Beta 3 Release Notes
System Requirements
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A Java 1.1 compatible virtual machine (including Microsoft's from Win98
or Internet Explorer 4)
How To Install
For the zipped versions, just download
it into a directory of your choosing and unzip. The only restriction
is that your unzipping utility must support long filenames. Unzipping
utilities are available from the following sites:
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PKWare - Unzipping and zipping utilities
for Win95/NT, OS/2, and DOS.
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ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/infozip/
- UNZIP utilities for Amiga, ACORN, ATARI, MAC, MSDOS, OS/2, QDOS, UNIX,
VMCMS, VMS, Win16, and Win32.
You will also need Java installed
on your machine. Many operating systems come with Java preinstalled,
however, if you do not have Java installed, you may download Java from
one of the following sources:
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JavaSoft - JDK's for Solaris, Win95/NT,
and the Mac.
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Kaffe - Freely distributable JavaVM
that is available for many platforms.
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IBM Software
Choice - OS/2 JDK 1.1.
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IBM's Hursley Labs -
OS/2, Win3.1, and AIX JDK port. Useful if you have registered with them
in the past (free) or if you want the latest betas and such.
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Microsoft - Microsoft JavaVM
with for Win95/NT. Comes with a fast JIT compiler.
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Linux Java Port - A Linux port
of Sun's JDK.
Once you have Java installed,
simply execute ALIVE under the Java runtime module. Usually this
is just a matter of going to a Command Prompt (Shell) and running one of
the following commands:
One thing to be careful of is
that there is NO extension on those filenames. This is perfectly
normal. Java VM's do not allow you to append the file extension to
the class name. It is also important to point out that almost all
VMs
ARE case sensitive! This is true even if the OS
normally is not case-sensitive.
How To Upgrade
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Unzip the new version of ALiVe! into the directory, making sure to preserve
the directory structure of the archive (e.g. "pkunzip -d alive4alpha.zip")
Common Problems
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You must make sure that your unzip utility preserves directory structure
and long filenames
Known Bugs
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On some DOS/Windows machines, file browsing will fail in the root directory.
Possible workaround: append a dot (period) to the end of the path.
For example, use "C:\." instead of "C:\"