This is NOT THE OFFICIAL SITE FOR Scisoft OSX. This is an mirror download site in case the official one goes offline. You probably want to check the official Scisoft OSX site first before using these links. I have not gotten permission to place this archive online but I am doing so because some people are having problems accessing the Scisoft OSX download pages.I’m providing some instructions here, but they are copied from the Scisoft OSX Installation Instructions page. I strongly recommend you go there for any updated information. Installation instructions:
  1. Download the version of Scisoft matching your Macintosh computer’s CPU processor. Check “About this Mac” under the Apple menu for a description of your computer’s processor. Then select the link below corresponding to the current versions of Scisoft OSX package for your processor:
  2. Unzip the package file.
  3. Double click the package, this will launch Apple’s Installer application, just accept the defaults and install the software. All the software will end up in the /scisoft directory, so there is little chance of mucking up your computer using this installer.
  4. Once the installer has finished you must set up your command line environment. In order to be able to run ANY of the Scisoft software, a Setup file needs to be sourced. Depending on whether your are a Bash or Tcsh user you need to modify your shell startup file as follow:
    • If you are using tcsh (preferred shell for Scisoft and IRAF) edit ~/.tcshrc and add the line

      source /scisoft/bin/Setup.csh (on PPC Installations)
      source /Applications/scisoft/all/bin/Setup.csh (on Intel Installations)

      near the end of that file (WARNING: versions before 2008.8.1 are not in /Applications/scisoft but rather just /scisoft). Do not forget to add an empty line following this if this is the last entry in your startup file or this command will not be executed when you log on.
    • If you are using bash (in which case, good luck) edit ~/.bashrc and add the line

      . /scisoft/bin/Setup.bash (on PPC Installations)
      . /Applications/scisoft/all/bin/Setup.bash (on Intel Installations)

      near the end of that file (note there is a space between the initial period and the rest of that line). Do not forget to add an empty line following this if this is the last entry in your startup file or this command will not be executed when you log on.
  5. Learn from other resources how to use the various packages you have installed.