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+This file modified last on 06/06/2003 by Jeff Kesselman
+
+This is the source tree for the core input API.
+
+Directory Organization:
+
+The root contains a master ANT build.xml.
+After a successful build you will have the following sub directories:
+ -- apidocs   Where the javadocs get built to
+ -- lib    Where dependant libraries are kept.
+ -- bin    Where the plugin dll and jar files ar built to.
+ -- src    The source files.
+
+
+Build instructions:
+
+To clean: ant clean
+To build:  ant all (or just ant)
+To build docs: ant javadoc
+To test:
+	This build will install the plug-in into the coreAPI's test
+	directories.		
+	Use the tests in the coreAPI build.xml to test.
+
+Release Info:
+    Initial Release:  This release contains an implementation of the input
+        API designed by Mike Martak of Sun and Thomas (?) of Sony CEA for
+        the WIn32 platform.  All the code in src/input is cross platform. The
+        Win32 code is segregated to the DirectX plugin (src/DXplugin) which
+        depends on DirectInput from DX7 (or later).
+
+    05/09/2003:  A number of bugs and problems with the DXPlugin are fixed in this
+	release.  This release also brings the code up to date using the DI8
+	interface.  This thus is the first release that requries Peter Puck's
+	DX8 bindings to compile with MinGW.
+
+    05/09/2003 (second update):
+	This version adds a new standard value type to the API.
+	Axis.POV holds standard definitions for values for POV (hat) switches
+		-- Axis.POV.CENTER and Axis.POV.OFF are synonmous and are
+			the center position.
+		-- Axis.POV.UP, Axis.POV.DOWN, Axis.POV.LEFT and Axis.POV.RIGHT
+		   should be self explainatory.
+	Any hat that claims to be "normalized" will return these values. (It is
+	recommended that all hats be normalized by the systemn specific plugins.)
+