DEADSOFTWARE

Add README
authorGert van Valkenhoef <g.h.m.van.valkenhoef@rug.nl>
Wed, 9 Nov 2011 22:40:14 +0000 (22:40 +0000)
committerGert van Valkenhoef <g.h.m.van.valkenhoef@rug.nl>
Wed, 9 Nov 2011 22:40:14 +0000 (22:40 +0000)
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+odcread - read ".odc" oberon compound documents
+===============================================
+
+This is a library to read the "Oberon compound document" binary format used by
+the [Black Box Component Builder][1], [WinBUGS][2], and [OpenBUGS][3].
+
+A basic program is provided to convert the textual parts of these documents to
+plain text.
+
+[1]: http://www.oberon.ch/blackbox.html
+[2]: http://www.mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk/bugs/winbugs/contents.shtml
+[3]: http://www.openbugs.info/