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- Current versions of the software, as of this writing
(12/20/00):
Windows
(95/98/NT/2000):
- Beilstein Commander 2000, version
5.0; filename: bc2000xf-winset.exe
Mac (version
5.0 is for installation on Power Macs
only):
- Beilstein Commander 2000, version 5.0 (build
6); filename: bc2000xf-macinst.hqx
- Copies of
the above-named software files are available on
the
"Software"
volume of the OSU Chemistry Department's
Windows file server...
Windows users (Win95, Win98,
WinNT), double-click on Network
Neighborhood & follow the
clickpath:
\\Windows\Software\Ibm\Win95-98\Beilstein\Win-ver
5.0
Mac users:
Connect to the
"Software" volume on the
fileserver
"WINDOWS":
- From Chooser, select
AppleShare;
- Make sure the Chemistry AppleTalk Zone is
highlighted/chosen;
- Select WINDOWS from the list shown of
available fileservers in the
zone & click OK;
- Connect
to the fileserver as "Guest" & click OK;
- Select
"Software" from the list of available items &
click
OK;
- The "Software" volume will appear on your
desktop as an icon;
double-click on it to open
it.
Once connected to the "Software" volume
on the fileserver
"WINDOWS", double-click successively on
the folders: Mac, Beilstein,
Mac Version 5.0.
[When you're
done using the "Software" volume, drag its icon
to the
Trash to disconnect your machine from the
"Software"
volume.]
...or at the following
URLs:
There
are helpful notes at the http://www.library.wisc.edu:4001
location
for Windows and Mac installations of the Beilstein Client
software, as
well as troubleshooting notes, and information about new
features in version
5.0.
- Basic
procedure:
- Download software files (which may be
archived/compressed) to a temporary
folder on your
harddrive.
- Expand archived/compressed software
files as necessary.
For your convenience, there are
already-expanded versions of the software
files, bc2000xf-winset.exe
(Windows), and bc2000xf-macinst.hqx (Mac) on the
"Software"
volume of the Windows file server, in the
following
locations:
Windows:
\\Windows\Software\Ibm\Win95-98\Beilstein\Win-ver
5.0\Expanded
bc50
software
Mac:
\\Windows\Software\Mac\Beilstein\Mac
version 5.0\Expanded
bc50
software
- Uninstall previous versions
of Beilstein Commander before proceeding.
- Then,
install & configure the Beilstein client software (Windows:
run
the setup.exe item contained within the folder marked
"bc2000xf-set";
Mac: run the BC2000 Installer W item). Detailed
instructions for Windows &
Mac installations found in the next
sections of this FAQ.
- You're done; throw away any
files you downloaded &/or expanded
into temporary folders on your
harddrive.
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Detailed
Instructions for Windows Beilstein Commander 2000, version 5.0
Installation:
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Detailed Instructions for Mac Beilstein Commander 2000, version 5.0
Installation:
B.
Bennett
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