STA104/MTH135 Probability Fall 2001

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Obtaining S-Plus

Splus S-Plus
by Math Soft, Inc. ©2001
The University has a site license for S-Plus that allows students to download a copy of S-Plus for free! The compressed files are just over 100 MB, so downloading this requires either a fast direct connection (ethernet, LAN, a fast ADSL connection or a cable modem). The files may be downloaded to a Zip Drive on campus and later installed on your computer (if you have a ZIP drive :-). It is not recomended that you attempt to download the program using a standard 56k or slower modem! To run S-Plus, it is recommended that you have a Pentium processor and a minumum of 32 MB RAM.

If you do not have a fast connection to the internet OR a Zip drive, then you may obtain a CD with the software from the OIT Help Desk in the North Building for $30. Please pay be check, credit card (Visa or Mastercard) or departmental IR.

And if all else fails, you can always use S-Plus in the public PC clusters on campus or S-Plus on UNIX workstations!

To obtain the software:

  1. First file out the OIT software request form

    You must complete ALL fields on the form.
    You must enter your statistics class (i.e. STA104 or MTH135) in the comments field. If you do not enter the class info you will not be able to download the program for free or purchase the CD-ROM.

  2. You will receive an e-mail reply with instructions and options for getting the software. Software requests take 1-2 business days to process.

  3. Once you receive the email from site-licensing, follow the enclosed instructions. If you are planning on downloading the software, open the specified URL in your browser. Double click on the S-Plus6.exe file to begin the download procedure to save the compressed archive file to your ZIP drive or computer. If you are purchasing the CD, get the CD from the OIT Help Desk (North Building) then continue with step 5.

  4. Once the file has been downloaded to your hard drive, double click on S-Plus6.exe to extract the compressed archive files into a folder (say SPLUS6).

  5. In your SPLUS6 folder or on the CD there will be a file called license key. This contains the serial number/key for installing the software. Double click on the file to open it or use your favorite editor to open it and make a note of the serial number.

  6. To install the software, double click on the Setup icon. When prompted for the serial number enter the license key/serial nmber from 5. Use the default responses to complete the rest of the installation.

  7. When you are finished installing S-Plus, you may start it by going to your Start menu (bottom left) and selecting Programs, then S-PLUS, and S-PLUS 6. You may also want to create a Shortcut to start S-Plus from the desktop.
  8. The current version of S-Plus is 6.0, for both UNIX and Windows, but earlier versions (S-Plus 5.1 for UNIX, S-Plus 2000 for Windows) will work fine for our course.
Updated August 31, 2001