RLE VERSION 1.0

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
	The purpose of this application is to explain run length encoding
        algorithms: Column by Column, Row by Row, Zig-Zag,
	Hilbert Curve and Sierpinski Space Filling Curves. 

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 RLE class files are 
			  stored. From that directory compile and run the 
			  application using jdk1.2.
	
        	Example:  
			c:\>cd RLE
			c:\RLE>java RLE 
			
			Application will appear on the screen

REFERENCE:
			"Introduction to Data Compression",
			by K. Sayood.
			Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 1996.
 
                        "Data Compression. The Complete Reference",
                        by D. Salomon.
                        Springer Verlag, 1998.

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

COMMENTS:               Please mail to khuri@cs.sjsu.edu
                        
