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 Changes between MP version 2.0 and 3.0
 
 * Source level compatibility with past releases (except mpn_gcd).
-* Many bug fixes.
+* Bug fixes.
+* Much improved speed thanks to both host independent and host dependent
+  optimizations.
 * Switch to autoconf/automake/libtool.
 * Multiplication and squaring using 3-way Toom-Cook.
 * Division using the Burnikel-Ziegler method.
-* Binomial coefficients: mpz_bin_ui, mpz_bin_uiui.
-* Fibonacci numbers: mpz_fib_ui.
-* Random number generators: mpf_urandomb, mpz_rrandomb, mpz_urandomb,
-  mpz_urandomm, gmp_rand, gmp_randclear, gmp_randinit, gmp_randinit_lc,
+* New functions computing binomial coefficients: mpz_bin_ui, mpz_bin_uiui.
+* New function computing Fibonacci numbers: mpz_fib_ui.
+* New random number generators: mpf_urandomb, mpz_rrandomb, mpz_urandomb,
+  mpz_urandomm, gmp_randclear, gmp_randinit, gmp_randinit_lc,
   gmp_randinit_lc_2exp, gmp_randseed, gmp_randseed_ui.
-* Integer size tests: mpz_fits_sint_p, mpz_fits_slong_p, mpz_fits_sshort_p,
-  mpz_fits_uint_p, mpz_fits_ulong_p, mpz_fits_ushort_p.
+* New function for quickly extracting limbs: mpz_getlimbn.
+* New functions performing integer size tests: mpz_fits_sint_p,
+  mpz_fits_slong_p, mpz_fits_sshort_p, mpz_fits_uint_p, mpz_fits_ulong_p,
+  mpz_fits_ushort_p.
 * New mpf functions: mpf_ceil, mpf_floor, mpf_pow_ui, mpf_trunc.
-* New mpq functions: mpq_set_d.
+* New mpq function: mpq_set_d.
 * New mpz functions: mpz_addmul_ui, mpz_cmpabs, mpz_cmpabs_ui, mpz_lcm,
   mpz_nextprime, mpz_perfect_power_p, mpz_remove, mpz_root, mpz_swap,
   mpz_tdiv_ui, mpz_tstbit, mpz_xor.
-* New mpn functions: mpn_divexact_by3.
+* New mpn function: mpn_divexact_by3.
 * New CPU support: DEC Alpha 21264, AMD K6 and Athlon, HPPA 2.0 and 64,
-  Intel PentiumPro and P-II, Sparc 64, PowerPC 64.
+  Intel Pentium Pro and Pentium-II/III, Sparc 64, PowerPC 64.
 * Almost 10 times faster mpz_invert and mpn_gcdext.
 * The interface of mpn_gcd has changed.
 * Better support for MIPS R4x000 and R5000 under Irix 6.
-* New function: mpz_getlimbn.
 * Improved support for SPARCv8 and SPARCv9 processors.
 
 Changes between MP version 2.0 and 2.0.2