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				  surf

			     Version 1.0.3

	Copyright (C) 1996-1997 Friedrich-Alexander-Universitaet
  Erlangen-Nuernberg, 1997-2000 Johannes Gutenberg-Universitaet Mainz

  Authors: Stephan Endrass, Hans Huelf, Ruediger Oertel, Ralf Schmitt,
	  Kai Schneider and Johannes Beigel (see AUTHORS file)

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What is surf?
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surf is a tool to visualize algebraic curves and algebraic surfaces.
surf is script driven and has a graphical user interface using the Gtk
widget set.

Documentation can be found in the docs/ directory.

Visit surf's homepage for more information:

		      http://surf.sourceforge.net


Basic Installation:
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(see INSTALL for a more complete description)

   $ cd surf-1.0.3
   $ ./configure
   [ wait.. ]
   $ make
   [ ..wait even longer.. ]
   $ su
   [ enter root's password ]
   # make install
   # logout

This will install the binary, some data and surf's man page.


Getting Started:
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To get a first impression start surf in an xterm:

   $ surf

Then click on the "load script..." button to load one of the distributed
example scripts in the examples/ directory. Press the "execute script"
button, wait a few seconds and enjoy the output :)


License:
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surf is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License
version 2 or later. See also COPYING file.