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         AERO               "ADVENTURES IN VIRTUAL MECHANICS"
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This directory contains version -- 1.4.1 -- of the AERO system.
You may obtain binaries for various computer systems, documentation
in English or German, and source code.

AERO is an X-window based tool for simulation and visualization of
rigid-body systems. AERO contains a 3D scene editor for designing
simple blocks world scenes. Objects may be placed in space, linked
to each other, and forces may be exerted onto them.


Files:
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README                   general information about AERO          (ASCII)
NOTICE                   public domain and copyright information (ASCII)
USERS_GUIDE              information on how to work with AERO    (ASCII)
FILE_FORMAT              information on how to generate scene files
                         without the AERO graphics interface     (ASCII)

aero_1.4.1.hp90000s700.tar.gz  binaries and examples for HP9000/700
aero_1.4.1.linux.tar.gz  binaries and examples for IBM-PC with linux
aero_1.4.1.rs6000.tar.gz binaries and examples for IBM RS/6000
aero_1.4.1.sun4.tar.gz   binaries and examples for SUN SPARCstation
aero_1.4.1.src.tar.gz    source files

animations.tar.gz        animation examples in MPEG format
docu.english.ps.gz       documentation in English (PostScript format)
docu.english.ps.mac.gz   same documentation as above, but for Apple Macintosh
docu.german.tar.gz       documentation in German

sparc.gunzip             SUN SPARC executable for GNU unzip (decompress)
sparc.povray.README      SUN SPARC executables for POVRAY ray tracer
sparc.povray.script      ..
sparc.povray1.0.gz       ..
sparc.mpeg_README        SUN SPARC executables for MPEG encode/decode
sparc.mpeg_encode.gz     ..
sparc.mpeg_play.gz       ..
fwf-3.62.tar.gz          free widget foundation (needed only for compiling AERO)
xpm-3.2g.tar.gz          x pixel map (needed only for fwf and compiling AERO)

Hartmut Keller  keller@hermes.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de
Horst Stolz     stolz@hermes.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de
Andreas Ziegler aziegler@hermes.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de
Thomas Braunl   braunl@informatik.uni-stuttgart.de

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