+ If you want to compile in the assembly language routines with Visual C++ then
+ you will need an assembler. This is worth doing because it will result in
+ faster code: for example it will typically result in a 2 times speedup in the
+ RSA routines. Currently the following assemblers are supported:
+
+ * Microsoft MASM (aka "ml")
+ * Free Netwide Assembler NASM.
+
+ MASM was I believe distributed in the past with VC++ and it is also part of
+ the MSDN SDKs. It is no longer distributed as part of VC++ and can be hard
+ to get hold of. It can be purchased: see Microsoft's site for details at:
+ http://www.microsoft.com/
+
+ NASM is freely available. Version 0.98 was used during testing: other versions
+ may also work. It is available from many places, see for example:
+ http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/devel/nasm/binaries/win32/
+ The NASM binary nasmw.exe needs to be installed anywhere on your PATH.
+