AIAB Release Notes			(version r10c)			    	      19/03/02
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Note that AIABr9 never actually existed.  I reckon this release is pretty much as good as its
even going to get (without exceeding a 4mb download), so bumped up the version number twice ;) 

Heres a great list of everything thats new in this release, starting with the coolest:

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ADDED:	 [drum role] GlowIcons 'support'!  Whahey, thats right folks, you can now choose the
~~~~~	 look of the icons used by AIAB, and swap between the two easily!  Aside from choosing
	 which iconset to use when AIAB is first run, its also possible to change the iconset
	 at any time, by using the entry in Settings-->Presets in the AIAB Start-Menu - cool,
	 huh?  Big thanks go out to Pzyco and Sanny who painted these superb looking GlowIcons.
	 Check out http://mitglied.tripod.de/IconDesigner/ for more of the same!

	 NB:  The script that switched between the two iconsets isnt very clever just yet.
	 ~~   It will not perform any checks or do anything clever - it just overwrites the
	      icons that AIAB uses, *thats all*.  Back-up your stuff if you're really afraid!

	 UPDATE:  Now, if any of the *supported* "AIAB Application" upgrades are installed,
	 ~~~~~~	  (e.g. Music/Internet) the script will update these icons too - whahey!

	 UPDATE:  An environment variable - 'ENVARC:AIAB/Iconset' - is now set too!
	 ~~~~~~

	 UPDATE:  If you use the 'Add PC drives at startup' option in WinUAE, AIAB displays
	 ~~~~~~   proper HD/CD-Rom icons for the drives!

	 UPDATE:  The script also deletes unused icons from older releases, but leaves the
	 ~~~~~~   executables, so P96Speed (removed in r10b) for example, can still be used.
	
	 UPDATE:  Re-jigged some more icons...nothing to major, just cosmetic ;)
	 ~~~~~~

ADDED:	 UAEscsi.device support, (as found in WinUAE 0.8.21), allowing CD-ROMs to be mounted
~~~~~	 on the Amiga side natively.

	 NB:  The UAEscsi.device function has been enabled by default in 'Default.UAE'
	 ~~
UPDATED: WinUAE configs; remade with 0.8.21r2, and in 'Default.UAE' enabling UAEscsi.device 
~~~~~~~  and BSDsocket.library for CD-Rom mounting and internet support respectively.

UPDATE:  Now using the new version of MCP, (taken up by Dieter Groppe after Aliendezign
~~~~~~	 eventually released the sourcecode).  There are several internal changes with the
	 new releases which, despite not resulting in extra features, allow for greater 
	 stability.

ADDED:   AHI devices, handlers and system files!  Thats right people, now you can use the new
~~~~~	 Amiga-side drivers from WinUAE 0.8.17r3 to use AHI apps in AIAB.  

	 Big thanks to Martin Blom for allowing me to use his excellent software in the AIAB
	 archives.  Note that the version included here is in fact beta (but dont let that
	 concern you!).  Please support future Amiga development by registering this software;
	 check out  http://www.lysator.liu.se/~lcs/ahi.html  for more information.

ADDED:   The AHI-aware 'sounddt41.datatype' by Stephan Rupprecht (yet another nice piece of
~~~~~~	 software from Stephan!).  This also adds extra features, such as playing 16bit, 44khz
	 samples, and not being restricted by the 130k hardware restrictions.

ADDED:	 Several mouse-pointer presets to the 'SYS:Prefs/Presets/' folder, and added an entry
~~~~~	 to the AIAB Start-Menu to open the 'Pointers' folder with a single click!  To change
	 the look of the mouse-pointer (and save it), just double-click the relevant icon.

	 NB:  Erm...I've kind of had to include the 'Pointer' preferences tool (from Amiga
	 ~~   INC.) to achieve this.  Does this count as piracy?  I dunno, but least I'm
	      'big enough' to point out that Im using the program, rather than just slipping
	      it in, unannounced.

	 Oh, and I've also changed the look of the default AIAB pointer - hope you like it!

