The "linux_psim3.tar.gz" compressed archive file contains the following files: 1. Psim3 library file called "libpsim3.a", compiled with GNU C++ compiler on Red Hat Linux Version 7.2. 2. The header files, 3. A sample C++ simulation model called "cport", with the C++ source code, the executable program, and a text file of the output of a simulation run. 4. A sample script file called "psim3" that helps to compile and link the C++ models. Uncompress the archive with the gunzip utility program. Type: gunzip linux_psim3.tar.gz Unarchive (extract the files contained in the archive) the linux_psim3.tar file; type: tar xf linux_psim3.tar Please note that you need access to a GNU C++ compiler and to the Unix Pthreads library. J. M. Garrido jgarrido@kennesaw.edu