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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-wxWindows 2.0
--------------
+wxWindows 2 beta 5
+------------------
 
-Welcome to wxWindows 2.0, a sophisticated cross-platform C++
+Welcome to wxWindows 2, a sophisticated cross-platform C++
 framework for writing advanced GUI applications using (where
 possible) the native controls.
 
@@ -15,14 +15,20 @@ tree controls on Unix, they are emulated.
 A detailed 700-page reference manual is supplied in HTML, PDF and
 Windows Help form.
 
+For a quick start, point your Web browser at docs/html/index.htm for a list of
+important documents and samples.
+
 Platforms supported
 -------------------
 
-wxWindows 2.0 currently supports the following platforms:
+wxWindows 2 currently supports the following platforms:
 
 - Windows 3.1, Windows 95/98, Windows NT
-- Unix with Motif/Lesstif
-- Unix with GTK+
+- Most Unix variants with Motif/Lesstif
+- Most Unix variants with GTK+
+
+Most popular C++ compilers are supported; see the release notes
+(available via docs/html/index.htm) for details.
 
 Files
 -----
@@ -36,17 +42,33 @@ wx200gen.zip            Generic source code and samples (required)
 wx200msw.zip            Windows-specific source code
 wx200mot.zip            Motif-specific source code
 wx200gtk.zip            GTK-specific source code
+wx200stubs.zip          Stubs ('empty port') source. Needs
+                        wx200gen.zip/wxgen.tgz.
 wx200doc.zip            Documentation source code (not required)
 wx200hlp.zip            WinHelp documentation
 wx200pdf.zip            Acrobat PDF documentation
 wx200htm.zip            HTML documentation
-wx200vc.zip             MS VC++ 5.0 project files
-wx200cw.zip             Metrowerks CodeWarrior project files
+wx200vc.zip             MS VC++ 5/6 project files
+wx200bc.zip             Borland C++ 5 project files
+wx200cw.zip             Metrowerks CodeWarrior 4.1 project files
+
+The tarred, gzip archive comprises the following (or similar
+names). Not all of these files are available in all distributions, due
+to space restrictions.
+
+wxgtk.tgz               All wxGTK source and samples
+wxmotif.tgz             All wxMotif source and samples
+wxstubs.tgz             Stubs ('empty port') source. Needs
+                        wx200gen.zip/wxgen.tgz.
+wxgen.tgz               Generic code and samples (common to all ports)
+wxpdf.tgz               Acrobat PDF documentation
+wxhtml.tgz              HTML documentation
+wxdocsrc.tgz            Documentation source
 
 Installation
 ------------
 
-wxWindows 2.0 needs to be compiled before you can test out
+wxWindows 2 needs to be compiled before you can test out
 the samples or write your own applications.
 For installation information, please see the install.txt file
 in the individual directories:
@@ -77,7 +99,7 @@ commercial applications using wxWindows.
 Documentation
 -------------
 
-See docs/changes.txt for a history of changes to wxWindows 2.0.
+See docs/changes.txt for a history of changes to wxWindows 2.
 See docs/html/index.htm for an HTML index of the major documents.
 
 The Windows help files are located in docs/winhelp.
@@ -88,9 +110,9 @@ Further information
 
 The wxWindows Web site is located at:
 
-  http://wxwin.home.ml.org
+  http://www.wxwindows.org
 
-The wxGTK Web site (with further wxGTK-specific fiels and
+The wxGTK Web site (with further wxGTK-specific files and
 information) is located at:
 
   http://www.freiburg.linux.de/~wxxt
@@ -103,11 +125,11 @@ A wxWindows CD-ROM with the latest distribution plus an HTML
 front-end and hundreds of MB of compilers, utilities and other
 material may be ordered from the CD-ROM page:
 
-  http://wxwin.home.ml.org/cdrom
+  http://www.wxwindows.org/cdrom.htm
 
 or contact Julian Smart <julian.smart@ukonline.co.uk>.
 
 Good luck!
 
-The wxWindows Team, January 1999
+The wxWindows Team, February 1999