JavaNNS (JAVA NEURAL NETWORK SIMULATOR) Version 1.1 ReadMe File Welcome to JavaNNS, the successor of SNNS.

Since you are reading this file, you have obviously managed to unpack the program. In order to install it, follow the steps described in the JavaNNS User Manual, which is placed in the directory "manual". The User Manual is provided as a PDF file and as a set of HTML files, starting with JavaNNS-manual.html. The installation is very easy and takes only several seconds, provided that you have a Java Runtime Environment installed. In order to use JavaNNS, you have to make sure that the computing kernel - i.e. SNNS_jkr.dll for Windows and libSNNS_jkr.so for Unix - is available. The kernel (the library) will be installed when you run the program for the first time. You can start the program by typing java -jar JavaNNS.jar from the command prompt. In order to be able to use the User Manual from within the simulator, you may have to adjust one or two of the JavaNNS properties: 1. Browser name 2. User manual URL You can adjust them by choosing Properties... from View menu in JavaNNS. All properties have default values and you are free to change them. Please refer to the User Manual for details.