John S. Martin
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2G2

Included in the SIRUPDAT.ZIP file are updates to SIRs: Simulations and Interactive Resources, III of JCE Software Volume 9B, Number 2. The updated SIRs are SIR Caloric, SIR Dynamic and SIR Faraday. Do not use this file to update files in previous issues (SIRs or SIRs II, Volumes 7B No. 2 and 8B No. 2) as file formats for SIRs III are not compatible with earlier versions of SIRs.

These programs have been updated to fix an error in the Help messages of SIR Caloric, improve the performance of SIR Dynamic, and correct an operational problem in SIR Faraday.

Installing These Updates

You must have installed a utility program that can extract files from .ZIP archives to use this update. Two popular utilities that can extract .ZIP files are WinZip and PKZip.

2. Unzip the SIRUPDAT.ZIP file to your SIRS_III Directory.

3. When asked if you wish to overwrite the files, type Y.

4. After the files have been inflated, you can delete the SIRUPDAT.ZIP file.

Alternatively, you may unzip the files into a temporary directory and then copy them into the SIRS_III directory. To replace the files on your SIRS_III directory with the corresponding updated files use the DOS COPY command according to the table below.

Program Name File Name Default Directory

SIR Caloric SIRCALOR.BIN \SIRS_III\

SIR Dynamic SIRDYNAM.BIN \SIRS_III\

SIR Faraday SIRFARAD.BIN \SIRS_III\

For example, to update all three files now installed on your hard drive, C:, in a subdirectory named \SIRS_III (this is where the original installation program copied the files by default), from unzipped files stored in a temporary (C:\TEMP\) directory on the :C drive at the DOS prompt enter the command

COPY C:\TEMP\*.BIN C:\SIRS_III

Or copy the files individually,

Copy C:TEMP\SIRCALOR.BIN C:\SIRS_III

and repeat for the remaining SIRs updates.

Hardware and Software Requirements

Programs in Series B of JCE: Software require an IBM PC-compatible microcomputer with 640K RAM, one disk drive, and a VGA or compatible graphics adapter. PC- or MS-DOS version 5.0 or later is also required. In addition, SIRs requires: ¥ a hard disk drive with 5.5 MB of free disk space; ¥ a Microsoft compatible mouse; ¥ a 486 or higher processor is strongly recommended. SIRs runs noticeably slower on a 286 or 386. ¥ A projection device such as an overhead panel or three-gun projector is required for most effective use of the programs in the classroom.

Citation: SIRs: Simulations and Interactive Resources, III J. Chem. Educ. Software 9B2

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