Installation instructions ========================= 1. Download and install NEURON The latest version can be found at http://www.neuron.yale.edu/neuron/install/install.html 2. Download and install gnuplot 4.2 (optional) http://www.gnuplot.info Windows: 3. Unzip gc-1.1.zip into a folder 4. Compile the mod-files in this folder with mknrndll (Start/Programs/Neuron) 5. Double-click on gc.hoc Unix or GNU/Linux: 3. Unzip / untar gc-1.1.zip or gc-1.1.tar.gz or gc-1.1.tar.bz2 to a folder 4. Compile the mod-files in this folder using nrnivmodl. If it's not in your path, you can typically find it in /usr/local/nrn/host_cpu/bin/nrnivmodl, where host_cpu is your processor type (such as i686). 5. Start NEURON using ./host_cpu/special 6. At the oc> prompt, type xopen("gc.hoc") MAC OS X: 3. Unzip gc-1.1.zip by double clicking on it. 4. Drag the gc-1.1 folder to the mknrndll icon in the NEURON application folder. 5. Drag the mosinit.hoc file in the gc-1.0 folder to the nrngui icon in the NEURON application folder.