6.001 Scheme for Windows machines

Installation on Windows NT and Windows 95

Warning for Windows 95 users: in order to be able to print from Edwin you must be sure that your default printer was installed with the "Allow printing from DOS" option turned on.

Disclaimer: We have not tested this system on Windows 98, and we have had at least one report of an installation problem. Caveat hacker.

MIT Scheme requires two directories:

One for holding the Scheme system itself. This can be placed anywhere you like (but no spaces are allowed in the directory name!), and requires about 15 Megabytes of disk space. Before downloading the installation program, be sure you have 25 Megabytes free on the disk where you plan to place MIT Scheme.
One for holding problem sets. This, too, can be placed anywhere you like (but no spaces are allowed in the directory name!). Over the course of the semester you should assume that it will grow to be about 5 Megabytes (maybe). There will be two subdirectories: PSets (where you will install the problem sets as they are distributed) and Work (where you will write your solutions).

Installation instructions:

Download the Scheme installer into a temporary directory of your choice. This file is about 7 megabytes long, so it should take about an hour on a 28.8Kb modem.
Run the install program, SchemeInstaller.exe
The InstallWizard will ask you some questions; we suggest that you accept the default for installing the MIT Scheme system itself.
When asked where you would like to do your work, pick any directory that you find convenient. The installer will make sure the directory exists and create subdirectories named PSets (to hold the problem sets in the form they are distributed) and Work (where you should modify the problem sets to produce your solutions).
You can then delete the install program..
If you have trouble with the installation process, send email to 6001-scm-support@ai.mit.edu.

Installing Problem Sets:

Problem sets will be distributed as ZIP files from the 6.001 Web page. In order to install them, you will need to be able to "unzip" them on your machine. You can do this using any one of several programs. If you do not already have such a program, you can use the free unzip version. This is a self-installing executable that creates about 8 or 9 files along with a README explaining how to use it. Another popular option is to use the shareware program WinZip, which provides a graphical user interface as well as integration into both Netscape and Microsoft browsers.

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