The application in this archive is for Windows systems.

1.	Extract the files from this zipped folder into a folder of your choosing.
2.	Double click fsa_app.bat
3.	Using this fsa you can create finite state automata and save them in any file you 
choose.  You should save any such file with the .xml extension, as this is the form 
of the files created by the application.  You can later load files you have created 
for modification.  You can also use them in fsa applets you create for web 
browsers.

To create an fsa remember the following:

To start the creation of an FSA, be sure to click on the Alphabet tab and select the 
characters for the alphabet.
Control-left-click in any empty position in the pane creates a new state.
Control-left-click in a state with a drag to a new state creates an arrow from the first to 
the second.
Right-click in a state allows the state to be named, designated as the start state or an 
accept state, and provided a memory description.
Right click on an arrow tip allows the labels of the arrow to be assigned and/or modified.