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  \h1{HTC - A Hypertext Compiler/Interpreter}
  \h3{Henrik Rydberg (Copyright 1998--2001)}  

  \bf{HTC} is a small, server based, LaTeX-like language,
  which is used to efficiently create WWW applications.
  Among the more useful features are:
  \ul{
    \li{
      \bf{Access control} - HTC uses a cookie-based authorization
      mechanism to manage users in a highly transparent way.
    }
    \li{
      \bf{Database management} - Built in to the language are tools
      for managing databases.
    }
    \li{
      \bf{Language control} - HTC handles multiple languages, controllable
      by standard browser preferences or cookies.
    }
    \li{
      \bf{Math support} - Due to the built-in LaTeX language, HTC can
      display simple equations directly in HTML, and has a high
      degree of transferability to any future standard (such as MathML).
    }
    \li{
      \bf{Static/dynamic switching} - HTC can be used to create static
      mirrors, which increase download performance.
    }
    \li{
      \bf{No frames} - HTC keeps track of the link tree, so that
      quick access can be made without using frames, and hence
      suitable also for text-based browsers.
    }
  }
  
  \bf{HTC} is a completely stand-alone \bf{CGI} program written in C++,
  making heavy use of \bf{STL}; (Standard template library),
  and using a simple database manager, written the same way.
  The language interpreter is designed to resemble \bf{LaTeX},
  and to run quickly. For more information,
  send me a \href{mailto: \ADMIN}{mail}. /h
  
  <H3>Examples</H3>
  <P>
  If you want to see a sample of what can be
  done with it, check the sites listed below.
  \ul{
    \li{\href{http://fy.chalmers.se/ap/}{Applied Physics}}
    \li{\href{http://fy.chalmers.se/ap/mst/}{Materials Theory}}
    \li{\href{http://stern.fy.chalmers.se:2001/}{Student server}}
    \li{\href{http://fy.chalmers.se/mtrl/}{Materialia}}
    \li{\href{http://coulomb.fy.chalmers.se:5555/}{H. Rydberg}}
    \li{\href{http://fy.chalmers.se/atomics/}{Atomics}}
  }
  To learn more about the language, look for the
  icons \image{\icons/htc.gif} and \image{\icons/source.gif}.
}