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**************************** A X E S   1.9+*************** December 14, 1998
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******** An X-ray powder diffraction pattern Evaluation System ************
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Authors: Hugo Mndar, Toivo Vajakas, Robert E. Dinnebier ******************
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*(c) copyright 1992..1998 by H.Mndar, T.Vajakas, University of Tartu ****
*(c) partial copyright 1987..1992 by R.E.Dinnebier, University of Heidelberg
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     AXES is a MS DOS program for powder diffraction pattern pre-processing
and visualization, peak fitting and shape analysis, Voigt analysis of peak
shapes and Williamson-Hall Plot, data preparation for several indexing
programs and Rietveld program FULLPROF. See the file READ-OPT.txt about all
available commands and options of the last version of AXES.
                    
The following seven paragraphs explain installation and setup steps of AXES.

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1. Files in  AXES installation directory
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     axes-xxx.exe      - BINARY self-extracting archive, 
                         where xxx is program version, in form like 19B,
                         19A, etc.
     install.bat       - batch file for installation of AXES.
     read-opt.txt      - list of available commands in AXES.
     readme.txt        - this file.

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2. Installation
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A. Copy AXES-xxx.EXE and INSTALL.BAT onto a floppy diskette.
B. Activate the floppy drive and run INSTALL with the following command line
     parameters (e.g. the floppy is in A:)

             INSTALL xxx A: [letter of drive where to install]:

follow commands on the screen (do not specify a password, but press ENTER
instead).

     During or after installation you have to modify an ASCII file called
AXES.PRG. This file is a database of the paths and names of the AXES system
programs and other external programs which are called by AXES. You can modify
a path, a program name and program parameters but not the pointer to the
program which resides in the first positions (1..7) of a row. Use the program
ax_edit.exe for this purpose. During the first installation this program is
invoked by install.bat.

Installation generates a directory /AXES/ on the drive where you installed
AXES and makes the following subdirectories under it:

./DATA/  - for diffraction data of examples;
./GRAPH/ - for graphics data;
./DOC/   - for documentation files of AXES;

See the file READ-REG.WP5 (Word Perfect file) about the meaning of all files
in AXES directories.

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3. Start and exit AXES
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AXES starts automatically at the end of a successful installation.

To start AXES at your DOS prompt you have to activate the AXES main directory
and enter  AXES  followed by [RETURN].

To finish AXES you have to select from [File/Sys] menu the last command [Exit
AXES] (or press Alt X) and answer [Yes] when the dialogue of conformation to
exit AXES appears.

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4. Hardware & Software requirements
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                      Minimal                    Optimal
                      -------                    -------
Processor           : 386DX                      486DX4
Co-Processor        : present                    present
Tact rate           : 25 MHz                     100 MHz
RAM                 : 6 MB                       8 MB
Floppy disk drive   : 1.2 MB or 1.44 MB          1.2MB or 1.44MB
Harddisk            : > 4 MB free                > 8 MB free
Printer             : 9-needle printer           24-needle printer or
                                                 a laser printer
Mouse               : MS-compatible mouse        MS-compatible Mouse
                      Mouse driver vers. >=6.00  Mouse driver vers. >=6.00
Graphic card        : VGA-Color                  VESA16 Color
Monitor             : VGA-Color-14'' Monitor     VESA16 Color 15'' Monitor
Disk operat. system : MS-DOS 5.0                 MS-DOS 6.2

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5. Other operating systems (OS)
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AXES can run under Windows 3.x, 95 and NT 4.0. Every OS system requires to set
up properties for AXES to run.
1) Windows 3.x
     To let AXES to use the external memory you have to generate a pif file
for AXES (use Windows PIF editor) and set up limits for XMS memory, e.g. [KB
Required] [2048] and  [KB Limit] [4096].

2) Windows 95, 98
     Run AXES from MS-DOS prompt. Do not use any file operation programs like
Norton Commander in this MS-DOS prompt.

3) Windows NT 4.0
     In case you get a run-time error no. 200 at starting AXES you have to
set up properties for AXES, especially - set compatible timer hardware
emulation:
     - right-click the icon for the AXES shortcut, and then click Properties;
     - in the Properties window, click the Program tab;
     - click Windows NT;
     - select the Compatible Timer Hardware Emulation check box.

and also select window for the program as "full screen":
     - right-click the icon for the AXES shortcut, and then click Properties;
     - in the Properties window, click the Screen tab;
     - click Usage;
     - Click Full-screen.

NB! Sometimes you have to click on the program icon several times to get AXES
running.

     There might be problems with accessing other AXES system external
programs from inside AXES. In case the system does not come back to AXES after
returning from an external program you have to generate individual icons for
AXES system programs. Then you can call these programs separately by clicking
the icons.


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6. Program distribution and registration
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AXES is a shareware program. The version B (basic set of commands) is free of
charge for university institutions. The last version of the program can be
copied by ANONYMOUS FTP from the following address: 
                        ftp.physic.ut.ee/pub/pc/axes
NB!
Use binary mode for transfer of files.

In case you are going to use the program in your work, please fill in the
registration form (/AXES/DOC/AXES-REG.WP5) and send it to the address
specified in the form.

Details of ordering of versions A (all commands) and L (all + long array) can
be followed from the registration form.

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7. Problems with AXES
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Please send questions about problems with AXES to 
                            hugo@physic.ut.ee