UPDATED: InstallerNG.  It would seem that after a stagnant period, Jens Tröger has resumed
~~~~~~~  this adventurous project, and as ever the stability of this program continues to
         improve.  This version is still a 1.5 pre-release, but is dated 8/4/01.

	 NB:  The MUI 'gui.library' has been deleted.  This seems to improve stability and
	 ~~   compatibility, but inevitably means the GUI doesnt look as nice.

UPDATED: The MuiMaster.library, to a supposedly faster '020 optimised' version, by RedSkull
~~~~~~~  of DC. It didnt feel *much* faster for me (it certainly wasnt any slower), but that
	 might be because Im so used to the speed of JIT ;)  Either way it gets included here.

	 UPDATE:  Added the latest (and final) update, dated 11/11/01.
	 ~~~~~~

DITCHED: The '2000' from the title.  This was 'sooooo Millenium', and I thought '2001' just
~~~~~~~  sounded even cheesier.

ADDED:   Icons for all changable presets.  This means you can simply double-click icons to
~~~~~	 change pointers/iconsets/GUI styles with ease ;)

ADDED:   Workbench ADF name/version checking!  Hurrah, after spending some time experimenting
~~~~~    with the most reliable way of preventing silly users from inserting 'Install3.1' ADFs,
	 (or even worse, Workbench 1.3 disks...!), I finally implemented it into the cranky
         'copy-files' scripts.

	 Basically, the script first checks that the disk is labeled either 'Workbench 3.0'
         or 'Workbench 3.1', then checks that the libs/version.library is correct.  If either
	 test should fail, the script loops over and the the user will be prompted for another
	 disk.  Big thanks to Frank Bunton for his advice - check out his wonderful 'AmigaDos
	 Beginners Guide' on Aminet if you're interested.

CHANGED: All entries in scripts/icons/configs that point to 'Workbench:' to point to 'SYS:'
~~~~~~~  instead.  This should ease the process of using AIAB on systems that dont use boot
	 from a partition named 'Workbench:', such as 'real' Amigas and custom UAE setups.

	 NB:  Despite sounding quite trivial, this was a long labourious process that required
	 ~~   me to manually change every file that contained a 'Workbench:' reference.  I
	      hope whoever requested this appreciates it - grrr! ;) 

UPDATED: Reqtools.library to the re-worked version provided by Georg Steger and the AROS team.
~~~~~~~  This is a newer file and generally less buggy, hence its inclusion here.

UPDATED: The Scalos/Workbench popupmenus a bit.  The useless 'Quit' option has been replaced
~~~~~~~  by 'Shut Down', which displays a requestor asking whether or not the user wishes to
	 'Shut Down' or 'Reboot' - just like the one in the AIAB Start-Menu.

	 UPDATE:  Added an 'Extract to RAM:' entry in the 'Open With...' menu that appears above
	 ~~~~~~   project/file icons.  This lovely script was written mainly by Bruce Steers, and 
		  is ideal for extracting LHA/LZX/ZIP archives quickly.

		  Take a look at C:AIABext if you're interested in the script, which can easily
		  be added to a ToolManager doc - 'Extract to TEMP:' for instance.

UPDATED: RTG.library (in Libs:Picasso96/) to the patched version found in the WinUAE 0.8.16r3+
~~~~~~~  archive.  This fixes the mouse trails bug found in recent WinUAE releases.

	 UPDATE:  Also added a newer 'UAEgfx' monitor driver to 'DEVS:Monitors/'
	 ~~~~~~

MOVED:   The folder containing background images to 'SYS:Prefs/Patterns' which is a more
~~~~~	 standardised path (rather than my 'ColourfullBackgrounds' folder in 'Prefs/Presets').

MOVED:   All the cheap'n'nasty setup scripts executed when AIAB is loaded for the first time
~~~~~    to S:AIAB-Setup - mainly, 'cos its tidier ;)

ADDED:   WarpJPEG datatype, by old Amiga stalwart, Oliver Roberts (also of F1GPed fame...).
~~~~~ 	 replacing the older akJFIF one (see below ).  Big thanks to Oliver for letting me use
	 his software here.  For those interested, WarpPNG and (soon) WarpBMP datatypes are
	 also available, so if you wish to add more fileformats to Multiview, give them a try.

REMOVED: The very old JPEG datatype.  I was a bit sick of the akJFIF one, sure its nicely
~~~~~~~  coded, and quite fast, but wasnt free (hence I was using an old version without a
	 nag requestor) - why pay for something as basic as displaying a JPEG?

