The McIDAS-X for XP 2008 package contains the files below.
| File Name | Description |
| README | upgrade information file |
| mcidas2008.sh | shell script that installs McIDAS-X |
| mcidas2008.sp | disk space requirements file used by mcidas2008.sh |
| mcidas2008.tar.gz | gzip-compressed file containing the binary, source and data files |
| MAY08INQ.TXT | list of changed modules grouped by SSEC inquiry number |
| MAY08OPN.TXT | list of open (unresolved) SSEC inquiries |
| MAY08PRG.TXT | list of changed modules in alphabetical order |
| mcidas.mcenv | environment variables used by McIDAS-X |
| mcidas.profile | template for creating a .profile file in user accounts that don't have a pre-existing .profile |
Complete the instructions below to obtain McIDAS-X for XP 2008 from the Unidata Website.
1. Use your Web browser to download the files listed above. Each registered user has his/her own login and password for downloading files.
2. Log on to the McIDAS-X workstation as user mcidas and move the downloaded files to the ~mcidas directory.