From 44984f46aa6fdc81fe8e5af29e09c9c624d864c5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jaortega Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 17:26:39 +0000 Subject: 0.3 pre-release --- README | 48 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------- 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) (limited to 'README') diff --git a/README b/README index 2846875..af4447e 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,26 +1,44 @@ Welcome to GNU MDK. -MDK stands for MIX Development Kit and provides tools for developing -and executing, in a MIX virtual machine, MIXAL programs. The MIX is -Donald Knuth's mythical computer, described in the first volume of The -Art of Computer Programming, which is programmed using MIXAL, the MIX -assembly language. MDK includes a MIXAL assembler (mixasm) and a MIX -virtual machine (mixvm) with a command line interface. Using this -interface, you can debug your MIXAL programs at source code level, and -read/modify the contents of all the components of the MIX computer -(including block devices, which are simultated using the file system). +GNU MDK is an official GNU package [0]. + +MDK stands for MIX Development Kit, and provides tools for developing +and executing, in a MIX virtual machine, MIXAL programs. + +The MIX is Donald Knuth's mythical computer, described in the first +volume of The Art of Computer Programming, which is programmed using +MIXAL, the MIX assembly language. + +MDK includes a MIXAL assembler (mixasm) and a MIX virtual machine +(mixvm) with a command line interface. In addition, a GTK+ GUI to +mixvm, called gmixvm, is provided; and, in case you are an Emacs guy, +you can try misc/mixvm.el, which allows running mixvm inside an Emacs +GUD buffer. + +Using these interfaces, you can debug your MIXAL programs at source +code level, and read/modify the contents of all the components of the +MIX computer (including block devices, which are simultated using the +file system). + URLs: -project homepage: http://mdk.sourceforge.net -download: http://download.sourceforge.net/mdk/mdk-0.1.tar.gz +Project homepage: http://mdk.sourceforge.net +Download: http://download.sourceforge.net/mdk/ + +GNU MDK is free software. Please see the file COPYING for details. -MDK is free software. Please see the file COPYING for details. For documentation, please see the files in the doc subdirectory. + For building and installation instructions please see the INSTALL file. + For sample MIXAL programs, please see the samples subdirectory. -For translations (MDK uses GNU's gettext), please see the po subdirectory[0]. + +For translations (MDK uses GNU's gettext), please see the po subdirectory[1]. -- -[0] New translations are welcome. If you'd like to contribute one, - please contact the author, jaortega@acm.org. \ No newline at end of file +[0] To learn more about GNU, the FSF and its goals, please visit + http://www.gnu.org. + +[1] New translations are welcome. If you'd like to contribute one, + please contact the author, jao@gnu.org. -- cgit v1.2.3