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Biathlon-In-A-Box Welcome to Biathlon-in-a-Box Version 7.1.2 is the latest version of Biathlon-in-a-Box, and is available on this site for downloading, along with the previous version of the Biathlon-in-a-Box. Version 5.1.4 remains available for those who have not yet upgraded their license so that they can install v 6.0 or later of BIAB. You must have a relatively recent version of the operating system on your computer in order to run v5.0 or later of BIAB, and you need to have Window XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 in order to run the latest version of BIAB. A demonstration version, with reduced capability, is available for those who want to try Biathlon-in-a-Box before committing to a license. A special PASSWORD is required to install the demonstration version, but it is readily available upon request. Both the Windows and Macintosh versions of BIAB are encrypted and PASSWORD Protected in their executable/self-extracting files. You must have the correct password to extract and install the files. If you are an authorized user, you should already have the password. If you don't have it you can ask your Division Headquarters or contact Graham Lindsay. Windows Version Instructions Before attempting installation it is best to isolate (or to remove) any previous version of Biathlon-in-a-Box from your hard drive, otherwise it is possible that the newer version will attempt to use files from the older version, which could cause poor functioning of the program. If you isolate the old version of BIAB, you can, after installing the new version, import data that you entered in the old version. The file "BIABV712_Win.exe" is an executable self-installing Zip file that will install Biathlon in-a-Box, together with all its supporting files and directories. BIAB is too large a program to be installed from floppy disks. It is recommended that you install Biathlon-in-a-Box just off the root directory. The installer is set to install the application in the directory "c:/biab" (but you can choose another one if you wish). The installer will then create a new directory called "biab" on the "c-drive" and then install all of the application, its supporting files and their sub directories, into that directory. After you have completed the installation, run the application by double clicking upon, or otherwise causing to run, the file called "Biathlon-in-a-Box." You can then make a shortcut for Biathlon-in-a-Box on the desktop by using Windows Explorer, or add Biathlon-in-a-Box to the Start Menu by using the Start Menu/Settings/Taskbar--Start Menu Programs option. Macintosh Installation Instructions: BIAB runs natively under OS X on a Mac with an Intel processor. Older versions of BIAB will run on a Power PC equipped Mac, and will be made available upon request to licensed users. Double-click upon, or otherwise run the file** "BIABv712_Mac.sitx" and Biathlon-in-a-Box will be installed in the same folder as the file you just ran. You may need to have Smith Micro Systems'/Allume Systems' StuffIt Expander installed on your computer for this to work. If you do not have StuffIt Expander installed, you can get it using the URL that is listed below. When you run it the installer application will demand a password before it will complete the installation. Then, to run Biathlon-in-a-Box, double-click upon the file "Biathlon-in-a-Box." You may want to make an Alias of the application using the "Make Alias" command, which is found on the File Menu, when you are in the Finder. You should remove any previous version of Biathlon-in-a-Box from your hard drive before you install this version, otherwise it is possible that the newer version will attempt to use files from the older version, which could cause poor functioning of the program. Note: ** These instructions assume that your Web Browser will decode automatically the Macintosh files that are being downloaded. The files on the BIAB web site have been encoded as MacBinary files, to ensure that they remain valid as Macintosh files when they are downloaded. If your Browser did not automatically decode them, the files that you find on your computer after you have downloaded them will have ".bin" as their suffix. If that is the case, you will have to take separate action with other software to decode them. One way to do this is to use the freeware program "StuffIt Expander" which can be obtained from Smith Micro Systems, at the following URL: http://my.smithmicro.com/mac/index.html BIAB Documentation: BIAB is, by design, self-documented, with data descriptions included on the screens, with built-in ToolTips, which appear when you hover the mouse pointer over objects that contain ToolTips, and with screens of instruction that appear when you initiate many of the functions, and others that appear during the process to give you further guidance, such as the draw process. You will also find that the existing paper documentation for v4.2.2 of BIAB will give you a good idea of the capability to expect from BIAB, and remain a useful guide. While the GUI of the program has changed between v4 and v7, the same core capabilities exist, but naturally with a number of enhancements. The existing documentation file for the Windows and Macintosh versions of BIAB v4.2.2 is identical. It has been compressed with either Smith Micro's (formerly Aladdin) StuffIt Deluxe (for Macintosh) or with WinZip (for Windows), as an archive, in versions that will run on either Windows (BIABv422Docs.exe) or the Mac OS (BIABv422Docs.sea). Unlike the BIAB software, the Documentation files are not protected by a password, and can be examined by anyone. Double clicking upon either of these files will install a file called "BIABv422Docs.pdf" in the directory that you specify. You can view this PDF file on either a Macintosh or a Windows computer, using the free Adobe "Adobe Reader" application. If you do not have this free application, you can download it from the URL Once you have the file working in Adobe Reader, you might want to print it for easy reference. The document file currently contains over 180 pages of information.
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