This directory contains Version 9.3 of the Icon programming language.

This material is in the public domain.  You may use and copy this material
freely. This privilege extends to modifications, although any modified version
of this system given to a third party should clearly identify your
modifications as well as the original source.

The responsibility for the use of this material resides entirely
with you.  We make no warranty of any kind concerning this material,
nor do we make any claim as to the suitability of Icon for any application.

If you get this system without a copy of the documentation, look in the
subdirectory "docs" in this area, where you will find material concerning
the Icon programming language and instructions for installing it.

Please note:  There is both an interpreter and a compiler for Icon on
some platforms.  For most uses, the interpreter is preferrable.  It
gets into execution quickly and is fast enough for many applications.  The
compiler produces programs that run faster than the interpreter, but
it is requires a large amount of memory and disk space and is slow to
get into execution.  In addition, we no longer are able to maintain
the compiler.

For more information or assistance, contact:

	Icon Project
	Department of Computer Science
	The University of Arizona
	P.O. Box 210077
	Tucson, AZ   85721-0077
	U.S.A.
	
	voice: (520) 621-6613
	fax:   (520) 621-4246
	
	icon-project@cs.arizona.edu
