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+JaRS: Janky Redcode Simulator
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+
+A hobby implementation of the Memory Array Redcode Simulator (MARS) and
+associated tools for the programming game Corewar.
+
+At this pont, the JaRS contains a collection of utilities for:
+- Running redcode programs (warriors) specified in the "load file"
+  format of the 1994 draft of the core war standard,
+- Visualizing the progress of battles graphically using Tk,
+- Maintaining King of the Hill style tournaments in the spirit of
+  http://www.koth.org.
+
+License
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+
+JaRS is free software, and is distributed under the terms of version 3
+of the GNU General Public License.  A copy of this license can be found in
+the file named COPYING.
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