Newton Installation Instructions

Newton requires that a Java version 1.6 or greater be installed on the host machine. The program runs on multiple platforms (Windows/Mac/Linux) and uses the native widgets of the operating system for all of its graphics.

Windows Instructions

1. Download the zip archive containing all required contents.
2. Unpack the archive and move the directory to your system application folder (C:\Program Files)
3. Open the newton-1.4.10 directory and create a desktop shortcut to newton.bat
4. Double clicking on the shortcut should launch a shell which then launches the application

Linux/Mac Instructions

1. Download the zip archive containing all required contents.
2. Unpack the archive and move the directory to your Desktop
3. Make sure the newton.sh script is executable by invoking the command chmod +x newton.sh from a command shell in the newton-1.4.10 directory.
4. The command cd ~/Desktop/newton-1.4.10 appears in your script. Modify this command if the path containing newton.sh is not ~/Desktop/newton-1.4.10
5. On Mac platforms, you may need to create an association between the newton.sh file and the Application named "Terminal"
6. Double clicking on the newton.sh file should launch a shell which then launches the application

The script will always launch the most current version of the application registered with this website. If you are offline and have previously run the script, the system will launch the version last downloaded when your machine was online.