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   ASME DETC LaTeX Style for LaTeX verson 2e
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Release history: 
       No version num, May 7, 1994
               the initial distribution of the template
       version 1.1, February 16, 2001 
               support new ASME bibliography style
       version 1.2, January 25, 2003. 
               support the modified ASME bibliography style
       version 1.2, August 26, 2003. 
               updated ASME bibliography style file asmems4.bst.
               removed brackets surrounding month in article citations
       version 1.2, August 28, 2003. 
               updated asme2e.cls. THe 1st page heading is
               location, date instead of the reverse.

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Files included in this distribution:

FAQ            frequently asked questions.
README         this file
README2        information about  Postscript Type 1 fonts
               if you run into trouble with times.sty, mathptm.sty,
               and pifont.sty.
Makefile       a sample Makefile for creating asme2e.pdf and 
               abstract.pdf in Unix.
asme2e.cls     LaTeX style class package for papers of the American
               Society of Mechanical Engineers. Questions related to
               asme2e.cls may be addressed to Ken Sprott 
               at kssprott@ucdavis.edu
asmems4.bst    ASME bibliography style file. Questions related to
               asmems4.bst may be addressed to Geoffrey Shiflett 
               at shiflett@usc.edu          
asme2e.tex     Sample file which uses the asme2e.cls and documents 
               some specifications of ASME paper.
asme2e.pdf     PDF file generated from asme2e.tex
asbstract.tex  Template of the extended abstract of an ASME paper.
asbstract.pdf  PDF file generated from abstract.tex.


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Note: (1) To get article asme2e in TeX dvi format, type
             latex asme2e
             bibtex asme2e
             latex asme2e
             dvips -o asme2e.ps asme2e
      (2) To get asmee2.pdf file from TeX dvi file, use Adobe Acrobat or type
             ps2pdf asme2e.ps asme2e.pdf
      (2) The package array is included in the class file asme2e.cls. 
          See "The LaTeX Companion" book for a description of its use 
          in compiling tables.
      (3) The class file asme2e.cls will not produce unnumbered theorems 
          in the theorem environment.
      (4) To get unnumbered equations, use the package amslatex
          in your document.

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Contributors:
   Harry H. Cheng    hhcheng@ucdavis.edu     
           the original creator of the template.
   Kirk Van Katwyk   Kirk_VanKatwyk@amat.com   
           contributed to asme.sty and asme2e.cls
   Ken Sprott        kssprott@ucdavis.edu      
           contributed asme2e.cls and ASME bibliography 
   Geoffrey Shiflett shiflett@usc.edu          
           created ASME bibliography stype file asmems4.bst with details 
           explained in asme2e.tex.