# How to start

### Hardware, OS, browser compatibility

**jsimIO** is a platform-independent Python library, compatible with Python > 3.x.

**Java Modelling Tools** is platform-independent and requires only the [Java Oracle JDK.](http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp)

jsimIO installation instruction are also reported in the README.md file in the GitHub repository:

<https://github.com/frabera/jsimIO/blob/master/README.md>

#### Testing Platforms

The library has been succesfully tested with:

* Microsoft Windows XP/VISTA/7/8/10
* Mac OS X 10.4.6+
* Linux Ubuntu 16.10+

### Requirements

JMT - Java Modelling Tools require the installation of Oracle/Sun Java JDK. To download it, visit <https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase-downloads.html>. The required package is called "Oracle JDK".

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## Download jsimIO

To download jsimIO, download or clone the jsimIO repository:

<https://github.com/frabera/jsimIO>

## Download JMT

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The required file to download is the Java .jar executable, not the JMT installer.
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Current Stable JMT Version: 1.1.1

**JAR Version** [Download it here](http://sourceforge.net/projects/jmt/files/jmt/JMT-1.1.1/JMT-singlejar-1.1.1.jar/download)

After downloading the executable, rename it to `JMT.jar` and place it in the jsimIO subfolder, where `JMT.jar_GOES_HERE` file is located.

#### License

See license informations in the [License page](http://jmt.sourceforge.net/License.html).