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EMME/2 NEWS - BACK ISSUES

All issues of EMME/2 News have now been converted to HTML and can be accessed directly by following the corresponding hyperlinks.

Looking at back issues of EMME/2 NEWS is not only interesting for the technical informations that they contain. It also gives an interesting insight into the more than ten years of history behind the development of EMME/2:

• For novice EMME/2 users looking at the release history of EMME/2 will help understand how the software evolved and shows the roots of many important developments, such as the very first version of the Network Calculator in Release 2, or the introduction of the now famous Additional Options Assignment in Release 3.

• Old-time EMME/2 user may get nostalgic when they think back to the "good old times" when the introduction of the Definicon DSI-780 meant a quantum leap in PC-based performance.

• Prospective new EMME/2 users will get an honest insight into the product and will find proof of our dedication to the continuous improvement of EMME/2. Also, it might be interesting to have a look at the still growing list of EMME/2 users, by checking the "Who's Using EMME/2?" column ( 1986, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 97, 98).

Editorial ..............................................................  2
INRO Announcements .....................................................  3
13th Annual International EMME/2 Users Conference ......................  3
Introducing EMME/2 Release 9 ...........................................  4
Editing Extra Attributes in Base Network Editor ........................  6
Multi-Layer Link Attribute Plots in Module 2.13 ........................  7
Extra Function Parameters ..............................................  9
Turn Attribute for Additional Options Assignment ....................... 10
Link Specific Auxiliary Transit Times .................................. 11
Segment Specific Headways in Transit Assignment ........................ 11
Deterministic Transit Assignment ....................................... 12
Shortest Path Transcript File in Module 6.15 ........................... 14
Enhancements to the EMME/2 Macro Language .............................. 16
Who's Using EMME/2? .................................................... 18

Editorial ..............................................................  2
INRO Announcements .....................................................  3
Deterministic Transit Assignment .................,.....................  4
Macro Tech-Tips ........................................................  9
Macros from the EMME/2 Support Center .................................. 10
In the Works ........................................................... 15
Bugs and Fixes ......................................................... 16
Who's Using EMME/2? .................................................... 17

Editorial ..............................................................  2
INRO Announcements .....................................................  3
Release 8 Is Here! ...............................,.....................  3
New Graphic Turn and Intersection Editor ...............................  6
Importing Data from External EMME/2 Data Banks .........................  8
Zone Group Enhancements ................................................ 10
Class Specific Volumes for Multiclass Assignments ...................... 11
Multilayer Volume Plots in Module 6.12 ................................. 12
New Intrinsic Function PUTI() .......................................... 14
Enhancements to the Macro Language ..................................... 15
Enhanced Version of EmtoolW ............................................ 16
E2NETLIC - A Licence Server for PC Networks ............................ 17
Forthcoming EMME/2 Users' Conferences .................................. 18
EMME/2 Distribution and Support Addresses .............................. 18

Editorial ..............................................................  2
INRO Announcements .....................................................  3
EmtoolW --- Running EMME/2 under Microsoft Windows .....................  4
Benchmark Update .......................................................  6
Macro Tech-Tips ........................................................  6
Bugs and Fixes .........................................................  8
In the Works ...........................................................  9
10th Annual International EMME/2 Users' Conference ..................... 10
Who's Using EMME/2? .................................................... 12

Editorial ..............................................................  2
INRO Announcements .....................................................  3
Release 7 --- Packed with new Developments .............................  3
Accessing Turns in Network Calculator ..................................  6
Generalized Cost Auto Assignment .......................................  9
CUTOFF - A New Path Operator for Additional Options Auto Assignment .... 10
Additional Options for Transit Assignment .............................. 12
Line Specific Boarding Times ........................................... 16
Computing Matrix Convolutions .......................................... 16
Enhanced Macro Programming Language .................................... 20
Annotation Filling ..................................................... 21

