     Please Emacs, use -*- text -*- mode when editing this file.

	* The file RELEASE contains information about what has changed
	  since the last release.

	* The file INSTALL contains instructions on how to install Info.
	  (Type "./configure" and then "make".)

This is the README file GNU Info version 2.8.  This marks the first
non-beta release.

Thu Jan 21 14:50:52 1993

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Version 2.7 beta, Wed Dec 30 02:02:38 1992
Version 2.6 beta, Tue Dec 22 03:58:07 1992
Version 2.5 beta, Tue Dec  8 14:50:35 1992
Version 2.4 beta, Sat Nov 28 14:34:02 1992
Version 2.3 beta, Fri Nov 27 01:04:13 1992
Version 2.2 beta, Tue Nov 24 09:36:08 1992
Version 2.1 beta, Tue Nov 17 23:29:36 1992

Info 2.0 is a complete rewrite of the original standalone Info I wrote
in 1987, the first program I wrote for rms.  That program was
something like my second Unix program ever, and my die-hard machine
language coding habits tended to show through.  I found the original
Info hard to read and maintain, and thus decided to write this one.

The rewrite consists of about 12,000 lines of code written in about 12
days.  I believe this version of Info to be in much better shape than
the original Info, and the only reason it is in Beta test is because
of its short life span.

Info 2.0 is substantially different from its original standalone
predecessor.  It appears almost identical to the GNU Emacs version,
but has the advantages of smaller size, ease of portability, and a
built in library which can be used in other programs (to get or
display documentation from Info files, for example).

I eagerly await responses to this newer version of Info; comments on
its portability, ease of use and user interface, code quality, and
general usefulness are all of interest to me, and I will appreciate
any comments that you would care to make.

A full listing of the commands available in Info can be gotten by
typing `?' while within an Info window.  This produces a node in a
window which can be viewed just like any Info node.

So, please send your comments, bug reports, and suggestions to

	bfox@ai.mit.edu

Thanks for beta testing this software.

