This is University of Washington Rim in UNIX format. As of 10/12/89 Generic sources are in: src UNIX BSD4.3 specific sources are in: BSD UNIX AIX specific sources are in: AIX Some test data is in: test TeX format documentation is in: doc Some VAX/VMS specific sources are in: VMS First run either SETUP-BSD or SETUP-AIX. You have to tell SETUP-BSD whether your fortran wants OPEN's RECL parameter in bytes or words. The 'things' to make are: rim - the main program librim.a - the program interface library rime - an editor for the database help - builds the help database (may require librim.a to be installed) install - moves everything to installed positions lxtest - a test program for the text i/o routines clean - removes 'rimh' and the objects from 'src' Jim Fox foxjcac.washington.edu ------------------------------------------------------------ What's it good for? Experience has convinced me that Rim is best for databases that will be updated by programs. It provides a convenient program interface and much support for loading and unloading and maintaining databases. It does not, however, present a very convenient user interface for adding or changing data. It has no screens. It does allow applications to be very portable---as long as you keep them clean of system dependencies. ------------------------------------------------------------