Mac Installation

Netica

Installing Netica on your Mac

 

1.  Download the trial version of Crossover Mac, and save it to your hard drive.

     Having trouble finding your Mac hard drive? See Navigating Folders below.

 

2.  Add the Crossover icon to your Application directory.  In the Applications directory, choose New Folder and name it "Crossover".

     This is where you will save all Windows-based programs moving forward.

 

3.  Download the Netica software application. You may obtain it by downloading from the Norsys website, or otherwise from

     Norsys.  Double-click the file icon and extract it to the Crossover folder that you created in Step 2 above.

 

4.  Double-click on the Netica icon  of Netica.exe in the directory you indicated above.

 

5.  There are a few minor  bugs with right-clicking and onscreen help, for more information see the Mac FAQ page.

 

 

Navigating Folders in Crossover Mac

Due to the nature of running two operating systems on your machine, there are a number of drives and folders to navigate, including (Z:), (Y:), (C:), (Desktop) and (My Computer).  

Thus, it can be confusing to navigate through the folders when you first install, save or open Netica files on your Mac.

 

Here is a breakdown of the various drives and folders under Crossover Mac:

 

1. Desktop:  This is a Windows reference.  This is NOT your Mac desktop.  

There should be a separate folder in that same list of directories called "My Mac Desktop".

You need to install Netica on your Mac through the (Z:) drive.

Choose ‘My Mac Desktop’ if you want to access non-application files on your Mac.

 

2. My Computer:  If you open ‘My Computer’, you will find 3 drives:

drive_c(C:)

/Users/yourcomputername (Y:)

/(Z:) – this also shows up as an icon of a hard drive with a blank (/)

 

Drive_c:  If you are used to working on a PC, the usual way to save a file is the C drive.

This is not the case when you are working with Crossover Mac.  

The C drive has a folder named "Program Files".  Do not be fooled, these are not the Program Files of your Mac!

 

(Y:) takes you directly to the main account directory of your Mac, where you will see a folder for your Desktop, Downloads, Documents, etc.

 

/(Z:) is basically the equivalent to the c:drive in Windows.

 The path to your Mac Applications is: Z/Applications/Crossover

Save Netica in the top directory of the Crossover folder.  

 

Remember:  You can save your BN files anywhere on your Mac.  

If you are trying to open a BN file from somewhere on your Mac, the path to your Desktop is:  

Z/Users/YourUserName/Desktop.  Or from “My Mac Desktop”.