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+The name gSpiceUI is an abbreviation of the project title GNU SPICE GUI,
+which is itself an acronym standing for Gnu is Not Unix, Simulation
+Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis, Graphical User Interface.
+
+gSpiceUI is intended to provide a GUI for freely available electronic
+circuit simulation engines ie. NG-Spice and GNU-Cap. The utility
+gnetlist is used to convert schematic files to netlist files,
+Gwave or Gaw to display simulation results and Gschem is the
+preferred schematic capture tool.gSpiceUI is useless without the
+software tools it depends on.