Contents

• Introduction
• History
• Evolution or Revolution ?
  • Possible Options
  • Revolution: the AIPS++ option
  • Evolution
  • January 1999 meeting conclusion
  
  
• The Proposal for SIC evolution
  • Medium Term
  • Short Term
  
  
• Status of SIC evolution
  • Syntax
  • Search Path for procedures
  • Procedure Structuration
  • New Commands
  • New Subroutines
  • FITS Support
  
  
• Graphic Display Evolution
• Programming - Portability
• Documentation and Help
• Progress Report
• Pending Question and Action Items