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<h1><img src="hdf2.jpg" alt="HDF Logo" align=left> HDF5 - A New Generation of HDF <br><font size=-1>The Hierarchical Data Format</font></H1>
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    <center><h3>HDF Links at NCSA</h3></center>
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    <dt><a href="mailto:hdfhelp@ncsa.uiuc.edu">HDF Help Desk</a>
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    <li>Email to HDF Technical Support 
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    <dt><A HREF="http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu">HDF Home Page</A>
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    <dt><A HREF="http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/newsletters.html">HDF Newsletters</A>
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    <dt><A HREF="http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/register5.html">HDF5 FTP Archives</A>
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    <li>HDF5 source code archives
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    <dt><A HREF="http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/papers/index.html">HDF5 Overview, etc.</A>
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    <li>Overview of HDF5 library and development effort (slide show)
    <li>Other HDF5-related papers and presentations
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    <a href="http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/DTDs/HDF5-File.dtd"><font face=courier>HDF5-File.dtd</font></a>
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    <li>Standard XML DTD for HDF5 files
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    <dt><A HREF="http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc_dev_snapshot/index.html">HDF5 Doc Development</A>
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    <li>Snapshots of future releases
    <li>Related document sets not part of standard release 
    <li>Errata and bugfixes for this release (if available)
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    <h3>HDF5 User Documentation<br>Development Release 1.3<br>
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<dt><A HREF="H5.intro.html">An Introduction to HDF5</A> *
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    <li>An overview of design goals behind the HDF5 library and file format
    <li>An introduction to HDF5 programming 
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<dt><A HREF="H5.user.html">HDF5 User's Guide</A> *
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    <li>Descriptions of the HDF5 APIs
    <li>Extended information supporting the use of HDF5
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<dt><A HREF="RM_H5Front.html">HDF5 Reference Manual</A> *
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    <li>A complete reference manual for the HDF5 APIs
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<dt><A HREF="Glossary.html">HDF5 Glossary</A> *
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    <li>A glossary of terms as they are used in HDF5 
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    <li><i>XML DTD documentation is not yet available with this release.</i>
    <li><i>New PDF/PS versions of the doc set will be available with Release 1.4.</i>

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<dt><A HREF="ph5design.html">Parallel HDF5 Design</A>
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    <li>The design specification of the parallel HDF5 APIs 
    <li>An example program
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<dt><A HREF="ph5implement.txt">Parallel HDF5 Implementation</A>
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    <li>The current status of implmentation of the parallel HDF5 APIs
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    <center><h3>HDF5 Library Development Documentation</h3></center>
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<dt><A HREF="H5.format.html">HDF5 File Format Specification</A>
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    <li>The complete specification of the HDF5 file format
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<dt><A HREF="TechNotes.html">HDF5 Technical Notes</A>
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    <li>Technical notes for HDF5 library and driver developers
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