Setting Things Up for COSC 110
- I recommend creating a folder (call it something like introcs, with no spaces) on your H
drive, and in this new folder, making subfolders for each chapter (as
we cover them, with names something like chp1, chp2, etc.).
- Install the Java SDK (software development kit):
- (Windows) Go to your "My Computer" and navigate to your C:
drive. If you have a folder named j2sdk1.4.something,
you can skip installing the SDK, as it is already present. If you
have a folder with a similar name, but the "number" is lower than 1.4,
you should install a newer version of the SDK.
- (Windows) The Java SDK installation program for windows is
located
- On the CD that came with your text;
- Locally on Central's network at G:/LintonT/introcs/j2sdk-1_4_2_06-windows-i586-p-iftw.exe;
- On the web at http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/download.html,
you want the J2SE v 1.4.2_06 SDK link from there.
- If you have a Mac, your computer should already have the Java
SDK installed on it (it comes with Mac OS X), so you can skip this step.
- Install BlueJ
There is a newer version of BlueJ (it is better and worthwhile to
upgrade to the newer version) than the one on the CD, so it is probably
worth going to the web or the G drive to install BlueJ, however, the
machines on campus will utilize the older version (the same one that is
in the CD).
- Get the Bluej installation file and run it, installing Bluej in
the default location (C:\Bluej).
- This installation file is available
- (Windows only) locally at G:\LintonT\\introcs\bluejsetup-204.exe
or
- on the web at http://www.bluej.org/download/download.html
or
- on the CD that came with your text.
- Copy the projects folder from the CD or
G:\Lintont\introcs\projects to your introcs folder on your H: drive.
Bluej should now be available on your computer with a setup similar to
the campus lab and classroom computers. You may have to re-start your
computer? You start BlueJ by double clicking the BlueJ program