General Information
-------------------
Magic release 7.3 incorporates a stacked contact model which is,
for the most part, backwardly compatible with Magic releases
7.2 and earlier.  Information about this developmental release
can be found at:

	http://bach.ece.jhu.edu/~tim/programs/magic/magic7_3.html


Magic release 7.2 incorporates the capability to run magic from the Tcl
interpreter with graphics handled by Tk.  Instructions for compiling
and installing this version are in README.Tcl.  Information about
this release can be found at:

	http://bach.ece.jhu.edu/~tim/programs/magic/magic7_2.html

Magic release 7.1 consolidates all known patches/features
to magic version 6.5.x, and contains additional features that have
been added since the consolidation.  Information about this release
is available at the magic web site:

	http://vlsi.cornell.edu/magic/

The current development versions of magic (7.2 and 7.3) are maintained
by Tim Edwards <tim@bach.ece.jhu.edu> and the current distribution
version (7.1) is maintained by Rajit Manohar <rajit@csl.cornell.edu>.
Please let us know of any problems/bugs you find.  Development of
versions 7.2 and newer is generously funded by MultiGiG, Inc.

Thanks!
