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+README FILE  MathSpad
+---------------------
+
+
+Introduction
+------------
+
+This directory contains the distribution of MathSpad version 0.60.
+MathSpad is an experimental program and this is the beta release.
+If you install it and encounter problems with the program,
+we can't guarantee immediate help (although we'll try). A mailing
+list is available to ask questions or make suggestions.
+
+MathSpad is a document preparation system particularly oriented to the 
+production of articles involving large amounts of (non-standard)
+mathematical material.  It is an interactive system designed to make
+on-screen mathematical calculation a pleasure rather than a chore.
+MathSpad generates LaTeX output. Existing LaTeX documents can be
+incorporated directly into a MathSpad document, no special conversion
+being required (or performed).
+
+The fundamental idea introduced by MathSpad is that individual users
+can compose their own ``stencils'' specifying mathematical and
+non-mathematical notational conventions, in particular the screen
+layout and how to convert the MathSpad document to LaTeX. Fractions,
+superscripts, subscripts, different fonts, different sizes, displayed
+equations and lots of other mathematical (and non-mathematical)
+structures can be used (and defined).
+
+Version 0.31 was first released in January 1994 but is no longer supported.
+Version 0.31 files can be easily converted to 0.60 format, but not the other 
+way around.
+
+
+Installation
+------------
+
+To install MathSpad, you need a UNIX operating system, the X window
+environment, an ANSI C compiler and a C++ compiler. If you don't have them
+all, you can still try to install it, but I can't guarantee that it will
+work.
+
+The distribution is available in the file mathpad-0.60.tar.gz . This file can 
+be unpacked with the command:
+
+        gunzip -c mathpad-0.60.tar.gz | tar xf -
+
+Having unpacked the system, the installation should be simple. The
+command
+
+	./Install
+
+will check out your system, compile everything and install it in the proper
+place. Afterwards, you have the option to report the installation problems,
+so I can adjust the installation procedure and help you if you want that.
+If there were no problems, you might still want to send an acknowledge that
+it was a successful installation, because I'm interested in the success rate
+of the installation script and how portable it is.
+
+After successfully installing the program, you can test it easily with
+the command
+
+       mathpad manual
+
+which causes a welcome document to appear on your screen. This document
+explains more about the system and how to get started.
+
+
+
+Documentation
+-------------
+
+The distribution contains a copy of the system manual as a MathSpad
+document. It is hoped to publish the manual in book form in which form screen
+dumps will be included. 
+
+The system manual is also available for online help. You can use the 'Help'
+key to get context sensitive help. If you don't have a 'Help' key, either
+use xmodmap to define one or edit the file `emacs.mpk' in the lib directory.
+
+It is possible to produce a hard copy of the manual using the standard system
+features.  In order to respect our copyright you should however NOT do so.
+If you would like a hard copy of the manual before its official publication 
+please write to us stating the purpose for which the manual will be used.
+We will supply academic users and non-profit organisations with a postscript
+version of the manual provided that guarantees are given that it will not be
+used for commercial gain and the number of copies to be made is agreed in 
+writing beforehand.
+
+Feedback
+--------
+
+There is a mailing list which can be used to ask questions and to make
+suggestions. To subscribe to this list, mail a message to
+majordomo@win.tue.nl with the body (not the subject):
+
+        subscribe mathpad-users
+        end
+
+You can mail the messages to
+
+        mathpad-users@win.tue.nl 
+
+to reach the complete group (even if you're not subscribed).
+
+
+If you have any problems installing the program, or with its use please
+report them to
+
+        mathpad@win.tue.nl
+
+We will try to react as soon as possible.
+
+
+Richard Verhoeven.