README.html

 
 <h1>The Isabelle System Distribution</h1>
 
 <h2>Version information</h2>
 
-This is the internal repository version of Isabelle.  See the
+<p>This is the internal repository version of Isabelle. See the
 <tt>NEWS</tt> file in the distribution for details on user-relevant
-changes.
-
+changes.</p>
 
 <h2>System requirements</h2>
 
-Isabelle requires a real Unix box with sufficient resources, say 64 MB
+<p>Isabelle requires a real Unix box with sufficient resources, say 64 MB
 of free main memory and a decent CPU.  Speaking by today's hardware
 standards, any moderate Linux box should give a very nice platform for
-Isabelle.
+Isabelle.</p>
 
-<p>
-
-Furthermore, Isabelle needs the following software, which is not part
-of the distribution:
+<p>Furthermore, Isabelle needs the following software, which is not part
+of the distribution:</p>
 <ul>
-<li>A full Standard ML Compiler (e.g. Poly/ML).
-<li>The GNU bash shell (version 1.x or 2.x).
-<li>Perl 5.x - the Pathologically Eclectic Rubbish Lister (Perl 4.x
-is <em>not</em> sufficient).
+    <li>A full Standard ML Compiler (e.g. Poly/ML).</li>
+    <li>The GNU bash shell (version 1.x or 2.x).</li>
+    <li>Perl 5.x - the Pathologically Eclectic Rubbish Lister (Perl 4.x
+    is <em>not</em> sufficient).</li>
 </ul>
 
-<p>
+<p>The following ML system and platform combinations are known to work
+very well:</p>
 
-The following ML system and platform combinations are known to work
-very well:
 <ul>
-<li>Poly/ML 4.x on Linux/x86, Solaris/Sparc, and PowerPC platforms.
-<li>SML/NJ 110.x on any Unix platform (Linux, Suns, SGI etc.).
+    <li>Poly/ML 4.x on Linux/x86, Solaris/Sparc, and PowerPC platforms.</li>
+    <li>SML/NJ 110.x on any Unix platform (Linux, Suns, SGI etc.).</li>
 </ul>
 
-<p> <a href="http://www.polyml.org/">Poly/ML</a>, previously a
+<p><a href="http://www.polyml.org/">Poly/ML</a>, previously a
 commercial product, is back in the free world.  It is by far the best
 compiler for running Isabelle, requiring the least memory and offering
-the highest performance.
+the highest performance.</p>
 
-<p> <a href="http://smlnj.sourceforge.net/">SML/NJ</a> needs more
+<p><a href="http://smlnj.sourceforge.net/">SML/NJ</a> needs more
 store and disk space, but on the other hand supports more platforms.
-The current official release is 110.
-
+The current official release is 110.</p>
 
 <h2>Installation</h2>
 
-Binary packages are available for Isabelle/HOL and ZF for several
+<p>Binary packages are available for Isabelle/HOL and ZF for several
 platforms from the Isabelle web page.  The system may be easily built
 from scratch as well, taking the traditional tar.gz source
 distribution.  See file <tt>INSTALL</tt> as distributed with Isabelle
-for more information.
+for more information.</p>
 
-Further background information may be found in the <em>Isabelle System
-Manual</em>, distributed with the sources (directory <tt>doc</tt>).
-
+<p>Further background information may be found in the <em>Isabelle System
+Manual</em>, distributed with the sources (directory <tt>doc</tt>).</p>
 
 <h2>User interface</h2>
 
-The canonical Isabelle user interface is <a
+<p>The canonical Isabelle user interface is <a
 href="http://proofgeneral.inf.ed.ac.uk/">Proof General</a> by David Aspinall
 and others.  It is a generic (X)Emacs interface for proof assistants,
 including Isabelle (both for the classic and Isar version).  Proof
 General is suitable for use by pacifists and Emacs militants
 alike. Its most prominent feature is script management, providing a
 metaphor of <em>live proof script editing</em>.  Proof General has
 recently gained a rather large following of both beginning and expert
-users of Isabelle.
+users of Isabelle.</p>
 
-<p>
-
-Proof General is distributed together with the XEmacs
+<p>Proof General is distributed together with the XEmacs
 <a href="http://x-symbol.sourceforge.net">
 X-Symbol package</a>, which provides a nice way to get proper
-mathematical symbols displayed on screen.
-
+mathematical symbols displayed on screen.</p>
 
 <h2>Other sources of information</h2>
 
 <h3>The Isabelle Page</h3>
 
-The Isabelle home page may be accessed both from Cambridge and Munich:
+<p>The Isabelle home page may be accessed both from Cambridge and Munich:</p>
 
 <ul>
-
-<li><a
-href="http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/Research/HVG/Isabelle/">http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/Research/HVG/Isabelle/</a>
-
-<li><a href="http://isabelle.in.tum.de">http://isabelle.in.tum.de</a>
-
+    <li><a href="http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/Research/HVG/Isabelle/">http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/Research/HVG/Isabelle/</a></li>
+    <li><a href="http://isabelle.in.tum.de">http://isabelle.in.tum.de</a></li>
 </ul>
 
 
 <h3>Mailing list</h3>
 
-The electronic mailing list <tt>[e-mail]</tt>
+<p>The electronic mailing list <tt>[e-mail]</tt>
 provides a forum for Isabelle users to discuss problems and exchange
 information. To join, send a message to <a
-href="mailto:[e-mail]">[e-mail]</a>.
+href="mailto:[e-mail]">[e-mail]</a>.</p>
 
 
 <h3>Personal mail</h3>
 
 <a href="http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/users/lcp/">Lawrence C Paulson</a><br>

 University of Cambridge<br>
 JJ Thomson Avenue<br>
 Cambridge CB3 0FD<br>
 England<br>
 <br>
-E-mail: <A HREF="mailto:[e-mail]">[e-mail]</A><br>
+E-mail: <a href="mailto:[e-mail]">[e-mail]</a><br>
 Phone: [phone]<br>
 Fax:   [phone]<br>
 
 <p>
 or
 <p>
 
 <a href="http://www.in.tum.de/~nipkow/">Tobias Nipkow</a><br>
-Institut fr Informatik<br>
-Technische Universit� Mnchen<br>
+Institut für Informatik<br>
+Technische Universität Mnchen<br>
 Boltzmannstr. 3<br>
 D-85748 Garching<br>
 Germany<br>
 <br>
-E-mail: <A HREF="mailto:[e-mail]">[e-mail]</A><br>
+E-mail: <a href="mailto:[e-mail]">[e-mail]</a><br>
 Phone: [phone]<br>
 Fax:   [phone]<br>
 <p>
 
 <hr>