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@comment this file contains Release notes and various howto's

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@setfilename platform.info
@node Installation and Platform Specifics
@menu
* Installation and Platform Specifics::
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@node Installation and Platform Specifics, Index, SINGULAR libraries, Top
@chapter Installation and Platform Specifics
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@menu
* News and changes::
* Downloading instructions::
* Unix installation instructions::
* Windows installation instructions::
* Macintosh installation instructions::
@end menu

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@node News and changes, Downloading instructions,,Release Notes
@section News and changes
@cindex news
@cindex changes

@include NEWS.texi

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@node Downloading instructions, Unix installation instructions, News and changes, Release Notes
@section Downloading instructions
@cindex downloading
@cindex instructions, downloading
@cindex howto, download

@sc{Singular} is available as binary program for most common hard-
and software platforms. Release versions of @sc{Singular} can be
downloaded with ftp from our FTP site
@display
@uref{ftp://www.mathematik.uni-kl.de/pub/Math/Singular/},
@end display
or, using your favourite WWW browser, from
@display
@uref{http://www.mathematik.uni-kl.de/ftp/pub/Math/Singular/}.
@end display
Development version can be downloaded from
@display
@uref{ftp://www.mathematik.uni-kl.de/pub/Math/Singular/Development}
@end display

@include README_download.texi

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@node Unix installation instructions, Windows installation instructions,Downloading instructions, Release Notes
@section Unix installation instructions
@cindex Unix installation
@cindex instructions, Unix installation
@cindex howto, install on Unix

@include INSTALL_unix.texi

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@node Windows installation instructions, Macintosh installation instructions, Unix installation instructions, Release Notes
@section Windows installation instructions
@cindex Windows installation
@cindex instructions, Windows installation
@cindex howto, install on Windows

@include INSTALL_win.texi

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@node Macintosh installation instructions,,Windows installation instructions, Release Notes
@section Macintosh installation instructions
@cindex Macintosh installation
@cindex instructions, Macintosh installation
@cindex howto, install on Macintosh

@c TBC
The port of @sc{Singular} will be aviable soon.