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diff --git a/README.epoc b/README.epoc
index f688b46..74ea6b7 100644
--- a/README.epoc
+++ b/README.epoc
@@ -12,14 +12,13 @@ Perl 5 README file for the EPOC operating system.
 
 =head1 INTRODUCTION
 
-EPOC is a OS for palmtops and mobile phones. For more informations look at:
+EPOC is an OS for palmtops and mobile phones. For more informations look at:
 http://www.symbian.com/
 
 This is a port of perl to EPOC. It runs on ER5 machines: Psion 5mx,
-5mx Pro, Psion Revo and on the Ericson M128. I have no report about
-the Psion Netbook or the S7. It runs on ER3 Hardware (Series 5
-classic), too. For more information about this hardware please refer
-to http://www.psion.com.
+5mx Pro, Psion Revo, Psion Netbook and on the Ericson M128. It runs on
+ER3 Hardware (Series 5 classic), too. For more information about this
+hardware please refer to http://www.psion.com.
 
 Vendors which like to have support for their devices are free to send
 me a sample. 
@@ -50,15 +49,9 @@ start perl with a double click on the camel icon. Be sure to configure
 the perl installation drive first. You can even provide a script with
 a special commandline, if needed.
 
-Alternativly you can get ESHELL from symbian: 
-http://developer.epocworld.com/downloads/progs/Eshell.zip
+Alternatively you can use the epocemx shell
 
-Running ESHELL you can enter: perl -de 0 in order to run the perl
-debugger. If you are leaving perl, you get into the system screen. You
-have to switch back manually to ESHELL. When perl is running, you will
-see a task with the name STDOUT in the task list. 
-
-If you have a ER3 machine (i.e. a PSION 5), you may have to supply the
+If you have an ER3 machine (i.e. a PSION 5), you may have to supply the
 full path to the perl executable C:\system\programs\perl.exe.
 
 If you need to set the current directory of perl, please use the
@@ -67,13 +60,12 @@ command line switch '-x'. See L<perlrun> for details.
 =head1 STOPPING PERL ON EPOC
 
 You can stop a running perl process in the task list by closing the
-application `STDOUT'. You cannot stop a running perl process if it has
-not written anyting to stdout or stderr! Be very cautious with I/O
-redirection. You will have to reboot the PDA!
+application `STDOUT'. You can use the kill command in the epocemx
+shell to kill perl.
 
 =head1 USING PERL ON EPOC
 
-=head2 I/O Redirection
+=head2 I/O Redirection on Epoc
 
 You can redirect the output with the UNIX bourne shell syntax (this is
 built into perl rather then eshell) For instance the following command
@@ -85,7 +77,7 @@ perl test.pl >stdout_file <stdin_file 2>stderr_file
 Alternatively you can use 2>&1 in order to add the standard error
 output to stdout.
 
-=head2 PATH Names
+=head2 PATH Names on Epoc
 
 ESHELL looks for executables in ?:/System/Programs. The SIS file
 installs perl in this special folder directory. The default drive and
@@ -107,16 +99,16 @@ internally in perl, so please use slashes for redirects.
 
 perl.exe C:/test.pl >C:/output.txt
 
-=head2 Editors
+=head2 Editors on Epoc
 
 A suitable text editor can be downloaded from symbian
- http://developer.epocworld.com/downloads/progs/Editor.zip
+http://www.symbian.com/developer/downloads/files/editor.zip
 
-=head2 Features
+=head2 Features of Perl on Epoc
 
 The built-in function EPOC::getcwd returns the current directory.
 
-=head2 Restrictions
+=head2 Restrictions of Perl on Epoc
 
 Features are left out, because of restrictions of the POSIX support in
 EPOC:
@@ -129,7 +121,7 @@ backquoting, pipes etc.
 
 =item *
 
-system() does not inherit ressources like: file descriptors,
+system() does not inherit resources like: file descriptors,
 environment etc.
 
 =item *
@@ -169,17 +161,8 @@ Sorry, this is far too short.
 
 =item *
 
-You will need the C++ SDK from http://developer.epocworld.com/. 
-
-=item *
-
-You will need to set up the cross SDK from 
-http://www.science-computing.de/o.flebbe/sdk
-
-=item *
-
-You may have to adjust config.sh (cc, cppflags) to reflect your epoc 
-and SDK location.
+You will need the epocemx SDK from Eberhard Mattes. Watch out for an
+announcement.
 
 =item *
 
@@ -201,20 +184,13 @@ Start again from scratch
       make 
       cp miniperl.native miniperl
       make
-      make ext/Errno/pm_to_blib 
-      perl link.pl perlmain.o lib/auto/DynaLoader/DynaLoader.a \
-         lib/auto/Data/Dumper/Dumper.a \
-         lib/auto/File/Glob/Glob.a lib/auto/IO/IO.a \
-         lib/auto/Socket/Socket.a \
-         lib/auto/Fcntl/Fcntl.a lib/auto/Sys/Hostname/Hostname.a \
-	perl.a `cat ext.libs`
       perl createpkg.pl 
 
-      wine G:/bin/makesis perl.pkg perl.sis
+      emxsis perl.pkg perl.sis
 
 =back
 
-=head1 SUPPORT STATUS
+=head1 SUPPORT STATUS OF PERL ON EPOC
 
 I'm offering this port "as is". You can ask me questions, but I can't
 guarantee I'll be able to answer them.
@@ -226,6 +202,6 @@ http://www.science-computing.de/o.flebbe/perl/
 
 =head1 LAST UPDATE
 
-2001-02-26
+2001-12-12
 
 =cut