RC5DES v2.7024.409 Client  6/16/98

This program is a port of the Unix version, and is run as in Unix, using the Terminal application.  Documentation on how to use the rc5des command is available at http://rc5.distributed.net/FAQ/rc5v2-help.html/.  Also, see the included file rc5des.txt.

This version supports both the RC5 and DES contests.  Currently there is no DES contest, and RC5 keys will always be processed.  The client will automatically switch to a DES contest when one begins.

This version supports multiple CPUs, and also sets thread priorities using the "niceness" configuration setting.  The niceness settings of 0, 1, and 2 correspond to thread priorities of 5, 7, and 10.

Future plans for the BeOS version include making it into a standalone program and providing a full user interface.

Credits:
The RC5DES client is a project of distributed.net, Copyright © distributed.net, 1997, 1998, 1999.
RC5 assembly core by Dan Oetting.
DES search routines Copyright Matthew Kwan.  Additional DES code by Andrew Meggs.
This port by Peter DiCamillo at Brown University, Peter_DiCamillo@brown.edu.

Update history:

v2.7024.409 6/16/98
Updated for 409 build.

v2.7019.402 4/19/98
Updated for 402 build.

v2.7010.393 2/1/98
 Much faster (70%) new DES core from Rocke Verser and Andrew Meggs.

v2.7009.391 1/28/98
 Updated for significantly faster DES code from Andrew Meggs.

v2.7006.388 1/21/98
 Updated to include Remi's faster DES code.

v2.7004.386 1/18/98
  Update to latest base code which support both the RC5 and DES contests.

v2.6403.320 12/23/97
  Use v2.6403.320 (12/16/97) base code.
  Fixed a bug which prevented automatic configuration for the number of CPUs present.
  
v2.6403.298  12/16/97
   Use v2.6403.295  (12/10/97) base code.
   Use Dan's new, faster crunching code.
   Support multithreading and thread priorities.

v2.6402  12/9/97
   Fixed bugs related to closing network connections.
