Installation:
RainScatter will run on just about any platform provided that you have the
Java Runtime Environment version 1.4.2 or later installed on your computer.  
(JRE 1.4.1 will be able to execute the program, but will throw a runtime exception 
when attempting to download the storm tables.)   

You also need an active internet connection to access the NOAA radar images 
(http, port 80) and Storm Attribute Tables (FTP, port 21).  This may mean that 
you need to configure your firewall to allow outgoing connections for these ports.  
Because of the large image sizes, RainScatter also requires 1024x768 screen resolution
or larger.  

Unzip RainScatterxxx_exec.ZIP and place the contents in an empty directory.  
The program executable is RainScatterxxx.jar.  The other files are files that are 
required by the program.  Do not edit them by hand!

If you do not have the JRE 1.4.2 or later you should download it from Sun’s website
(http://java.sun.com).  In the Windows environment the Sun installer will also link 
the .jar extension with javaw, which will give "double-click" execution of .JAR files.
Do a software update on Mac OS 10.x to get the latest version of Java.   
Once you have the JRE installed you may run the program by double-clicking the .JAR file. 
You may also run the file from the command-line (on all platforms) by typing:

java  -jar RainScatterxxx.jar <enter>