This new version supersedes MAD-8 which has been frozen.
The input format has been modified slightly, mainly in order to make it safer, and to allow the introduction of new features (WHILE loop, MACROs, and others).
The MAD-X framework should make it easy to add new features in the form of program modules. A Module Writer's Guide is available and contains guidelines and examples. The authors of MAD hope that such modules will also be contributed and documented by others. As required, the table of contents and the indices will be revised. The contributions of other authors are acknowledged in the relevant chapters.
Last but not least it is only fair to mention that a large part of the documentation provided here is based on the MAD-8 documentation that was originally written and published by F. C. Iselin.
Comments from readers are most welcome. They may be sent to the following internet addresses:
Frank.Schmidt@cern.ch