These are general instructions for installing the Java jar files and using them. This file also is in the jar files. First, unjar the exe files (yes, the files have an 'exe' extension but are actually 'jar' files so a browser will ask you if you want to download the file instead of trying to execute it). This can be done using 'jar', which comes with Sun's Java 1.1.x or 2.x JDK, which can downloaded from the Javasoft web site. Using 'jar', the command line command to use would be 'jar -xvf filename', where 'filename' is the name of the file to unjar.
Included with each jar file is this readme file, a sample html file that can be used to run the program as an applet, a sample script that can be used to run the program as an application on Windows, and a 'ready-to-use' jar file which contains all of the class files required to run the program as an application or an applet.
For running the programs locally as applications, the jar files can also be put directly into the CLASSPATH environment variable, e.g. c:\directory\amortize.jar if you choose not to use the supplied script. Sun's Java runtime virtual machine (VM), version 1.1.8, is the best choice to run the applications, however, a later version should also work fine. Either one can be downloaded from the Sun web site site or the Javasoft web site . Look at the sample script to see how to run the program. If you have any questions, please email me at the email address listed below.
software@lpsci.com