------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                                NASHLIB INTRO                          03/21/89 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  
 NASHLIB is a collection of Fortran subprograms obtained from the book
 "Compact Numerical Methods for Computers:  Linear Algebra and Function
 Minimisation," by J. C. Nash, John Wiley, NY, 1979.  The subprograms have
 been written without many of the extra features usually associated with
 commercial mathematical software, such as extensive error checking.  These
 programs are most useful for those applications where small program size is
 particularly important.  The subprograms are available in Fortran source form
 only and have not been tested at NIST.  Users may copy and redistribute the
 subprograms provided that this is not done for commercial advantage.
  
 The following additional documentation can be obtained with the command
 INVOKE,GETDOC,NASHLIB,name.
  
      name
     -------
     INTRO    =  what you are reading now
     ACCESS   =  instructions for accessing NASHLIB on CSCS
     OFFLINE  =  list of hard-copy documentation for NASHLIB
     ADVICE   =  information about support, consultants, and distribution
     SUMMARY  =  INTRO + ACCESS + OFFLINE + ADVICE
     CONTENT  =  itemized list of NASHLIB subprograms