Mac OS X users should download the Mac OS X-specific version of the program. All others should download the generic version.
On Windows and all platforms other than Mac OS X, you will first need to download and install Java if it's not already on your computer (version 1.4 or later is required). Go to http://www.java.com/ and click "Download Now".
Java3D is required to use the Virtual Reality Panorama feature. Java 3D for Mac OS X can be downloaded here: http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/java3dandjavaadvancedimagingupdate.html. For Java 3D on Windows and other platforms go here: http://java.sun.com/products/java-media/3D/downloads/index.html.
Download Midnight Mars Browser 1.5.2 for Mac OS X
Download Midnight Mars Browser 1.5.2 for Windows and Other Platforms
Midnight Mars Browser does not install any software components; you simply unpack the download, copy the directory to a good place on your hard drive, and run the program. To start MMB on Windows, double-click the MidnightMarsBrowser.bat file (you can create a shortcut on your desktop to run Midnight Mars Browser by right-clicking the MidnightMarsBrowser.bat file and selecting "Send To -> Desktop (create shortcut)"). On Mac OS X, double-click the Midnight Mars Browser program. On other platforms, execute the MidnightMarsBrowser.sh file, or execute the same java command contained in the MidnightMarsBrowser.sh file.
For information on using Midnight Mars Browser see the README file.
MMB requires a good network connection and *lots* of hard drive space if you're going to download a lot of images. Currently the entire raw image set is more than 7 gigabytes. Your computer should have at least 512MB of RAM for acceptable performance.
At the time of writing, Midnight Mars Browser has been tested on various versions of Windows with Java 1.4.2 and Java 1.5. I've also heard that people are using it on Linux and even Solaris. The Mac OS X version has been tested on on MacOS X 10.3 and 10.4. MMB is a pure Java program, so in theory it should work just fine on any platform that supports Java 1.4. If you are able to run it on other platforms/versions drop me a line at midnightmarsbrowser@mac.com.
Source code for Midnight Mars Browser is made available under the GNU General Public License.
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