REMOVED: P96Speed.  This gfx-card benchmark programme was lovely, but - because of SysSpeed -
~~~~~~~  isnt really required anymore.  There are also issues regarding erratic timing (tests
	 do not always last for the count specified) which may/may not affect result accuracy.

REMOVED: 'Time' prefs in SYS:Prefs.  Although this was quite a nice example of an MUI-fied C=
~~~~~~~  replacement, it fails to serve any real puropse, as UAE users the host system's clock
	 (i.e. on the motherboard) to set the correct time/date.

	 This also means I can delete LIBS:date.library, and MonthNavigator.mcc (see below) as
	 they are no longer required by any of the programmes in the AIAB package.  This
	 reduces the archive size by around 75k or so; 'every little helps' etc.

REMOVED: Libs:req.library, simply because I couldnt find anything that actually uses it! ;)
~~~~~~~

ADDED:   Stephan Rupprecht's 'ENV-Handler' to L: which replaces the old 'HappyEnv-Handler'.
~~~~~	 Thanks to Stephan for letting me use it here, and for fixing it under UAE!

UPDATED: Information in the 'AmigaForever-readme.txt' file, regarding getting AIAB to work
~~~~~~~  with an AmigaForever setup.  Thanks to Gordon Bland, let me know if this works!

UPDATED: DirectoryOpus 4.16.  Numerous tweaks and bugfixes since the last release, with my
~~~~~~~  favourite being the ability to open the internal text/hex viewer in a window, rather
	 than on its own screen.  Take a look at the History.txt file in the 'DOPUS' folder.
	 I also added the *full* DOpus4 manual (which bumps the archive size up quite a bit).

ADDED:   A few bits of text here and there for advanced users, regarding the finer points of
~~~~~    the AIAB setup - do a search for *.txt etc. if you're up for it ;)

ADDED:   A basic 'Game Runner' button for playing incompatible HD-Games from Workbench.  To
~~~~~    use, just select the 'Game Runner' entry from the AIAB StartMenu--->Mixed Tools.
         A 'Drop Game Here' button will appear at the top of the screen, and should degrade
         the Amiga (using JST) whenever game icons are dropped onto it.  Im not promising a
         100% success rate, but it could make all the difference!

	 NB:  Dont forget the 'Crap Boot' option that allows you boot into a *highly* cut-down 
	 ~~   AIAB Workbench setup, ideal for playing older HD-installed games from.  To use,
	      just hold down the left mouse-button when booting the 'Amiga' (it might take a
	      few goes if you have a really fast PC...).

	 UPDATE:  Erm, this has been rebranded the 'MicroBoot' option ;) 
	 ~~~~~~

ADDED:   Picasso96.guide.  Apologies to the Picasso96 team for not including this in previous
~~~~~    releases.  I'd like to point out that Picasso96 is in fact shareware, and acts as an
         integral part of the AIAB package.  You should therefore consider registering the
         software to encourage future Amiga development if you use Picasso96 modes regularly.

TWEAKED: The s:Startup-Sequence yet again to add a one second pause (to test for the LMB),
~~~~~~~  and hence use the 'Crap Boot' option) that can be commented out if you dont want to
	 wait.  I also added support for a possible (!) 'AIAB-JIT' pack at a later date, for
	 nice things like Birdie etc.

	 UPDATE:  Added 'SYS:Rexxc' to the 'PATH' entry in the s:Startup-Sequence to allow
	 ~~~~~~   running Arexx commands from the shell, in any folder.

	 UPDATE:  Removed the one second pause...since I couldn't remember what it was for ;)
	 ~~~~~~

	 UPDATE:  Holding the right-mouse button now boots into the 'AIAB Fullscreen Shell',
	 ~~~~~~   for those people who prefer the oldsk00l way of doing things ;)  Dont forget
		  those great KingCON features, such as tab-completion, and a review buffer! 

ADDED:   An option to allow the user to choose whether they use an American or a British keymap
~~~~~    It seems like the MUI 'Input' program is a little buggy (!), so rather than actually
	 include a 'US' keymap file, I've adopted the less pretty option of deleting the GB
	 'Input.prefs' file - this makes Worbench use its (Kickstart) default 'US' keymap.	

TWEAKED: The Workbench titlebar text.  AIAB now uses a Scalos plugin to print the contents of
~~~~~~~  'ENVARC:AIAB-Version', which should make changing the titlebar text easier (?)

