Download CamCatcher...

CamCatcher is an application that makes use of the Java services of your operating system. You need to be sure your Operating System has a "Java Runtime Environment" installed. Find your platform and follow the download instructions.

Macintosh Version

About the Macintosh Version:

The Macintosh Version contains a stand-alone application that allows you to run CamCatcher without a browser or other support application. You must have Apple's Macintosh Runtime for Java (MRJ) installed, which is typically installed by System 8 or greater.

Download instructions:

0. You must have Macintosh Runtime for Java ( MRJ ) version 2.0 installed. It is highly suggested you update to the latest MRJ. You can download the MRJ 2.1.2 updater from Apple.
1. Download CamCatcher for MacOS
2. Double click "CamCatcher 1.0"

100% PURE Java Version / UNIX

About the Java Version:

The Java version is a windowed application and is 100% PURE. It should run under most environments that support the Java 1.1. It has been tested under Red Hat Linux 5.2.

0. You must have a UNIX windowing system installed, such as X-Windows. This is not a console application.
1. Contact your System Administrator to insure Java is installed for your platform, and the Java CLASSPATH environment variable set for your login (Example under BASH shell: add 'export CLASSPATH=/usr/local/java/classes:' to .bashrc in your home directory).
2. Download the Pure Java Version and extract it.
3. Set your CLASSPATH environment variable to include CamCatcher. You may want to add this to your .login script (Example under BASH shell: add 'export CLASSPATH=$CLASSPATH:/home/you/CamCatcher/CamCatcher.jar:' to .bashrc in your home directory).
4. Execute CamCatcher with 'java CamCatcher'

Windows Version

About the Windows Version:

There are two stand alone applications for Windows - CamCactcher.exe and CamCatcherMS.exe, each of which uses a different JRE (Sun's or Microsoft's, respectively).

If you have a very recent version of Internet Explorer installed...
1. Download the Windows Version and extract it.
2. Double-click on CamCatcherMS.exe and you should be up and running.

If the above did not work...
0. You must have a Java Runtime Environment installed. Download Sun's 1.1.8 Java Runtime Environment for Windows.
1. Download the Windows Version and extract it.
2. Double-click on CamCatcher.exe and you should be up and running.
3. Alternatively, you may try the command-line route... Open a MS-DOS console window. Change directories to the extracted CamCatcher directory. There should be a file named CamCatcherSun.jar in there and a few other files and directories. Type 'jre -cp ./CamCatcher.jar CamCatcher', and CamCatcher should be launched.

Techno Babble

For those techno-junkies who want to know, CamCatcher is written to conform to the Java 1.1 API, and does not rely Swing. It was created using Macintosh PowerTower Pro and compiled using Metroworks Codewarrior, the best Java compiler.