Download . zip file into your computer and unzip it
	If you do not have OptiM previously installed run setup.exe and follow all the instructions there. Remember the directory where you install the software. This step installs dynamic libraries and standard examples but it installs old version of the executable and help files.
	Copy files optim32.exe and opti.hlp on the top of the same files which you obtained after installation (see step 3).
	Notes: This copy of the software (version 4.1.10, Feb. 08, 2004) does not have any bugs known to the author On-line help does not cover features and improvements introduced  recently, but program is self-documented (there are short explanations at the bottom of the window for every menu choice) and in most of cases the lack of documentation does not cause problems.
	Questions can be send to the author at val@fnal.gov, phone 1(630)840-2558

	Arrays and Do{...} While cycles in the math header, December 2005 release
	New functions theta($x) , abs($x) , sign($x), int($x), fact($x), hro($P), December 2005 release
	Expressions can be used in parameters of elements and in all service blocks, December 2005 release. That feature caused redefinition of how scattering elements t... and u... are described. December 2005 release
	Export to MADX, December 2005 release
	Average beam positions can be monitored at multiple elements for multi-turn tracking, December 2005 release
	To describe tracking in machines which parameters are changed fast (at every turn) special variable $_nturn is introduced. It is incremented  at each turn.
	Improvements of program stability and error diagnosis (December 2005 release)
	Plotting particle distribution functions resulting in tracking, Fixing minor bugs in reading data into graphical objects (January 09, 2006 release)
	Improvements in error reporting, plotting average beam position in tracking (February 2006 release)
	Fixed a problem with tracking where the finite length of dipole edge was ignored; introduced a function generating random numbers with Gaussian distribution; fixed a program crashes when external file is called from a path exceeding 80 symbols (March 3, 2006 - release)
	Fixed an error in computing emittance growth due SR (View integral menu). Introduced wake-field element. Made tracking available for no GUI mode (May 8, 2006 release)
	Fixed a few errors in the error reporting. Extended functionality for OptiM file compression (Jan. 16, 2007)
	Improved fitting (see on-line help), correcting an error in computing trajectory for W-cavity (June 17, 2008).