Csound Distribution via FTP
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These csound files represent the version currently running at the MediaLab on VAXes
and DEC-RISC machines (under 4.0 Ultrix and 4.3 BSD Unix), on SUN's (under 4.1 OS),
on SGI's under Unix, and on Macintosh's (under THINK_C's Lightspeed C 4.0).

The version in this directory will eventually be replaced by that in the
'csbeta' directory, once it has been shaken down.

If you plan to run on a Unix system, ftp either 'csound.tar' or 'csound.tar.Z'
If you plan to run on a Mac, you should ftp the .hqx files (see below).
For the Csound Users Manual ftp the file 'Csound.man.hqx' and see below.

There is a BULLETIN BOARD MAILING LIST for Csound users.  This is an
entry in our /usr/lib/aliases that I normally use for Csound announcements,
and which I'm making available for user intercommunication.  Since this has
induced some confusion in the past, it is now RENAMED:
			csound-BB@media-lab.media.mit.edu
N.B. this BROADCASTS to everyone in the mailing list.  Use network etiquette!

For ADMINISTRATIVE REQUESTS (have your name added-to/removed-from the above,
order hardcopy manuals, etc) mail to:
			csound-request@media-lab.media.mit.edu
Bugs to:			csound@media-lab.media.mit.edu


CSOUND FOR UNIX SYSTEMS
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Once you have an uncompressed 'csound.tar' in your home directory, type
	tar xf csound.tar
This will create a sub-directory 'csound', and deposit all the source files
and other sub-directories below that.  Now type
	cd csound
	more README
This will describe how to edit the top-level Makefile, and how to invoke the
five 'make' commands that will build your entire csound system.
The Makefile allows you to define your local system characteristics,
e.g. to include X11 windows software, choose a soundfile system, include
device-dependent I/O drivers, and specify the libraries to hold your executables.
There are README's at every level of Make to help you through this.


CSOUND FOR THE MACINTOSH
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The following files have been included specifically for Macintosh users:

Csound.hqx	Macintosh Csound application
Csound-881.hqx	Macintosh 020/030 881/882 Csound application
Csound.sit.hqx	Archive containing all source files
Csound.man.hqx	Macintosh Word version of the Csound Manual.

For further details, and for information on building Csound on a Macintosh,
see the MAC-README file.


THE CSOUND USERS MANUAL
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The Csound Manual is now in Macintosh Word 4.0 format, and is contained in the
file Csound.man.hqx.  This currently needs a Macintosh for decoding and printing,
but a PostScript version for general laser printers will be available soon.

CSOUND BETA TEST VERSION
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The subdirectory 'csbeta' now contains the latest version of Csound.
It contains the following files:

Csound.hqx	Macintosh Csound application for machines with/without 881.
Csound.sit.hqx	Macintosh Stuffit archive of all Csound directories, sources.
Csound.man.hqx	The latest Csound Manual (Word 5.0), BinHexed for Mac use.
Csound.man.ps	The latest Manual, in PostScript form, ready for Unix printing.
Csound.man.ps.Z Compressed version of same.
csound.tar	The Unix sources and Makefile for all Csound.
csound.tar.Z	Compressed version of same.

The Beta version is hereby available for testing.  If all appears well,
it will become the Standard Version after about 2 weeks of shakedown.