Editorial ..............................................................  2
INRO Announcements .....................................................  3
GRTOOL - A Link-to-Grid Interface ....................................... 4
Benchmark Update ........................................................ 6
Macro Tech-Tips ........................................................  7
Bugs + Fixes ...........................................................  8
In the Works ...........................................................  9
Third European EMME/2 Users' Conference ...............................  10
Who's Using EMME/2? ...................................................  13

Editorial ..............................................................  2
INRO Announcements .....................................................  3
Incremental Logit Demand Functions .....................................  3
Generating Normally Distributed Random Numbers .........................  5
Macro Tech-Tips ........................................................  7
In the Works ...........................................................  8
Bugs + Fixes ...........................................................  9
DOS Corner ............................................................. 10
Who's Using EMME/2? .................................................... 11

Editorial ..............................................................  2
INRO Announcements .....................................................  3
Release 6.0 - A Summary of New Features and Enhancements ...............  3
Time Stamps ............................................................  6
Extra Attributes .......................................................  7
Multiclass Equilibrium Auto Assignment .................................  9
Input/Modify Base Network Using Batch Entry - New Module 2.11 .......... 10
Saving Interactive Base Network Modifications in Transcript Files ...... 10
Enhanced Transit Line Editor Module 2.22 ............................... 12
Macro Command Language Gets Even More Powerful ......................... 14
New Environment Variable E2MACROS ...................................... 15
Macro MODIFYDB for Increasing Dimensions of Existing Data Banks ........ 16
Who's Using EMME/2? .................................................... 17

Editorial ..............................................................  2
INRO Announcements .....................................................  3
EMME/2 in the University - A Status Report .............................  3
EMME/2 under SCO UNIX ..................................................  4
Latest EMME/2 Benchmarks ...............................................  5
In the Works ...........................................................  6
Bugs + Fixes ...........................................................  8
First European EMME/2 Users Conference in London .......................  9
Who's Using EMME/2? .................................................... 13

Editorial ..............................................................  2
INRO Announcements .....................................................  3
Release 5.0 - A Summary of New Features and Enhancements ...............  3
Flexible Input/Output File Naming ......................................  5
Customized Plot Titles and Enhanced Annotations ........................  6
New Transit Line Selection .............................................  7
User Data Items on Transit Segments ....................................  8
The New Network Calculator .............................................  9
Scattergrams for Transit Lines and Segments ............................ 10
New and Enhanced Utility Programs ...................................... 11
EMTOOL - INRO's New Graphic Procedure Interface ........................ 12
Who's Using EMME/2? .................................................... 15

Editorial ..............................................................  2
INRO Corner ............................................................  3
Three Useful Macros ....................................................  5
VALIDNET: A Macro for Validating Base Networks .........................  5
CNTPOST: A Macro for Optimal Location of Count Posts ...................  6
DEMADJ: A Macro for Demand Matrix Adjustment Using Observed Volumes ....  7
In the Works ........................................................... 11
Bugs + Fixes ........................................................... 11
VAX Corner ............................................................. 12
Who's Using EMME/2? .................................................... 14

Editorial ..............................................................  2
INRO Announcements .....................................................  3
Exchanging Data Bases Between Different Hosts with E2XFBANK ............  3
A Bad Disk Block in an EMME/2 Data Base - What Now? ....................  5
EMME/2 Benchmarks (Part II) ............................................  6
Generating Random Numbers in Network and Matrix Calculator .............  8
In the Works ...........................................................  9
Bugs + Fixes ........................................................... 11
DOS/DSI Corner ......................................................... 12
Fifth Annual EMME/2 Users' Conference .................................. 12
Who's Using EMME/2? .................................................... 16

