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diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 050e67f..1204ae8 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -19,9 +19,14 @@ INSTALLING SBCL
 
 1.1. Quick start:
 
+  To run SBCL without installing it, from the top of binary distribution
+  directory:
+
+    $ sh run-sbcl.sh
+
   The following command installs SBCL and related documentation under
-  the "/usr/local" directory:
-  
+  the "/usr/local" directory (typically run as root):
+
     # INSTALL_ROOT=/usr/local sh install.sh
 
   You can also install SBCL as a user, under your home directory:
@@ -154,13 +159,27 @@ INSTALLING SBCL
                (pushnew x features))
              (disable (x)
                (setf features (remove x features))))
-        ;; Threading support, available only on x86/x86-64 Linux, x86 Solaris
-        ;; and x86 Mac OS X (experimental).
+        ;; Threading support.
         (enable :sb-thread)))
 
   This is the preferred way because it lets local changes interact
   cleanly with CVS changes to the main, global source tree.
 
+  Some features of interest:
+
+    :SB-THREAD
+      Native threads. Enabled by default on x86[-64] Linux only, also
+      available on x86[-64] Max OS X, x86[-64] FreeBSD, and x86
+      Solaris.
+
+    :SB-UNICODE
+      Unicode support. Enabled by default. Disabling this feature
+      limits characters to the 8-bit ISO-8859-1 set.
+
+    :SB-XREF-FOR-INTERNALS
+      XREF data for SBCL internals. Not enabled by default, increases
+      core size by 5-6mb.
+
   A catalog of available features and their meaning can be found in
   "base-target-features.lisp-expr".
 
@@ -186,7 +205,7 @@ INSTALLING SBCL
 
     * Check that the host lisp you're building with is known to work as
       an SBCL build host, and that your operating system is supported.
-      
+
     * Try to do a build without loading any initialization files
       for the cross-compilation host (for example
       "sh make.sh 'sbcl --userinit /dev/null --sysinit /dev/null'").
@@ -208,7 +227,7 @@ INSTALLING SBCL
   itself, it's a good idea.) Follow the "CVS Repository" link on
   <http://sourceforge.net/projects/sbcl> for instructions.
 
-2.5. Supported platforms 
+2.5. Supported platforms
 
   Last updated for SBCL 0.9.3.74 (2005-08-20).
 
@@ -225,24 +244,25 @@ INSTALLING SBCL
 
     SBCL
     CMUCL
-    OpenMCL
-    CLISP (recent versions only)
+    CCL (formerly known as OpenMCL)
     ABCL (recent versions only)
+    CLISP (only some versions: 2.44.1 is OK, 2.47 is not)
+    XCL
+    
 
     Note that every release isn't tested with every possible host
     compiler.  You're most likely to get a clean build with SBCL itself
-    as host, otherwise OpenMCL on a PPC and CMUCL elsewhere.
+    as host, otherwise CCL on a PPC and CMUCL elsewhere.
 
   Supported operating systems and architectures:
 
-                           x86 PPC Alpha Sparc HPPA MIPS MIPSel x86-64
-    Linux 2.2, 2.4, 2.6     X   X    X     X    X    X     X      X
-    FreeBSD                 X
+                           x86 x86-64 PPC Sparc Alpha MIPS MIPSel
+    Linux 2.6               X     X    X    X     X     X     X
+    Darwin (Mac OS X)       X     X    X
+    Solaris                 X               X
+    FreeBSD                 X     X
+    NetBSD                  X          X
     OpenBSD 3.4, 3.5        X
-    NetBSD                  X
-    Solaris                 X              X
-    Tru64                            X
-    Darwin (Mac OS X)       X   X
     Windows                 X
 
     Some operating systems are more equal than others: most of the
@@ -253,5 +273,9 @@ INSTALLING SBCL
     by e.g. testing during the monthly freeze periods, and most
     importantly by reporting any problems.
 
-    If you need support beyond what is available on the mailing lists,
-    see "Consultants" in the "SUPPORT" file.
+    For further support, see Getting Support and Reporting Bugs
+    in the manual, or
+
+      http://www.sbcl.org/manual/Getting-Support-and-Reporting-Bugs.html
+
+    if you do not have the manual for some reason.