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=                  Crystallography & NMR System                       =
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=      A.T.Brunger, P.D.Adams, G.M.Clore, W.L.Delano, P.Gros,         =
=      R.W.Grosse-Kunstleve, J.-S.Jiang, J.Kuszewski, M.Nilges,       =
=      N.S.Pannu, R.J.Read, L.M.Rice, T.Simonson, G.L.Warren          =
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=      Copyright (c) 1997-2007 Yale University                        =
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	    Program: CNSsolve 
	    Version: 1.2
	Patch level: 0
	     Status: general release


License
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Please read the file License (in this directory) for terms and conditions
of downloading and using Crystallography & NMR System Solve (CNSsolve).


Documentation
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The current documentation is provided in HTML format and can be accessed
locally in a web browser at location:

	doc/html/cns_solve.html

WWW browser needed: - Netscape, Mozilla or Firefox
                    - Internet Explorer

After installation of CNSsolve the documentation can be accessed through
Netscape by typing cns_web at the Unix command line.

To obtain brief information about some important commands please type:

	cns_info

Sites are permitted to make CNSsolve HTML documentation available to
local users (but are strongly encouraged to limit access to local
users only). Under no circumstances should the CNSsolve source code be
made generally accessible on the world-wide-web.


What to read first
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- Users of CNSsolve should all read the "Getting started" section in the
CNSsolve HTML documentation. They should also read the information
returned by typing cns_info at the Unix command line.

- Installers of CNSsolve should read the "Installation" section in the
CNSsolve HTML documentation and the notes below.


CNSsolve installation
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Please see the HTML documentation for detailed installation instructions
and trouble shooting information. To install on any platform:

- cd to the CNSsolve directory
- modify the file cns_solve_env to define the location of CNSsolve
- type 'make install'
- source cns_solve_env prior to using CNSsolve


Support
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CNS is no longer actively developed. There is no support
available. However, there is a Yahoo bulletin board where user
questions are often posted and responded to by the CNS user 
community:

	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cnsbb/