Editorial ..............................................................  2
POLYZONE - A New Service Now Available To EMME/2 Users .................  3
Laser Printer Support for GPR and GPL Utilities ........................  5
EMME/2 Benchmarks ......................................................  6
Use of Scattergrams for Defining Network Subregions .................... 10
Bugs + Fixes ........................................................... 12
DOS/DSI Corner ......................................................... 13
First EMME/2 User's Meeting for Austria, Germany and Switzerland ....... 13
Who's Using EMME/2? .................................................... 14

Editorial ..............................................................  2
Release 4.0 - Packed with New Features and Enhancements ................  3
Enhanced Network Editor ................................................  4
Matrices and Related Matters ...........................................  6
Scalars - Used Not Just as Matrices .................................... 10
Circles and Splines in Annotations ..................................... 11
Extended Software Character Generator .................................. 12
In-line Report for Turning Movements ................................... 15
Computation of Traversal Matrices ...................................... 16
Variable Demand Auto Assignment ........................................ 20
Transit Time Components by Modes ....................................... 26
Modules 5.34 and 5.35 - Detailed Analysis of Individual Transit Trips .. 27
Fourth Annual EMME/2 Users' Group Conference ........................... 29
Who's Using EMME/2? .................................................... 30

Editorial ..............................................................  2
Annotation Files .......................................................  3
Enhanced Macro Commands - Some Examples of Their Use ...................  4
Turning Movements Now Also on Network Plots ............................ 10
INRO Announcements...................................................... 11
In the Works ........................................................... 12
Bugs + Fixes ........................................................... 12
VAX Corner ............................................................. 13
DSI Corner ............................................................. 13
Who's Using EMME/2? .................................................... 14

Editorial ..............................................................  2
Annotating Plots in Manual Mode ........................................  3
Enhanced Macro Processing ..............................................  5
New Options in Network Calculator ......................................  8
Alphanumeric Node Labels ...............................................  9
New Parameters in Transit Time Functions ............................... 10
Assignment Already Done - Which Modifications Are Still Safe? .......... 11
Additional Options for Auto Assignment ................................. 12
INRO Notices ........................................................... 17
DSI Corner ............................................................. 18
VAX Corner ............................................................. 18
Third Annual EMME/2 Users' Group Conference ............................ 19
Who's Using EMME/2? .................................................... 20

Editorial ..............................................................  2
Annotating Plots in Manual Mode ........................................  3
Enhanced Macro Processing ..............................................  5
New Options in Network Calculator ......................................  8
Alphanumeric Node Labels ...............................................  9
Assignment Already Done - Which Modifications Are Still Safe? .......... 10
Additional Options for Auto Assignment ................................. 12

Editorial ..............................................................  2
The Use of EMME/2 in a Functional Classification Study .................  3
Second Annual EMME/2 User's Group Meeting ..............................  5
Making the Most of the Three User Data Items ...........................  6
In the Works ...........................................................  8
INRO Notices ...........................................................  9
DSI Corner .............................................................  9
VAX Corner ............................................................. 10
Bugs + Fixes ........................................................... 10
Who's Using EMME/2? .................................................... 12

Editorial ..............................................................  2
EMME/2 Now on the DSI-780 - Main Frame Speed in PC Environment .........  3
On Algorithms for the Traffic Assignment ...............................  4
Moving Matrix Data Between Different Zone Systems ......................  9
Scattergrams - A New Module ............................................ 10
In the Works ........................................................... 14
DSI Corner ............................................................. 15
Bugs + Fixes ........................................................... 15
Who's Using EMME/2? .................................................... 16

Editorial ..............................................................  2
Release 2.0:  Added Features and Enhanced User Friendliness ............  3
New Link and Node Selection ............................................  4
The Network Calculator is Here! ........................................  7
User Data now also on Turns ............................................ 11
Macro Dialog Files ..................................................... 12
More Color ............................................................. 13
GPR / GPL: Two New Utilities for Plot File Routing ..................... 14
DSI Corner ............................................................. 14
Bugs + Fixes ........................................................... 15
Who's Using EMME/2? .................................................... 16