         ______      ____     ______
        /\  _  \    /  __ \  /\  ___\
        \ \ \L\ \  /\  \ \_\ \ \ \__/
         \ \  __ \ \ \  \/_L_ \ \  _\
          \ \ \/\ \ \ \  \_\ \ \ \ \/___
           \ \_\ \_\ \ \_____/  \ \_____\
            \/_/\/_/  \_____/    \/_____/   Version 0.1 beta

                 (Allegro Con Eiffel)

                       By Peter Monks, 1997


#include <std_disclaimer.h>

   "I do not accept responsibility for any effects, adverse or otherwise, 
    that this code may have on you, your computer, your sanity, your dog, 
    and anything else that you can think of. Use it at your own risk."


================================
============ Thanks ============
================================

Most importantly, thanks to Shawn Hargreaves (shawn@talula.demon.co.uk) for
creating the truly excellent Allegro library.  Allegro is swap-ware, and ACE
is my gift to Shawn.

In addition, many other people helped me in getting this project finished:

   Nisha (my girlfriend)
   Put up with my anti-social programming hours.

   Dominique Colnet
   Primary author of the SmallEiffel compiler.

   Philippe Ribet
   Contributor to the SmallEiffel compiler, and releases the precompiled
   DOS version of the compiler.

   DJ Delorie
   Primary author of DJGPP.

   Charles Sandmann, Eli Zaretskii and many others
   Major contributors to DJGPP.

   Bertrand Meyer
   Designer of the Eiffel language.

   Brian Kernighan and Dennis Ritchie
   Designers of the C language.

   Bjarne Stroustrup
   [flame shields up!]  Designed the disgusting monstrosity that is C++,
   which resulted in my search for a better OO language (not that anything
   could be worse!).

   The University of Technology, Sydney
   Teaches Eiffel as a first programming language, despite the commercial
   world's current susceptibility to C++ and Visual Basic.

   Climb Fit! climbing gym, St Leonards
   Where I injured my left hand, resulting in a fortnight of no rock-climbing
   which I used to finish off ACE.

   Led Zeppelin, The Tea Party, Cold Chisel, Hunters and Collectors, Pink
   Floyd, Steppenwolf, Jimi Hendrix, Soundgarden, Red Hot Chilli Peppers,
   Def FX, Crowded House, Cream, Midnight Oil, Deep Purple, Baby Animals,
   The Angels, Carlos Santana, Regurgitator, the Dave Brubeck Quartet,
   Beethoven, Shostakovich, Mozart, Holst, Ravel, Mussorgsky and many more...
   Music at its best.


=======================================
============ Contacting Me ============
=======================================

If you have any problems, comments, grievances etc. about ACE I want to
hear about them!!  At least then I'll know that this little project was
worth the time I spent on it.

Since I move around a bit, e-mail is the only reliable way to get in
contact with me.  My address is pmonks@iname.com.

Happy Eiffeling!
