This Read-Me will help you with set-up and installation, and provide you with other important information about this version Roaster.
Minimum requirements
Roaster requires a 68030 or greater processor to run, and it fully supports the PowerPC® family of processors. Roaster also requires Mac® OS version 7.1.2 or higher, 10Mb disk space for the minimal install (130Mb for the full install), and at least 12Mb RAM.
When handling large projects (ie. projects with hundreds of class files), you may need to increase the memory requirements of the Roaster‚Ñ¢ IDE to something greater than the preferred 3000K.
This release of Roaster supports version 1.0.2 of Sun Microsystems' JDK.
Installing Roaster
The demo is split between several different installers. The Roaster Core installer will install the minimal Roaster demo. The Roaster Core installer also includes several example Java applets and applications which you can choose not to install by going to the Custom install area and choosing Minimal Install.
Each additional installer includes other programs and additional Help files which can be used with Roaster. If you choose the same folder to install Roaster into each time, all of the folders will be in the correct locations (everything will run fine if they aren't in the same location, but it won't be organized the same as is shown in the documentation).
You can choose to just install the minimal install using the Roaster Core installer, you can go back anytime and download the additional installers to increase the functionality of the Roaster Trial version.
You should restart your Macintosh after you choose either Easy Install or Minimal Install of the Roaster Core installer, because there are resources that are placed in the System Folder.
Purchasing Roaster
If you like what you see, you can purchase Roaster at the special price of only $49. If you don’t like what you see, please send an eMail to info@roaster.com and tell us what you don’t like. We like to hear what Roaster users like, or don’t like. This is what helps us to make each release of Roaster better than the last! You can purchase Roaster by going to the Roaster site and choosing the Store option (or go directly to http://www.roaster.com/store/).
Technical Support
Should this read-me not supply an answer to a question you may have about Roaster, please feel free to check our Roaster home page at <http://www.roaster.com/> for links to the Roaster Technical Support pages. Here you will find links to our Known Issues page, our Roaster FAQ and several other important Roaster resources.
You may also receive technical support by sending electronic mail to roaster-support@roaster.com.
Note: Be sure to note the version of Roaster (3.0) that you are using when you send e-mail.
Roaster "Known Issues"
Since Roaster Technologies is always adding new options and enhancements to Roaster, any given release may include partially implemented features. Please check the Known Issues Read-Me file in your Roaster‚Ñ¢ Documentation folder. To provide you with up-to-date information on the status of this version of Roaster, this list is also posted and updated on the Roaster Tech Support home page at <http://www.roaster.com/support/roasterknownissues.html>.
For more information contact:
Roaster Technologies, Inc.
725 Concord Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138-1052
phone (617) 876-4031
fax (617) 492-7425
http://www.roaster.com/
e-mail: info@roaster.com
support: roaster-support@roaster.com
Hours of business are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST Monday through Friday.
