                                                           File:  RELEASE.TXT


                     HSCTM2D Model System Release Notes


               Center for Exposure Assessment Modeling (CEAM)
     National Exposure Research Laboratory - Ecosystems Research Division
                  Office of Research and Development (ORD)
               U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA)
                          960 College Station Road
                         Athens, Georgia 30605-2700

                                706/355-8400



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Corrections and Changes Between Versions 0.00 and 1.00:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- First release through CEAM: Friday, 5 June 1998.  Time: 14:29:47.

Summary:  

1)   Created HSCTM2D model system and user support documentation files (refer
     to sub-directory README):

     READ.ME........HSCTM2D model system general execution and user support
                    guide
     RELEASE.TXT....HSCTM2D Model System Release Notes
     UPDATE.TXT.....HSCTM2D Model System Update Notes
                    (Enhancements/updates/additions not covered in user
                    manual file)
     ABSTRACT.TXT...HSCTM2D Model System Abstract
     RESPONSE.TXT...CEAM Software Product User Response Form

2)   Composed INSTALIT/MediaBuilder code and logic for product version
     description (.PVD) and installation (.INF) script files.

3)   Composed Lahey FORTRAN MAKE utility (MAKEFILE) or DOS batch command
     file(s) for the HSCTM2D model system FORTRAN source code.

4)   Compiled and linked executable task image program file for the HSCTM2D
     model, version 1.00, using Lahey FORTRAN 32-bit, protected mode compiler
     and Phar-lap linker.

5)   Included executable task image file (XHSCTM2D.EXE) and run time support
     programs and files.

6)   Included test output data files within the OUTPUT sub-directory to test
     installation of the HSCTM2D model.

7)   Included the following HSCTM2D run time support programs and files:

     HSCTM2D.BAT.......HSCTM2D model execution DOS command file
     HSCTOPEN.SCR......HSCTM2D model welcome screen file

8)   Application revisions to the HSCTM2D model system, version 1.00, are
     included in the file UPDATE.TXT (HSCTM2D Model System Update Notes).
     This document is available as an ASCII text (non-binary) file in the
     README sub-directory.  Refer to file READ.ME in the README sub-directory
     for further information on the storage format and/or print/view
     requirements of this file.

9)   Included application users' manual "HSCTM-2D, A Finite Element Model for
     Depth-averaged Hydrodynamics, Sediment and Contaminant Transport".  This
     document is available as a WordPerfect (version 6.1) document in
     (binary, non-ASCII) file USERMANU.WPD within the DOCUMENT sub-directory.
     Refer to file READ.ME in the README sub-directory for further
     information on the storage format and hardware and/or software
     print/view requirement(s) of the user's manual file.

10)  Summary of major scientific/application and/or operational changes:

     None as of Friday, 5 June 1998.  Time: 14:47:12 (release date).

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Corrections and Changes Between Versions 1.00 and 1.01:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Date: Thursday, 5 November 1998.  Time: 15:41:01.

Summary:  

1)   Updated HSCTM2D model system and user support documentation files (refer
     to sub-directory README):

     READ.ME........HSCTM2D model system general execution and user support
                    guide
     RELEASE.TXT....HSCTM2D Model System Release Notes
     UPDATE.TXT.....HSCTM2D Model System Update Notes
                    (Enhancements/updates/additions not covered in user
                    manual file)
     ABSTRACT.TXT...HSCTM2D Model System Abstract
     RESPONSE.TXT...CEAM Software Product User Response Form

2)   Updated INSTALIT/MediaBuilder code and logic for product version
     description (.PVD) and installation (.INF) script files.

3)   Application revisions to the HSCTM2D model system, version 1.01, are
     included in the file UPDATE.TXT (HSCTM2D Model System Update Notes).
     This document is available as an ASCII text (non-binary) file in the
     README sub-directory.  Refer to file READ.ME in the README sub-directory
     for further information on the storage format and/or print/view
     requirements of this file.

4)   Included application users' manual "HSCTM-2D, A Finite Element Model for
     Depth-averaged Hydrodynamics, Sediment and Contaminant Transport".  This
     document is available as an Adobe(*) Acrobat(*) Portable Document Format
     (PDF) file (USERMANU.PDF) within the DOCUMENT sub-directory if the user
     chose to install the user's manual from the INSTALHC.EXE program install
     menu.

     To view, print, and/or navigate a PDF document, a reader program must be
     installed on the users computer system.  A free Adobe reader allows the
     user to view, navigate, and/or print PDF files across all major
     computing platforms.  Acrobat Reader is a free viewing companion to
     Adobe Acrobat 3.0 and is available free from the Adobe world wide web
     (WWW) site at Uniform Resource Locator (URL) address:
     http://www.adobe.com.

     To ensure that the user can view and/or print a PDF file in its
     entirety, the user must down load and install the most recent
     version/edition of the free Acrobat Reader.  PDF files can be viewed
     across multiple platforms (Mac, Microcomputer, UNIX) using the
     appropriate reader for that platform.

     * Adobe, Acrobat, and Adobe Type Manager are trademarks of Adobe Systems
     Incorporated and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.
     (C) Copyright 1994 Adobe Systems Incorporated.  All rights reserved.

     Refer to file READ.ME in the README sub-directory for further
     information on the storage format and hardware and/or software
     print/view requirement(s) of the user's manual file.

5)   Summary of major scientific/application and/or operational changes:

     None as of Thursday, 5 November 1998.  Time: 15:44:32.

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