Your machine must be Java-enabled for this to work. By default most machines have a Java Runtime Environment on them. If you don't have a JRE, you can get one installed using the instructions in installJava.php linked at the left. If you choose to install the Java Developer's Kit, you will automatically get a JRE.
If you want to compile it yourself, you need a Java Developer's Kit. You can get one by following the instructions in installJava.php linked at the left.
You need to get the TECS Software Suite and install in on your lappy. The page linked here has complete instructions and tutorials.
We encourage you to fool around with the software suite before the class starts.
Morrison's Experience Getting it to Work on a MAC
1. I made a directory TECS in my home directory to hold the software, and then entered that directory. I did this in terminal by typing
$ mkdir TECS $ cd TECS
2. I obtained the zip file and placed it in the TECS directory. Since my browser saves by default to Downloads, I executed this command to get the zip archive in the right place.
$ mv ../Downloads/tecs-software-suite-2.5.zip .
3. Now unzip the archive.
$ unzip tecs-software-suite-2.5.zip $ ls Assembler.bat Readme.txt Assembler.sh TextComparer.bat CPUEmulator.bat VMEmulator.bat CPUEmulator.sh VMEmulator.sh HardwareSimulator.bat bin HardwareSimulator.sh builtInChips JackCompiler.bat builtInVMCode JackCompiler.sh tecs-software-suite-2.5.zip OS
Voila! it is here. Make the shell scripts executable using this command.
$ chmod +x *.sh
To start the hardware simulator, type
$ ./HardwareSimulator.sh
and the GUI window for the Hardware Simulator will appear. A similar process will work on a Linux box.
Kyle Elmore's Install on Windoze
1. Open up the folder where you downloaded the TECS Software Suite.
2. Unzip it by right-clicking on it and hitting "Extract All..." and then "Extract." This will put all the files for the TECS Software Suite in one folder.
3. Open up the folder named "tecs-software-suite-xxx" (xxx = the version number; probably 2.5).
4. To run the Hardware Simulator, double-click on the file "Hardware Simulator.bat."
5. The GUI window for the Hardware Simulator will appear. Enjoy.