 Mar 2011 15:20:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube Orbit Solver http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/apps/7x_orbit_solver/index.html Improved detection of illegal (non-disjoint) permutation cycles by checksum of all permutation array elements. Sun, 6 Mar 2011 14:00:00 +0100 Fun Animation Atari http://www.randelshofer.ch/animations/anims_atari/lee_seiler/HelCyl10.anim.html An animation by Lee Seiler of a man peddling a flying machine. Sat, 5 Mar 2011 23:10:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube Algorithm Picker http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/apps/7x_algorithm_picker/index.html Improved databases for 3-cycles, 2 2-cycles and 5-cycles added. Thu, 3 Mar 2011 23:00:00 +0100 Software Quaqua http://www.randelshofer.ch/quaqua/index.html Provides small feature enhancements and bug fixes. Sun, 27 Feb 2011 13:13:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube Super Cube Solver http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtualcubes/vcube7/7x_scripts/7x_super_cube_solver/index_enVE.html Preview version with limited functionality of the upcoming NxNxN Super Cube Solver. Sun, 27 Feb 2011 12:30:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube Orbit Solver http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/apps/7x_orbit_solver/index.html Cycle notation now checked to detect illegal (non-disjoint) permutation cycles and subsequently exit the solver. Improved search for shortest algorithms in QTM. Sat, 26 Feb 2011 22:50:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/calendar_cubes/calendar_cube_uk.html This cube is a perpetual calendar and can display any date in the Ukrainian language. Thu, 24 Feb 2011 21:00:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube Algorithm Picker http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/apps/7x_algorithm_picker/index.html Bug fix of a coded rep algorithm value. Sun, 20 Feb 2011 17:00:00 +0100 Fun Animation Atari http://www.randelshofer.ch/animations/anims_atari/thomas_schulte/SpaceShuttle.anim.html Monochrome demo created by Thomas Schulte showing the Space Shuttle 'Columbia'. Sun, 20 Feb 2011 12:40:00 +0100 Software ANIMApplet http://www.randelshofer.ch/animapplet/index.html Includes a bug-fix for the "PlayWrapupFrames" parameter. Wed, 19 Jan 2011 13:20:00 +0200 Fun Animation Atari http://www.randelshofer.ch/animations/anims_atari/antic/NYC1040.anim.html 'City Icons: New York' and 'ANTICADO' are two new demos created by Antic Software. Tue, 15 Feb 2011 22:45:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/picture_cubes/sports_balls_cube.html A new cube created by Alexey Gurov that displays images of sports balls on its faces. Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:00:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube Orbit Solver http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/apps/7x_orbit_solver/index.html This smart tool provides solution algorithms for NxNxN cubes within an orbit of your choice. Sun, 13 Feb 2011 15:30:00 +0100 Fun Animation IBM Compatibles http://www.randelshofer.ch/animations/ibm.html This collection features animations created on IBM PC compatibles personal computers. Sat, 12 Feb 2011 14:00:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/globes/globe_cube.html The Earth is a cube! See Alexey Gurov's Globe Cubes for the 2x2 and 3x3 models. Thu, 10 Feb 2011 23:00:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube Algorithm Picker http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/apps/7x_algorithm_picker/index.html Improved databases for 2 2-cycles and 5-cycles added. Sat, 5 Feb 2011 14:30:00 +0100 Fun Animation Atari http://www.randelshofer.ch/animations/anims_atari/antic/Probe5-2.anim.html New animations created by Maurice Molyneaux, Antic Software and others. Sat, 29 Jan 2011 19:00:00 +0100 Fun Animation Atari http://www.randelshofer.ch/animations/anims_atari/martin_doudoroff/Tron2.anim.html The assembly of a Recognizer, a SEQ animation created by Martin Doudoroff. Tue, 18 Jan 2011 22:00:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/revenge/picture_cubes/4x_m24_cube.html This is the companion to the earlier released M12 Cube. Only three basic moves are allowed to scramble and restore this cube. Sun, 16 Jan 2011 17:30:00 +0100 Fun Animation Atari http://www.randelshofer.ch/animations/anims_atari/doug_thomas/DragonW.anim.html A cute little dragon created by Doug Thomas is starring two animations. Wed, 12 Jan 2011 23:30:00 +0100 Software JHotDraw http://www.randelshofer.ch/oop/jhotdraw/index.html This release adds FindBugs annotations to the source code. The application frameworks delegates menu creation now to a separate class named MenuBuilder. Sun, 09 Jan 2011 20:00:00 +0100 Software Animation SEQConverter http://www.randelshofer.ch/seqconverter/index.html Reduces the file size of exported AVI and QuickTime files. Thu, 06 Jan 2011 22:55:00 +0100 Software Animation SEQConverter http://www.randelshofer.ch/seqconverter/index.html This utility can convert CyberPaint Sequence .SEQ animations into other animation formats. Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:05:00 +0100 Software MultiShow http://www.randelshofer.ch/multishow/index.html Displays the structure of MP3 elementary streams. Mon, 03 Jan 2011 20:50:00 +0100 Fun Animation Atari http://www.randelshofer.ch/animations/anims_atari/maurice_molyneaux/Klingone.anim.html Seven clips including work of Maurice Molyneaux added. Thu, 30 Dec 2010 15:20:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/super_cubes/triangular_super_cube.html The Triangular Super Cube is a less confusing variation of the Triangle Cube. Wed, 29 Dec 2010 23:00:00 +0100 Software Animation MultiShow http://www.randelshofer.ch/multishow/index.html Adds support for CyberPaint Sequence .SEQ animations. Tue, 28 Dec 2010 15:20:00 +0100 Software Quaqua http://www.randelshofer.ch/quaqua/index.html Fixes minor bugs. Tue, 28 Dec 2010 14:00:00 +0100 Fun Animation Atari http://www.randelshofer.ch/animations/anims_atari/atari/Catnap.anim.html Watch «Catnap», a Christmas animation created by Atari Corp.. Mon, 27 Dec 2010 22:40:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/picture_cubes/watermelon_cube.html A watermelon is not only great on a hot summer day, it is also a fun puzzle. Sat, 25 Dec 2010 23:45:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/picture_cubes/m12_cube.html This cube is based on the M12 group known from Group Theory. Only two basic moves are allowed to scramble and restore this cube. Thu, 23 Dec 2010 21:30:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/3x_scripts/3x_dot_matrix/index.html Display dotted characters and symbols on the cubes 6 x 6 matrix. Tue, 21 Dec 2010 23:30:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/pocket/2x_scripts/2x_maze/index.html Browse all 9 maze with single or multiple closed loops this cube can display. Sun, 19 Dec 2010 23:30:00 +0100 Fun Animation http://www.randelshofer.ch/animations/anims_atari/ipa_comtec/IPA3Demo.anim.html A monochrome demo of the 3D paint program Degenis III. Tue, 14 Dec 2010 23:30:00 +0100 Fun Animation Atari http://www.randelshofer.ch/animations/anims_atari/oliver_saalfeld/WerweltV.anim.html «Werwelt» is an animation inspired by Robert Stallman's fantasy books. Sun, 12 Dec 2010 22:45:00 +0100 Fun Animation http://www.randelshofer.ch/animations/anims_atari/steve_belczyk/Spheres.anim.html Watch Steve Belczyk's 3D demo of rotating spheres. Fri, 10 Dec 2010 23:30:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/pocket/dual-colored_faces/2x_tangram_cube.html The Tangram Cube is now also available in a Pocket Cube version. Sun, 5 Dec 2010 13:00:00 +0100 Fun Animation Atari http://www.randelshofer.ch/animations/anims_atari/various_artists/Swan.anim.html A monochrome animation of a swan flying over a lake. Tue, 30 Nov 2010 23:30:00 +0100 Fun Animation Atari http://www.randelshofer.ch/animations/anims_atari/dann_parks/Visitor.anim.html Animation of an unidentified flying object by Dann Parks. Sat, 27 Nov 2010 23:30:00 +0100 Fun Animation Amiga http://www.randelshofer.ch/animations/anims/eric_w_schwartz/OnlyAmiga.html «Only Amiga», a 25th anniversary animated tribute by Eric Schwartz. Thu, 25 Nov 2010 23:30:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/picture_cubes/crossword_cube_ro.html The Romanian cube is the companion to the earlier published English version. Sun, 21 Nov 2010 16:20:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/picture_cubes/crossword_cube_en.html Do you like crosswords and cubes? This is the perfect cube for you! Sun, 21 Nov 2010 12:30:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/vcube7/A940.01.html Manuel Guarraci contributed new patterns for the 7x7x7 cube. Sat, 20 Nov 2010 19:30:00 +0100 Software MultiShow http://www.randelshofer.ch/multishow/index.html Adds support for RGBA JPEG images. Tue, 16 Nov 2010 22:40:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/super_cubes/arrow_cube.html Another Super Cube very similar to the GabbaSoft Cube but with a much higher symmetry. Sat, 13 Nov 2010 17:30:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/super_cubes/gabbasoft_cube.html This Super Cube variation is a replica of GabbaSoft's demo application. Sat, 13 Nov 2010 15:50:00 +0100 Software CubeTwister http://www.randelshofer.ch/cubetwister/index.html Fixes solver scripts with commutators (alpha134) and icons