Quadtree VERSION 1.0

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
	Quadtree is a data compression method for bitmap images.
	The purpose of the animation is to explain how the 
	quadtree algorithm works.  

LANGUAGE USED:
	The language used is JAVA (JDK 1.2)

REQUIREMENTS TO RUN THE PROGRAM:
	Computer:	Any type of computer which can run the java 
			virtual machine
	Software:	JDK1.2 
		    	MS-DOS to type the command lines


HOW TO RUN (START) THE PROGRAM:
			* Go to DOS prompt 
			* Go to the directory where Quadtree files are 
			  stored. In that directory run the 
			  application using jdk1.2.
	
        	Example:  
			c:\>cd quadtree
			c:\quadtree>java Quadtree
			
			Application will appear on your screen

REFERENCE:
			"Introduction to Data Compression",
			by K. Sayood.
			Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 1996.

                       "Interactive Packages for Learning Image
                       Compression Algorithms"
                       by Khuri, S. and Hsu, H.
                       Proceedings of the 5th ITiCSE, Helsinki, Finland,
                       July 2000.

COMMENTS:              E-mail to khuri@cs.sjsu.edu
