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This archive has several pieces of software which must be properly installed in order for the interface to function. This tutorial will step you through the process of installing the various software packages you will need to view the data and documentation.
 
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Note: You must be running at least version 4 of Netscape Navigator or MS Internet Explorer in order for the JavaScript on this archive to operate properly.
Installation Instructions
New versions of Netscape Navigator can be found at the Netscape Web Site [Internet Link]. New versions of Microsoft's Internet Explorer can be found at the Microsoft Internet Explorer Web site [Internet Link]. Click here for instructions on how to configure your browser.
Many of the data products have been compressed with the MS Windows-standard Zip compression scheme. These files were compressed using Aladdin's DropZip on a Macintosh. DropZip uses the Lempel-Ziv algorithm, also used in Zip and PKZIP programs. The compressed files may be uncompressed using PKZIP (with the -expand option) on MS Windows and UNIX, or with StuffIt Expander on the Mac OS.
Installation Instructions
Copies of Zip software are available on this Web site for your convenience (for Macintosh, Windows95 and above, and several varieties of UNIX). Click on This Link to access the software files, then download the appropriate software for your operating system and run the installer. You can get newer versions from the PKZIP Web site at http://www.pkware.com/shareware/ [Internet Link].
Click here for instructions on how to link the Zip software to your browser to make image files decompress automatically.
Macintosh Notes
Aladdin's Stuffit Expander is the equivalent Zip decompressor for the Macintosh, and a copy is included. The Aladdin Web page is located at: http://www.aladdinsys.com/ [Internet Link]
Windows Notes
For Windows users, a fully functional copy of Aladdin Expander 5.0 is included here. It can decompress Zip files and it is compatible with Windows 95, 98, and NT 4.0. Aladdin Expander is free, and freely distributable, software. To register your software and get other information, visit the Aladdin Web site: http://www.aladdinsys.com/ [Internet Link]
UNIX Notes
For UNIX users, copies of UnZip (a freeware program) are stored here. You can also download the latest version from the "Info-Zip" Web site at http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/tools/zip/info-zip/ [Internet Link]
Adobe Acrobat software (from Adobe Systems Inc. [Internet Link]) allows the creation of electronic documents for sharing across different computer platforms. Acrobat creates Portable Document Format (PDF) files, which are very compact binary files containing all text and graphics from the original document. PDF files can be viewed or printed on a variety of hardware, looking just like the original. The Adobe Acrobat Reader software is free, and freely distributable.
Installation Instructions
Copies of the Acrobat Reader 3.0 are stored on this Web site for your convenience (for Macintosh, Windows95 and above, HP-UNIX, SunOS, and Solaris). Click on This Link to access the software files, then download the appropriate software for your operating system and run the installer. Newer versions and additional information can be found at the Adobe Systems Web Site at http://www.adobe.com/ [Internet Link].
Click here for instructions on how to link Acrobat Reader to your browser to make PDF documents display within the browser window.
ImageJ is a public-domain Java-based image display and processing package developed by the National Institute of Health (NIH). It runs on any computer with a Java 1.1 or later virtual machine. It can display, edit, analyze, process, save and print 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit images. It can read many image formats including TIFF, GIF, JPEG, BMP, DICOM, FITS and "raw". It supports "stacks", a series of images that share a single window. ImageJ was designed with an open architecture that provides extensibility via Java plugins. Custom acquisition, analysis and processing plugins can be developed using ImageJ's built in editor and Java compiler. User-written plugins make it possible to solve almost any image processing or analysis problem. Versions of ImageJ for Macintosh, Windows95 (and above), and UNIX systems are included on this Web site.
Check the ImageJ Web site at http://rsb.info.nih.gov/ij/ [Internet Link] for more information and plugins.
Installation Instructions
The ImageJ software is provided for displaying image data. Click on This Link to access the software files, then download the appropriate software for your operating system and run the installer. There are a large number of plugins stored in the "plugins.zip" file, which should be downloaded, decompressed, and moved into your newly installed "ImageJ" directory, and all the plugins should function within ImageJ.
Remember that the bulk of the image files on this archive are Zip compressed and must be decompressed before they can be displayed.
Click here to view a tutorial on how to use ImageJ.
Related Pages:
ISLSCP Initiative II Home
Archive User Tutorials
Tutorial: Installing the Software
Tutorial: Configuring Your Browser
Tutorial: Using the Interface
Tutorial: Decompressing and Viewing Images
Revision Date: July 23, 2004