in script editor (alpha135). Sat, 13 Nov 2010 11:10:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/dual-colored_faces/tangram_cube.html This Tangram like design by Ortwin Schenker is available for the 3x3x3 and 4x4x4 cube models. Fri, 12 Nov 2010 23:30:00 +0100 Fun Animation Atari http://www.randelshofer.ch/animations/anims_atari/maurice_molyneaux/MiniTorp.anim.html Star Trek animation of an Enterprise NCC-1701 firing photon torpedoes. Sun, 7 Nov 2010 17:50:00 +0100 Software Quaqua http://www.randelshofer.ch/quaqua/index.html Fixes backwards compatibility with J2SE 5. Sun, 7 Nov 2010 09:50:00 +0100 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/pocket/dual-colored_faces/2x_experts_cube.html Are you a Pocket Cube expert? Try to solve this one! Thu, 4 Nov 2010 22:20:00 +0100 Software Quaqua http://www.randelshofer.ch/quaqua/index.html Fixes minor issues in the Quaqua Look and Feel. Thu, 4 Nov 2010 12:40:00 +0100 Fun Animation Atari http://www.randelshofer.ch/animations/anims_atari/rezco/Circles.anim.html Demo of a twirling chain ring created with the powerful rendering package RezRender. Wed, 20 Oct 2010 23:30:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/3x_scripts/3x_time_zone/index.html Display city names along with their associated UTC time offsets. Sun, 17 Oct 2010 17:40:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/3x_scripts/3x_mathematical_physical_constants/index.html Display constants and remarkable numbers on a Rubik's Cube. Tue, 12 Oct 2010 23:50:00 +0200 Fun Animation Amiga http://www.randelshofer.ch/animations/anims/various_artists/BootPicture.html Alex Carmona animated a series of boot pictures by using the color cycling technique. Sun, 03 Oct 2010 17:10:00 +0200 Science JPBRT http://www.randelshofer.ch/jpbrt/ Adds more basic shapes and triangle mesh. Adds the "directlighting" integrator. Adds "distant" light and "infinite" light. Adds the "Include" statement. Sat, 02 Oct 2010 10:00:00 +0200 Science JPBRT http://www.randelshofer.ch/jpbrt/ Adds support for the Accelerator keyword. Tue, 21 Sep 2010 21:30:00 +0200 Science JPBRT http://www.randelshofer.ch/jpbrt/ Adds support for cones, disks and paraboloids. Tue, 21 Sep 2010 18:45:00 +0200 Science JPBRT http://www.randelshofer.ch/jpbrt/ Adds support for cylinders. Mon, 20 Sep 2010 23:15:00 +0200 Software Quaqua http://www.randelshofer.ch/quaqua/index.html Fixes an issue with FileFilters in JFileChooser. Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:40:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/picture_cubes/rail_cube.html Build your own rail road network and connect a locomotive and waggons in various ways. Sun, 19 Sep 2010 17:15:00 +0200 Science JPBRT http://www.randelshofer.ch/jpbrt/ Introducing JPBRT - my partial Java port of pbrt-v2 by Matt Pharr and Greg Humphreys. Sun, 19 Sep 2010 13:45:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/picture_cubes/circuit_cube.html WARNING: Ground yourself before you touch this cube! Fri, 17 Sep 2010 19:30:00 +0200 Software CubeTwister http://www.randelshofer.ch/cubetwister/index.html Fixes a crash when opening the "Stickers > Image" tab in the cube editor. Fri, 17 Sep 2010 09:00:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/picture_cubes/spots_cube.html A beautiful cube design consisting of spot lights in six colors. Thu, 16 Sep 2010 23:30:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/3x_scripts/3x_star_names/index.html Display constellations and star names on a Rubik's Cube. Sun, 12 Sep 2010 18:30:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/3x_scripts/3x_maze/index.html Browse all 347 maze with single or multiple closed loops this cube can display. Sat, 11 Sep 2010 22:00:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/professor/super_cubes/5x_super_cube_schenker.html A Super Cube design by Ortwin Schenker with asymmetric stickers. Sun, 5 Sep 2010 17:30:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/super_cubes/three_color_super_cube.html This new Super Cube variation by Ortwin Schenker requires only 3 colors. Sun, 5 Sep 2010 16:00:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/patterns_pocket.html The 2x2x2 patterns have been optimized in QTM with Ron van Bruchem's Mini Cube Solver 1.0. Sun, 5 Sep 2010 13:30:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/3x_scripts/3x_clock_binary/index.html Lightweight versions added for Binary Clock Cube, Digital Calendar Cube, 6x6 Swiss Calendar Cube. Sat, 21 Aug 2010 13:00:00 +0200 Software Quaqua http://www.randelshofer.ch/quaqua/index.html Fixes minor issues in JFileChooser, JTable and JTextField. Fri, 20 Aug 2010 20:45:00 +0200 Science http://www.randelshofer.ch/treeviz/ Allows selection of attributes in XML files for weighting and coloring of diagrams. Fixes weighting of composite nodes in the Tree Map and the Circle Map. Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:00:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/3x_scripts/3x_clock_digital/index.html Lightweight versions added for Digital Clock Cube, Clock & Calendar Cube, Geographical Coordinates & Clock Cube. Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:00:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/3x_scripts/3x_geo_geo/index.html Speeded up loading time thanks to a new algorithm computing method. Wed, 18 Aug 2010 23:30:00 +0200 Software CubeTwister http://www.randelshofer.ch/cubetwister/index.html Fixes a crash when recording scripts. Reduces resource consumption of applets. Wed, 18 Aug 2010 23:20:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/patterns.html Pretty Pattern pages of all cube models reworked for the new site design. Sun, 15 Aug 2010 18:00:00 +0200 Fun Animation SAM Coupé http://www.randelshofer.ch/animations/anims_others/codigo_soft/SamJuggler.anim.html Ray-traced Sam Juggler demo added. Tue, 10 Aug 2010 21:30:00 +0200 Software CubeTwister http://www.randelshofer.ch/cubetwister/index.html Adds scroll wheel support. Sun, 08 Aug 2010 13:45:00 +0200 Fun Animation Amiga http://www.randelshofer.ch/animations/anims/jim_sachs/DCTitle.ilbm.html 'blend-shift' technique invented by Joseph Huckaby.]]> Fri, 06 Aug 2010 19:00:00 +0200 Software ANIMApplet http://www.randelshofer.ch/animapplet/index.html Adds support for IFF PBM images, and blended color cycling. Fri, 06 Aug 2010 10:30:00 +0200 Software MultiShow http://www.randelshofer.ch/multishow/index.html Adds support for color cycling in IFF PBM images, and blended color cycling. Wed, 04 Aug 2010 10:30:00 +0200 Software CubeTwister http://www.randelshofer.ch/cubetwister/index.html Fixes a minor bug in the applets. Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:00:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube Algorithm Picker http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/apps/7x_algorithm_picker/index.html Algorithm databases have been compacted to almost half their previous size. Sun, 1 Aug 2010 16:00:00 +0200 Software JHotDraw http://www.randelshofer.ch/oop/jhotdraw/index.html Fixes showstopper bugs in 7.5. Sun, 1 Aug 2010 14:50:00 +0200 Software Quaqua http://www.randelshofer.ch/quaqua/index.html This version provides a new fix for issue 107. Sun, 1 Aug 2010 10:20:00 +0200 Software JHotDraw http://www.randelshofer.ch/oop/jhotdraw/index.html This release improves SVG support and adds a popup color chooser. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:45:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/sub_cubes/sub_cube.html The SubCube features orientation-free cube parts. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:00:00 +0200 Software Quaqua http://www.randelshofer.ch/quaqua/index.html This version is mostly a bug fix release. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:00:00 +0200 Software MultiShow http://www.randelshofer.ch/multishow/index.html This version fixes a bug in the JFIF Struct and EXIF Struct viewers. Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:00:00 +0200 Software JHotDraw http://www.randelshofer.ch/oop/jhotdraw/index.html This revision introduces @NotNull and @Nullable annotations in the documentation. Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:00:00 +0200 Site http://www.randelshofer.ch/ 960 grid system.]]> Sun, 18 Jul 2010 15:20:00 +0200 Software CubeTwister http://www.randelshofer.ch/cubetwister/index.html In this version, the cube applets do not display version info on the splash screen anymore. Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:00:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/picture_cubes/astro_cube.html The Astro Cube shows comet Halley on its orbit across six planets and their major moons. Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:00:00 +0200 Software MultiShow http://www.randelshofer.ch/multishow/index.html This version fixes playback issues with the JFFMPEG library. Wed, 7 Jul 2010 18:00:00 +0200 Fun Rubik's Cube http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/patterns.html The 3x3x3 patterns have been optimized in LTM with Herbert Kociemba's CubeExplorer 5.00. Sun, 13 Jun 2010 18:00:00 +0200 Science http://www.randelshofer.ch/imagelab/index.html This tool generates tweens between the left and right eye position of a stereo image photo pair. Thu, 7 Jan 2010 15:00:00 +0100 Fun Animation Atari http://www.randelshofer.ch/animations/anims_atari/atari/AAFALL.ilbm.html Added the famous NEOchrome waterfall animation. Sun, 28 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0200