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  2. 0       RELEASE NOTES
  3.  
  4. 1       INTRODUCTION
  5.         1.1 What is it?
  6.                 1.1.1 History of Spice and Nutmeg
  7.                 1.1.2 What Nutmeg is good at
  8.                 1.1.3 Main objectives
  9.                 1.1.4 Port information
  10.         1.2 Limitations and Hardware Requirements
  11.                 1.2.1 Operating system
  12.                 1.2.2 Hardware
  13.         1.3 Where does Nutmeg fit in?
  14.                 1.3.1 Accompanying tools
  15.                         1.3.1.1 Manager
  16.                         1.3.1.2 Resources
  17.                 1.3.2 Schematic overview
  18.  
  19. 2       OPERATING NUTMEG
  20.         2.1 Installation
  21.                 2.1.1 Nutmeg on a hard disk system
  22.                 2.1.2 Nutmeg on a floppy system
  23.         2.2 Resources
  24.                 2.2.1 SpiceInit file
  25.                 2.2.2 Query boxes
  26.                 2.2.3 Smart icons
  27.                 2.2.4 System paths
  28.                 2.2.5 !Resources directory
  29.                 2.2.6 Work directories
  30.         2.3 Starting up
  31.         2.4 Nutmeg Terminology
  32.         2.5 CLI input
  33.                 2.5.1 Typing
  34.                 2.5.2 Drag
  35.         2.6 Diagram viewers
  36.                 2.6.1 Purpose
  37.                 2.6.2 The menu
  38.         2.7 Scripts
  39.                 2.7.1 Introduction
  40.                 2.7.2 Usage
  41.         2.8 Smart icons
  42.                 2.8.1 Introduction
  43.                 2.8.2 Operating them
  44.                 2.8.3 Adding yourself
  45.         2.9 Query boxes
  46.                 2.9.1 Introduction
  47.                 2.9.2 Examining a query box definition
  48.         2.10 Preferences
  49.                 2.10.1 Introduction
  50.                 2.10.2 Preference window
  51.                 2.10.3 Editing you prefs
  52.  
  53. 3       ADVANCED OPERATION
  54.         3.1 Internal database
  55.                 3.1.1 Referencing
  56.                 3.1.2 Maintenance
  57.                 3.1.3 Summary
  58.         3.2 Writing Scripts
  59.                 3.2.1 Advanced Scripts
  60.                 3.2.2 Script writing Hints
  61.                 3.2.3 Quotation
  62.                 3.2.4 Variable substitution
  63.                 3.2.5 Summary
  64.         3.3 Advanced CLI input
  65.                 3.3.1 Wimp messages
  66.                 3.3.2 Example program
  67.                 3.3.3 Summary
  68.         3.4 Advanced query boxes
  69.                 3.4.1 Key short cuts
  70.                 3.4.2 Writing scripts
  71.                 3.4.3 Standard constructions
  72.                 3.4.4 Box layout tips
  73.                 3.4.5 Summary
  74.         3.5 Directory structures
  75.                 3.5.1 What paths are available
  76.                 3.5.1 Where to put what?
  77.                 3.5.2 Search path order
  78.                 3.5.3 Making use of search paths
  79.                 3.5.4 Summary
  80.         3.6 Customization
  81.                 3.6.1 Change prefs
  82.                 3.6.2 Change smart icons
  83.                 3.6.3 Aliases
  84.                 3.6.4 System variables
  85.                 3.6.5 Summary
  86.  
  87. 4       NUTMEG ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
  88.         4.1 Variables for CLI handling
  89.         4.2 Variables dealing with plots
  90.         4.3 Default query box variables
  91.  
  92. 5       NUTMEG OPERATIONS
  93.         5.1 List of operations
  94.  
  95. 6       NUTMEG FUNCTIONS
  96.         6.1 List of functions
  97.  
  98. 7       NUTMEG CONSTANTS
  99.         7.1 List of constants
  100.         7.2 Using constants
  101.  
  102. 8       PREFERENCE KEYWORDS
  103.         8.1 List of keywords
  104.                 8.1.1 Text styles
  105.                 8.1.2 Grid appearance
  106.                 8.1.3 Line style information
  107.                 8.1.4 Line colour information
  108.                 8.1.5 Miscellaneous preferences.
  109.  
  110. 9       NUTMEG COMMANDS
  111.         9.1 List of commands
  112.                 9.1.1 Input commands
  113.                 9.1.2 Output commands
  114.                         9.1.2.1 File
  115.                         9.1.2.2 Tables
  116.                         9.1.2.3 Draw graphics
  117.                         9.1.2.4 Ascii graphics
  118.                 9.1.3 Database manipulation commands
  119.                 9.1.4 Environment commands
  120.                 9.1.5 Calculation commands
  121.                 9.1.6 Conditional commands
  122.                 9.1.7 Query commands
  123.                 9.1.8 'Set' command
  124.                 9.1.9 'Pref' command
  125.                 9.1.10 Miscellaneous commands
  126.         9.2 Aliases
  127.  
  128. 10      'HOW TO..' SECTION
  129.         10.1 Scripts
  130.         10.2 Query boxes
  131.         10.3 Calculation
  132.         10.4 Conditional execution
  133.  
  134. A       KNOWN PROBLEMS AND BUGS
  135.         A.1 Limitations
  136.         A.2 Annoyances
  137.         A.3 Real bugs
  138.  
  139. B       WORK DIRECTORIES
  140.         B.1 Usage
  141.         B.2 Creating
  142.         B.3 Maintenance
  143.  
  144. C       FILE FORMATS
  145.         C.1 Ascii raw files
  146.         C.2 Binary raw files
  147.         C.3 Scripts
  148.         C.4 Query boxes
  149.                 C.4.1 Box definition
  150.                 C.4.2 Box items
  151.         C.5 Smart Icon description file
  152.  
  153. D       TUTORIAL
  154.         D.1 Starting up
  155.                 D.2.1 Example 1:MOS output characteristics
  156.  
  157. E       Table of figures
  158.