	 UPDATE:  Environment variable now stored in 'ENVARC:AIAB/Version' - lovely!
	 ~~~~~~

TWEAKED: The AIAB installation to add some text at the beginning so that people who havent
~~~~~~~  read the docs/installation guide [sigh...] will have a clue about what to do ;)

ADDED:   FreeWheel, by Alastair M. Robinson.  This cute little programme ought to allow the
~~~~~    'wheel' on most mice to function in AIAB.  You will be asked when you first install
         AIAB if you wish to enable this function.  Also, you might want to configure the
         programme for your own needs (I dont own a wheelmouse!), to do this just use the 
         'ctrl alt f' hotkey, or select 'FreeWheel' from the 'Commodities' entry of the AIAB
         Start-Menu.  Thanks to Stephen Cooke for suggesting this addition.

TWEAKED: The s:ScreenTabCommodities  list to remove any defunct entries.  This file is used
~~~~~~~  to display the little images in the 'Commodities' entry of the AIAB Start-Menu.

TWEAKED: The DirectoryOpus config file to add a workaround for the 'Cant delete empty folders
~~~~~~~  problem in WinUAE'.  Click the 'DELETE' button with the *right* mouse button to use
         it.  Also, the 'Arc Ext.' and 'ShowFile' buttons now wait for the mouse button to be
         clicked before closing the Shell, thus giving the user 'more time on the ball' ;)
         Thanks to Tomasz Schmidt for pointing this out.

	 NB:  The 'Delete UAE' button *should* be redundant, thanks to the new filesystem
	 ~~   code introduced in (around) WinUAE 0.8.13+, but I've kept it in, just in case ;)

	 I also noticed that DOPUS uses its own palette, rather than just using the Workbench
	 pens, so have tweaked this to look more like the current Workbench colour-scheme.

	 Finally, I adjusted the width of the DOPUS window a few pixels so that files show the
	 correct filesize (whereas before the last '0' was cut-off) on the latest version.

REMOVED: 'PatchControl' in C: directory, and reference in Startup-Sequence.  I cant remember
~~~~~~~  what exactly this command did - possibly to help the OS out when 20 or so patches
	 are all running at the same time - but Im pretty sure we dont need it anymore.

	 UPDATE:  Whoops, looks like we did actually need this after all!  It basically allows
	 ~~~~~~   MCP settings to be changed 'on-the-fly' safely, so its 'back in the pack' ;)

REMOVED: Some more MUI classes, which are only used by internet applications.  These files
~~~~~~~  have been moved into the 'new imporved' AIAB-Internet.zip package.

		Gone:		MUI:libs/mui/bookmarks.mcc
				MUI:libs/mui/textinput.mcc
				MUI:libs/mui/textinput.mcp
				MUI:libs/mui/textinputscroll.mcc

         During my updating, I also found and copied over a slightly newer 'ListTree' class.

	 Finally, I think I've solved the problem with the 'NListViews.mcp' class locking-up
	 the MUI prefs program, by adding 'BetterString.mcc' and 'HotKeyString.mcc' classes.
	 It increases the filesize of the AIAB archive, but should hopefully improve stability.
	 Thanks to Didier Sandra for pointing out the crashes to me.

	 UPDATE:  Also gone:	MUI:libs/mui/MonthNavigator.mcc	     (used by MUI Time prefs)
	 ~~~~~~

	 UPDATE:  *Definately* solved the strange 'hanging' that occured when MUI tried to
	 ~~~~~~   access the settings functions inside 'MagicWB.mcc' and 'FontDisplay.mcc', by
		  just copying over the same file twice, except with a .mcp extension.  This
		  appears to be a bug with WinUAE's native filesystem code, as - as with Vapor
		  internet applications - this does not occur using hardfiles.

