This message announces the availability of SIMSYNCH release 1b0.

New in synch1b0:

Thanks to testing and suggestions by Brian Schroeder, translation to
verilog has been corrected and verified.  Each block is translated to
its own module; readability of the translated code is also improved.

The file "synch.info" is now included in the SIMSYNCH distribution.

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SIMSYNCH is a simulator for digital electronics at scales from chip to
board.

 The design files are comprised of Scheme definitions and expressions.
 These design files can be run as a Scheme program at high speed.  The
 design files can also be translated into formats suitable for logic
 compilers (MACHXL and Verilog).

 SIMSYNCH simulates blocks of synchronous logic, signals whose states
 change simultaneously on a clock signal transition.  Each block also
 has a reset signal, which forces all signals to the state specified
 in the design file.  SIMSYNCH can simultaneously simulate multiple
 blocks with different clocks and resets.  Devices can contain
 multiple blocks; Blocks can span multiple devices.

Documentation is included in the distribution.  Documentation is also
online at:

	   http://swissnet.ai.mit.edu/~jaffer/SIMSYNCH.html

SIMSYNCH can be obtained via FTP (detailed instructions follow) from:
 swissnet.ai.mit.edu:pub/scm/synch1b0.tar.gz
 ftp.gnu.org:pub/gnu/jacal/synch1b0.tar.gz
 ftp.cs.indiana.edu:/pub/scheme-repository/code/lib/synch1b0.tar.gz

SCM is the Scheme implementation under which SIMSYNCH runs.
 swissnet.ai.mit.edu:pub/scm/scm5d0.tar.gz
 ftp.gnu.org:pub/gnu/jacal/scm5d0.tar.gz
 ftp.cs.indiana.edu:/pub/scheme-repository/imp/scm5d0.tar.gz

SLIB is a Scheme library which SCM and SIMSYNCH use:
 swissnet.ai.mit.edu:pub/scm/slib2c5.tar.gz
 ftp.gnu.org:pub/gnu/jacal/slib2c5.tar.gz
 ftp.cs.indiana.edu:/pub/scheme-repository/code/lib/slib2c5.tar.gz

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  ftp swissnet.ai.mit.edu (anonymous)
  bin
  cd pub/scm
  get synch1b0.tar.gz
  get slib2c5.tar.gz
  get scm5d0.tar.gz
or
  ftp ftp.gnu.org (anonymous)
  bin
  cd pub/gnu/jacal
  get synch1b0.tar.gz
  get slib2c5.tar.gz
  get scm5d0.tar.gz

  `synch1b0.tar.gz' is a gzipped tar file of the SIMSYNCH Scheme code.
  `slib2c5.tar.gz' is a gzipped tar file of a Scheme Library.
  `scm5d0.tar.gz' is a gzipped tar file of the C code distribution.

Files in these directories with the ".gz" suffix are compressed with
patent-free gzip (no relation to zip).  The program to uncompress them
is available from
 ftp.gnu.org:pub/gnu/gzip-1.2.4.tar
 ftp.gnu.org:pub/gnu/gzip-1.2.4.shar
 ftp.gnu.org:pub/gnu/gzip-1.2.4.msdos.exe

Remember to use binary mode when transferring the files.
Be sure to get and read the GNU General Public License (COPYING).
It is included in synch1b0.tar.gz.
