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 ====== Downloading/Installing AmbientTalk ======
 ===== AmbientTalk/2 =====
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 AmbientTalk/2 has been designed to co-exist with available Java programs. It offers a symbiotic interface to the Java language, making it possible to instantiate and use Java objects from within AmbientTalk, and to pass AmbientTalk objects that implement a Java interface to the Java level. This makes AmbientTalk an ideal language to write 'distributed glue code' to make isolated Java programs talk to one another.
-== Download ==
+To get started with AmbientTalk programming, we recommend installing our Intellij IDEA plugin (see IDE support).
-Download the [[http://prog.vub.ac.be/amop/downloads/at2-build270707.zip|latest build]]. See the [[at:changelog|changelog]] for changes w.r.t. previous versions.
+<box 80% round blue><html><center style="clear:both;"><img src="http://soft.vub.ac.be/amop/_media/at/intellij_idea.png" style="vertical-align:middle" height="50px"/><font size="+1"><a href=""https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/8884-ambienttalk-ide">Install Intellij IDEA Plugin
+</a></font> </html></box>
-This build contains:
-  * The AmbientTalk/2 Interpreter (about 500K)
-  * The IAT Interactive AmbientTalk Shell
-  * The system library
-  * Additional libraries (ANTLR,GetOpt) used by the interpreter (about 500K)
-  * The TextMate plugin (see below)
-== Requirements ==
-The AmbientTalk/2 interpreter is written in pure Java and requires a regular J2SE Java Virtual Machine supporting version 1.3 or higher. AmbientTalk can be run under the Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME) CDC/Personal Profile. This allows AT/2 to run on PDAs and high-end cellular phones. A build for J2ME CLDC is currently not available.
+==== Download the AmbientTalk Distribution ====
+If you are interested in downloading a stand-alone version of the AmbientTalk/2 interpreter and run it via command line:
+<box 80% round blue><html><center style="clear:both;"><font size="+1"><a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B07Ew8FJun94MVJrTHlBWlJfeFE">Download AmbientTalk 2.23
+</a></font> </html></box>
+See the [[https://gitlab.soft.vub.ac.be/ambienttalk/ambienttalk/wikis/Change-Log|changelog]] for changes w.r.t. previous versions.
+This build contains:
+  * The AmbientTalk/2 Interpreter
+  * iat, the Interactive AmbientTalk Shell
+  * The AmbientTalk standard library
 == Installation and Usage ==
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 <note tip>We advise you to add ''iat'' to the ''$PATH'' environment variable, such that ''iat'' can be invoked from any directory. Note also that ''iat'' assumes that the ''java'' executable is available on the ''$PATH''</note>
-== TextMate Plugin ==
+<note warning>
+**Note to windows users:** ''iat.bat'' has been reported not to work when the ''AT_HOME'' directory contains spaces, so consider placing your AmbientTalk distribution in a directory that does not contain spaces.
+</note>
-Support for AmbientTalk is available in the form of a [[http://www.macromates.com|TextMate]] bundle for AmbientTalk/2, which is available in the latest build.
+<note warning>
+For service discovery, AmbientTalk makes use of IP multicasting. AmbientTalk broadcasts messages to IP 224.0.0.1 on port 4446. Make sure your firewall does not block this port.
+</note>
+== Requirements ==
+The AmbientTalk/2 interpreter is written in pure Java and requires a regular J2SE Java Virtual Machine supporting version 1.5 or higher. AmbientTalk currently runs on Android version 1.6 or higher, and on J2ME under a CDC/Personal Profile configuration.
+<box 80% round blue><html><center><font size="+1"><div><a  href="https://market.android.com/details?id=edu.vub.at.android.interpreter">Download AmbientTalk for
+<br /></div></a></font> <a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=edu.vub.at.android.interpreter"> <img src="http://soft.vub.ac.be/amop/_media/at/androidlogo.png" height="90px" style="vertical-align:middle" /></a></center></html></box>
+[[at:amophtc|Additional instructions]] on how to run AmbientTalk on J2ME.
+==== IDE Support ====
+We recommend using our Intellij IDEA plugin which already contains the AmbientTalk/2 interpreter and the AmbientTalk standard library (atlib).
+<box 70% round orange><html><center><img src="http://soft.vub.ac.be/amop/_media/at/intellij_idea.png" style="vertical-align:middle" height="90px"/><font size="+1"><a style="margin-left: 1em" href="https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/8884-ambienttalk-ide">Install Intellij Plugin</a></font></center></html></box>
+For Mac OS X users that use TextMate, there exists a [[http://www.macromates.com|TextMate]] bundle for AmbientTalk/2, which is available for download below.
 The TextMate plugin supports:
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   * Autocompletion for statements such as ''if'', ''def'' etc. (by pressing TAB)
   * Running AmbientTalk/2 scripts by pressing Apple+R (output is shown in a separate window)
+<box 70% round orange><html><center><font size="+1"><a href="http://soft.vub.ac.be/amop/downloads/at2textmate.zip">Download TextMate Plugin</a></font></center></html></box>
 <html><font color="red">Please note:</font></html> upon installing the bundle, you need to set the ''AT_HOME'' variable in the TextMate Preferences window (under the Advanced tab pane) to point to the directory in which iat can be found.
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 For a full overview of the supported features, open the Bundles > Bundle Editor > Show Bundle Editor menu and select the AmbientTalk 2 bundle in the bundle editor. All available actions, together with their hotkey are listed there.
-== Documentation ==
+==== Documentation ====
 See the [[at:tutorial:tutorial|tutorial]] for an introduction to AmbientTalk/2. An overview of the available primitives and libraries is available in the [[at:reference:reference|language reference]].