diff -u -r1.4 -r1.5
--- README	22 Feb 2006 07:39:14 -0000	1.4
+++ README	31 Mar 2006 21:36:29 -0000	1.5
@@ -1,11 +1,51 @@

-SimDist integrates all 8 of SLIC's deps into one project.  Each package is either downloaded or checked-out of CVS and built.

+/\/\/\ SimDist README /\/\/\
+
+OVERVIEW
+
+SimDist integrates all 8 of SLIC's deps into one project.  Each package is either downloaded or checked-out of CVS and then built.
+
+Using SimDist is much easier than trying to build all 8 packages separately.
+
+REQUIRED BUILD TOOLS
+
+These utilities must be installed for SimDist to work.
+
+bash 
+gcc (3.x)
+make (gmake)
+wget 
+cvs
+java (to run ant for LCIO)
+autoconf (if you want to rebuild configure script)
+
+These should be present on (most) Linux and OSX installations.  Windows users must install Cygwin.
+
+BUILD INSTRUCTIONS
+
+This web page includes step-by-step build instructions.
+
+https://confluence.slac.stanford.edu/display/ilc/Simulator+Distribution

 
 Here are quick build instructions from the SimDist directory (the directory containg this file):
 
 > ./configure
 > ./make
 

-This simple build procedure has been tested on the following combinations of platform and compiler.

+The binary should appear at
+
+> SimDist/packages/slic/$SLIC_VERSION/bin/$G4SYSTEM/slic
+
+RUNNING
+
+SimDist produces a run script at 
+
+> SimDist/scripts/slic.sh
+
+The script should be runnable from anywhere on the build host.  Simply pass arguments to SLIC as you would normally.
+
+KNOWN WORKING CONFIGURATIONS
+
+The build procedure has been tested on the following combinations of platform and compiler.

 
 Red Hat Enterprise Linux
 gcc 3.2.3 

@@ -16,19 +56,11 @@

 Windows (Cygwin)
 gcc 3.3.3
 

-The binary should appear at
-
-> SimDist/packages/slic/$SLIC_VERSION/bin/$G4SYSTEM/slic
-
-and can be run using
-
-> SimDist/scripts/slic.sh
-
-The run script should be runnable from anywhere.