Description of benchmark test implementations for the paper by Versace et al. (2008). KInNeSS: A modular framework for computational neuroscience, Submitted to Neuroinformatics. Specifically, this code can be used to simulate in Kinness either of the following two networks: 1. A network of spiking Hodgkin-Huxley neurons whose topology follows that used in the 'cobahh' model presented in: Brette et al. (2007). Simulation of networks of spiking neurons: a review of tools and strategies. J Comp Neurosci 23:349-98. 2. A network of quadratic Integrate & Fire neurons with the same network topology as in (1). Simulation notes: The input pattern is stored in 'paperTest0.png'. From the Kinness GUI, open file 'paperTest.xml' to load this pattern. This can be done by clicking File/Open... The network of Hodgkin-Huxley cells is defined in 'paperTestHH.nml'. The network of quadratic Integrate and Fire cells is defined in 'paperTestQIAF.nml'. Load either network from the Kinness GUI by clicking Network/Load... The structure of the loaded network is then easily accessed by clicking Network/Edit... After loading both input and network files, the simulation can be run by clicking Simulation/Run...