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1. iDmc -  Dynamical Model Calculator
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This is iDMC the interactive Dynamical Model Calculator simulates and
performs graphical and numerical analysis of systems of differential
and difference equations.

iDmc is Copyright (C) 2004-2007 Marji Lines and Alfredo Medio.

iDmc was designed and written by Daniele Pizzoni <auouo@tin.it>, and 
subsequently modified by A. Grigoriev and A. F. Di Narzo.

iDmc was developed within a research project financed by the Italian
Ministry of Universities, the Universities of Udine and Ca'Foscari of
Venice, the Friuli-Venezia Giulia Region.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by
the Free Software Foundation.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
General Public License for more details.

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2. What's new in this 2.0.x
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In this version there are some new features w.r.t. version 1.9.3.

* Software distribution
- now iDMC is distributed as a cross-platform (win and linux) self installer

* Data exporting
- ability to export trajectory, Lyapunov exponents and basins of attraction data
to external files, ready to be opened with the software of your choice

* Basins of attraction
- added a new faster algorithm for basins of attractions
- added full colors customization in basin of attraction plots, with possibility
  of saving settings between one session and another

* Random numbers
- added many new random distributions
- added a whole new random number generator with good statistical properties
- added possibility of setting RNG seed for reproducibility of results

* Lyapunov exponents
- more precise labelling in Lyapunov Exponents plots

* Periodic cycles
- added cycles classification based on stability
- improved input mask

* Error messages
- more detailed syntax and runtime LUA error messages reporting

* Bug fixes
- misc problems in Lyapunov exponent plots with diverging exponents
- misc problems with trajectory plots

* Invisible to user
- removed C code from the software. Now iDMC (i.e., GUI and plotting)
  is written entirely in Java, while using a separate specialized library, 
  idmclib, for actual numerical analysis
- upgraded external libraries to more recent versions
- misc code cleaning

Read the NEWS file for a detailed history of changes for subsequent iDMC versions.

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3. Other software included in iDmc
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iDmc includes or may include (depending on how you compile it) parts
from different free software packages distributed with GPL-compatible
licenses. You can find copies of the licenses under the directory
doc/licenses. A comprehensive list follows.

idmclib
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The iDMC C support library

Copyright (C) 2006-2007 Marji Lines and Alfredo Medio.

http://code.google.com/p/idmclib

GPL v.2 licensed


JFreeChart
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A free Java class library for producing charts.

(C)opyright, 2000-2003, by Object Refinery Limited and Contributors.

http://www.jfree.org/jfreechart/index.html

LGPL licensed


JFreeCommon
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A free general purpose Java class library

(C)opyright, 2000-2003, by Object Refinery Limited and Contributors.

http://www.jfree.org/jcommon/index.html

LGPL licensed


JGoodies Forms
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A framework to layout and implement elegant Swing panels quickly and
consistently.

Copyright (c) 2003 JGoodies Karsten Lentzsch.

www.JGoodies.com/

BSD licensed


Jakarta log4j
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A logging package. With log4j is possible to enable logging at runtime
without modifying the application binary.

Copyright 1999-2003, Apache Software Foundation

Licensed with The Apache Software License, Version 1.1


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4. Availability
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iDMC is distributed in precompiled binary and source form.
Self-installing binaries are distributed for win32 and linux-i386 OS.
Istructions are boundled for compiling iDMC yourself for other 
platforms.

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5. Installation
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Execute "java -jar iDmc-xx.xx.xx-install.jar" to run the installer under Windows
and i386 GNU/Linux.
See COMPILING to install from sources.

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6. Reporting Bugs
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Send mail to idmc-discussion@googlegroups.com to report bugs and/or request help.