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@settitle MIT Scheme User's Manual
the two different Scheme executables, which are each useful in different
situations; you should read this to decide which is right for you.
-The Scheme runtime environment and associated tools are normally stored
-in @dfn{bands}, which are large memory images stored in files
+The Scheme runtime environment and associated tools are normally
+stored in @dfn{bands}, which are large memory images stored in files
(@pxref{World Images}). Scheme requires at least one band to work
-properly. The Scheme distribution contains several bands. These bands
-are stored in the @file{lib/mit-scheme} directory on unix systems, and
-the @file{lib} directory on PC systems.
+properly. The Scheme distribution two bands. These bands are stored
+in the @file{lib/mit-scheme} directory on unix systems, and the
+@file{lib} directory on PC systems.
@table @file
@item runtime.com
runtime files. This is the band that is chosen when Scheme is invoked
with no special command-line options.
-@item compiler.com
-This contains the runtime files and the native-code Scheme compiler.
-This band is chosen when the @code{-compiler} command-line option is
-supplied.
-
-@item edwin.com
-This contains the runtime files and the Edwin text editor. This band is
-chosen when the @code{-edwin} command-line option is supplied.
-
@item all.com
This contains the runtime files, the native-code compiler, and Edwin.
-This band is chosen when both the @code{-compiler} and @code{-edwin}
+This band is chosen when either the @code{-compiler} or @code{-edwin}
command-line options are supplied.
@end table
-Depending on your needs, you may not need all of these files. For
-example, if you always want the full development environment, you might
-keep @file{all.com} and delete the others. Or if you will never use the
-compiler, you could delete @file{compiler.com} and @file{all.com}.
-Remember that you must keep at least one of these files to use Scheme.
+Depending on your needs, you may not need both of these files. For
+example, if you always want the full development environment, you
+might keep @file{all.com} and delete @file{runtime.com}. Remember
+that you must keep at least one of these files to use Scheme.
In addition to bands, Scheme is distributed with two executable
programs: @file{scheme} (called @file{scheme.exe} on PC systems), and