1) Extract the Perple_X programs and data files in:
 
   www.perplex.ethz.ch/perplex/ibm_and_mac_archives/windows/Perp07_windows.zip   
   www.perplex.ethz.ch/perplex/ibm_and_mac_archives/Perp_datafiles.zip 

   to a single directory. 

2) For information on some aspects of configuring your system to run Perple_X see:

   www.perplex.ethz.ch/faq/running_from_a_windows_console.txt
   www.perplex.ethz.ch/faq/Increase_page_file_size_in_windows.txt
   www.perplex.ethz.ch/faq/viewing_file_types_in_windows.txt

3) If you have no idea what Perple_X does or how to run it, then the tutorial at:

   serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/petrology/teaching_examples/44110.html

   may be helpful (as this tutorial was written for Mac OSX users, Windows users must do 
   a bit of lateral thinking to use it). If your interest is in the calculation of 
   physicochemical properties, then following the worked problem at:

   www.perplex.ethz.ch/perplex07_seismic_velocity.html

   is the fastest route to getting results. A complete list of Perple_X documentation, 
   such as it is, is at:

   www.perplex.ethz.ch/perplex_documentation.html

4) To use MATLAB to process Perple_X ouput see:

   www.perplex.ethz.ch/perplex/ibm_and_mac_archives/README_MATLAB_PLOT.txt


5) The Windows version of Perple_X was compiled on a machine runnning Windows XP 
   with maximum optimizations. If you wish to compile your own version of Perple_X 
   refer to the notes at:

   www.perplex.ethz.ch/perplex/ibm_and_mac_archives/README_UNIX_USERS.txt