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             Jess, the Rule Engine for the Java Platform
                (C) 2007 Sandia National Laboratories
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Congratulations on downloading a distribution of Jess. You'll find a
file lib/jess.jar in this distribution -- that's Jess. We've included
two scripts that you can run to get a Jess command prompt: one for
Windows, and one for UNIX. They're both in the bin/ directory. Run the
one that's appropriate for your system, and you should see something
like this

   C:\Jess71a1> bin\jess.bat

   Jess, the Rule Engine for the Java Platform
   Copyright (C) 2007 Sandia Corporation
   Jess Version 7.1a1 5/14/07
   
   Jess>

That's the Jess prompt. Try evaluating a prefix math expression like
"(+ 2 2)". Don't forget those parentheses!

Now get started by having a look at the manual: open docs/index.html
in your favorite web browser. As this is a development version of
Jess, be sure to checkout docs/release_notes.html for late-breaking
news.

The directory "examples/jess" contains some tiny example programs
written in the Jess rule language, and "examples/xml" contains some of
the same examples written in XML. The Jess manual includes
instructions on using these samples.

Jess is copyrighted software; please read the file LICENSE for details.

Questions or comments? Write to us at ejfried@sandia.gov.