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## 1. Introduction

Tela ("Tensor Language") is a numerical computing environment. A summary of its basic features follows:

            - The syntax reminds C, coming sometimes close to Pascal
            - Some features have been borrowed from Matlab and other languages
            - Tela supports N-dimensional arrays (currently, N must be less than 5)
            - Arrays can be indexed and manipulated as in Matlab and Fortran-90
            - Six basic numerical data types: integer, real and complex arrays
              and scalars
            - Fast. Also scalar loops are pretty fast.
            - Graphics is currently handled using Kenny Toh's PlotMTV program
            - Uses HDF files as native data format
            - Besides in Tela itself, you can also write new functions using C-Tela,
              which is modified C++. Large parts of Tela has been written in C-Tela.

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