ADDED:   Replacement gadget classes by Stephan Rupprecht (adapted from the AROS versions by
~~~~~    Georg Steger).  These classes differ from the original Amiga ones, in that they can
         utilise the greater number of colours on Hi/Truecolour screens.  Try the palette
         selector in any MUI-based programme and you'll see what I mean.

		CLASSES:gadgets/colourwheel.gadget			      (version 44.7 )
		CLASSES:gadgets/gradientslider.gadget			      (version 44.6 )

         Thanks to Stephan for letting me use these files (and Georg for the initial work)
	 
	 NB:  These new classes are more or less the same ones found in OS3.9, Cor.....!
	 ~~

UPDATED: The Welcome! text, to point out that PPaint can be downloaded from Aminet, in case
~~~~~~~  anyone didn't already know.....(the topic cropped up in the mailing list).  Whilst I
	 was editing, I also added some information about the 'GameRunner' button, and a page
	 of text about using the provided presets in order to change the look of AIAB.
	 Moreover, the 'Speed Testing' page contains some updated information. 

TWEAKED: The title text shown in Workbench root windows, using Scalos.  Should be more 
~~~~~~~  relevant to UAE harddrives/hardfolders now (eg. does not show 'xx MB in use').

TWEAKED: Received an improved AIAB.ico from Guy Hancock which should look better on dark
~~~~~~~  desktops.  The two AIAB icons I made have been deleted, because they were, well...
	 shit - they weren't even proper icons, hence their lack of transparency in Win2k.

ADDED:   A workaround to allow Iconizer to change NewIcons.  Scalos doesnt use the NI patch, 
~~~~~    meaning Iconizer did not show them correctly.  Anyway, I've added a little 'remedy
         script to the AIAB Start-Menu until I find a better solution.

ADDED:   MrFujis-PIII700mhz SysSpeed module.  I made this whilst visiting my mate Daymo down
~~~~~    in Southend, on an overclocked 849mhz system, so its definately genuine.  Although
         its unlikely for the time-being, if your machine is significantly faster, make a
         module, and email it to me! 

TWEAKED: The MCP.config, turning off the 'BorderBlank' patch.  This basically puts a black
~~~~~~~  border around the ECS screens rather than the colour 0, however since were using P96
         we dont need such a patch enabled!  This was bought to my attention by a small bench
         -mark programme (called 'WhichAmiga' now in C:) which measured my setup at 14mhz with
         the 'BorderBlank' patch switched on, but 18mhz with it swithced off - strange, huh?

	 UPDATE:  The MCP.config has also had a few extra tweaks that may/may not speed up the
	 ~~~~~~   system.  Things like QuickDraw/Layers patches being disabled (apparently,
		  under Picasso96 they are not required), and a few 68040 CPU specific things
		  switched on, for future UAE JIT releases.

	 UPDATE:  Removed the silly 'L.Shift-z starts screen-blanker' hotkey in MCP - doh!
	 ~~~~~~   Thanks to Mat for pointing this one out.  Also put some text in the 'Change
		  Workbench Titlebar' entry, telling people to use Scalos for this instead.

	 UPDATE:  Noticed that for some reason the 'NoIconBorder' patch was enabled - disabled
	 ~~~~~~   it to prevent possible conflicts with Scalos' native icon routines.   

TWEAKED: The 'Presets' folder structure, adding a '!GUIPresets' folder, and moving everything
~~~~~~~  related to VisualPrefs in there.  I've also added a BeOS-style colourscheme by Paul
         O'Brein.  Dont forget to send me your own VP settings if you've changed them.

TWEAKED: Default GUI settings.  VisualPrefs now allows bold/italic text to be used for window
~~~~~~~  titles, which looks quite good and is therefore enabled.  I've also changed the look
         of cyclemenus so that they appear more like the standard popupmenus.

	 Moreover a tiny patch called 'TitleShadow' has been added, which adds a nice shadow
	 to the window-title text (if you dont like it, just comment it out in aiab-startup)
	 The author, Peter Gordon, claims this is quite a 'kludge' but I think it works well
	 enough to include in AIAB ;)  Either way, I've asked Massimo Tantignone if it can be
	 added to a future VisualPrefs release ;)

	 For added consistency, the titles of the context-sensitive popupmenus have also been
	 given the shadowed treatment - AIAB is just getting *too* professional now! ;)
         
         Still on the GUI front, theres a new 'Watery' background pattern, which I found on
         the net.  It was a bit bright to start with, so I did some tweaking in PaintShopPro -
         graphicians might want to change the colour balances a little more if they find its
         not quite to their liking ;)  If anyone has similar styled tilable patterns, or knows
         a good website where they can be found, would they please email me? ;)

	 UPDATE:  I've just found http://www.grsites.com/textures/  which has loads on offer!
	 ~~~~~~
TWEAKED: The default MUI GUI settings a bit, using a new, slightly larger font.  This is also
~~~~~~~  better for foreign users, as the extra characters are displayed correctly.

