This README was apparently written by Steve Allen. I have made minimal
changes. The original file names are listed here, not the subverted
ones as "required" for the CD-ROM.

-Guy Worthey  20 Jan 1996

This directory contains files related to version 3.31 of the FITSIO
subroutine package for reading and writing data files in FITS (Flexible
Image Transport System) format:

 FILENAME           DESCRIPTION

Read.me        this file
fitsio.doc     User's manual for the FITSIO package (ASCII Text)
fitsio.tex     User's manual for the FITSIO package (TeX file)
fitsio.toc     User's manual Table of Contents (used by fitsio.tex)
fitsio.ps      User's manual for the FITSIO package (PostScript file)
release.doc    description of the changes made in each new release of FITSIO
version        ASCII file which specifies the current version of FITSIO

fitsio.for     Fortran source code for the machine independent subroutines
fitsdec.for    Fortran source code for the DECStation dependent subroutines
fitsibm.for    Fortran source code for the IBM mainframe dependent subroutines
fitspc.for     Fortran source code for Microsoft Fortran on IBM PCs
fitslahy.for   Fortran source code for Lahey Fortran on IBM PCs
fitsami.for    Fortran source code for the Amiga computer
fitssun.for    Fortran source code for the SUN dependent subroutines
fitsmac.f      Fortran source code for the Macintosh dependent subroutines
fitsvax.for    Fortran source code for the VAX/VMS dependent subroutines
vmsieeed.mar \ assembler macro routines for performing IEEE data format
vmsieeer.mar / conversions on VMS machines; called by fitsvax.for

fitsnext.doc   instructions for the NeXT machine and Oasys Green Hill Fortran
fitsiris.doc   instructions for running on a Silicon Graphics IRIS
ibmjcl.doc     example JCL to run FITSIO on an IBM mainframe mvs machine 

makevms.com    Command file to build the FITSIO libarary on VAX/VMS
Make.proto  \  These two files can be used to build the FITSIO library
Makefile    /  on Unix systems. (written by Steve Allen, UCO/Lick Observatory)
makepc.doc  \  Documentation and source file for creating the FITSIO
makepc.for  /  library on a IBM PC compatible machine

fitsio.h    \   These files are
fitsspp.com  \     all required for
fitsspp.x     l      the IRAF/SPP
fitssppb.x   /         version of
mkpkg       /            FITSIO

wimage.for     simple program to write a FITS file with an image extension
wsimple.for    simple example program to write a FITS file 
rsimple.for    simple example program to read the FITS file created by wsimple
listhead.for   example program to print the header(s) of any FITS file
test1.for      test program to create FITS file with ASCII and binary extensions
test2.for      test program to read the FITS file created by test1.for
testvari.for   test program to use 'variable length arrays' in a binary table

simple.fit     example FITS file created by wsimple.for
test1.fit      example FITS file created by test1.for
testvari.fit   example FITS file created by testvari.for

