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is a popular generic theorem proving
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href="http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/Research/HVG/Isabelle/cambridge.html"><strong>Isabelle
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archives, research papers, the Isabelle bibliography, and Isabelle
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<h2>Obtaining Isabelle</h2>
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  href="dist/">distribution</a>, which includes <a
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  The current version is <strong>{ISABELLE}</strong>.
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<a href="http://zermelo.dcs.ed.ac.uk/~proofgen/">Proof General</a> is
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a generic Emacs interface for proof assistants, including Isabelle
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(Why not <A HREF="mailto:lcp@cl.cam.ac.uk">subscribe</A>?)
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