	 NB:  Changes will only be visible if a registered MUI.key is copied to the S: folder.
	 ~~

REDONE:  The font system completely.  Some fonts have been deleted, others replaced, but all
~~~~~~	 renamed to create a new family called 'AIAB fonts'.  To further improve the visual
	 quality, some fonts have been touched-up by hand (!)  Heres a full run-down of where
	 they're used:
			AIAB-Icon		-	Workbench icon text
			AIAB-MUI		-	MUI GUIs (new - see above)
			AIAB-Screen		-	Workbench screen and WWW browser
			AIAB-ScreenBold 	-	Workbench titles
			AIAB-System		-	Fixed-font (shell, text editor etc.)

UPDATED: c:MagicMenu + prefs:MagicMenu + MagicMenu.guide                (upto version 2.34b) 
~~~~~~~  c:VisualPrefs + prefs:GUI + select.gadget			(upto version 1.5k )   
         c:SnoopDos (finally got v3.4 to load in ScreenTAB!)            (upto version 3.7  )
         c:WHDload + c:DIC etc.						(upto version 15.0 )
         c:WhichAmiga							(upto version 1.3.2)
	 c:VersionWB							(upto version 2.16 )
	 c:JST + c:OSemu.400 + docs:JST.guide etc.   *NOW FREEWARE!*	(upto version 4.8  )
         classes:ilbm.datatype						(upto version 44.25)
         libs:boards.library						(upto version 2.29 )
	 libs:powerpacker.library					(upto version 37.8 )
	 libs:popupmenu.library						(upto version 10.8 )
	 libs:preferences.library					(upto version 39.7 )
         libs:identify.library						(upto version 13.0 )
	 system:Scout							(upto version 37216)
	 tools:SimplePAC (and removed libs:cpublit.library)		(upto version 1.3  )
	 tools:Scalos/Scalos     (just the executable - v39.222)	(upto version 1.2d )
         utilities:DirScanner						(upto version 2.11 )
         utilities:WizARC						(upto version 1.1b )

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Extra Info:
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1.	As with the initial release, this requires a Workbench 3.x ADF in order for certain
	non-distributable files to be made available - so please, dont click "Cancel" on the
	requestor when prompted!   
	
	Its always best to use the most recent Kickstart ROM and Workbench ADF (eg: v3.1),
	with AIAB, but if you only have the old v3.0 files dont worry; other than a slight 
	glitch with the arrow-gadgets in Multiview, (due to a bug with OS3.0), there are no
	noticable differences.

	Since AIABr10b, the disks are checked to ensure compatibility with AIAB.  If any of
	the checks fail, you will be prompted for another disk.
	
	For information regarding how, when, and where to insert the Workbench ADF, Please
	check the readme in this archive, or http://aiab.emuunlim.com/installing/index.html

2.	The 'AmigaInABox' package should only be available from the official AIAB website
	at http://aiab.emuunlim.com/ .  I take a very dim view of people selling AIAB CD's
	without asking me, especially when the package is intended to be non-profit making,
	and available for free.  So if you're reading this from a CD, *LET ME KNOW!*

3.	Inclusion of the commercial version of 'Directory Opus 4' in this archive is provided
	under explicit licence from GPSoftware.  See  http://www.gpsoft.com.au/ for details.

4.	Use of the 'Picasso96' software is granted by Alexander Kneer and Tobias Abt.  Please
	remember that without Picasso96 there would be no AIAB (as it is now) - therefore, if
	you use P96 under UAE you should feel obliged to donate towards the shareware fee.
	See  http://www.picasso96.cogito.de  for more information.

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Cya!
	James Maurice Battle - j.m.battle@bradford.ac.uk - http://aiab.emuunlim.com