V4.5, Aug. 2014 (jar archive including Java source code)
Download MARS from Softpedia
(version on Softpedia may lag behind the version on this page).
Option A: Desktop.
Save the jar file on
the desktop. Run MARS by double-clicking the icon.
Option B: DOS shell using jar file.
Save the jar
file in some folder. Open a DOS shell in that folder.
Rename the jar file to "Mars.jar" for convenience.
Run MARS with the DOS command
java -jar Mars.jar
Option C: DOS shell using Java classes.
Save the jar file in some folder. Open a DOS shell in that
folder. Rename the jar file to "Mars.jar" for convenience. Extract MARS files with the DOS command
jar -xf Mars.jar
Run MARS with the DOS command
java Mars
As of V4.0, MARS requires Java J2SE 1.5 (or later) SDK installed on your computer.
Sample MIPS assembly program to run under MARS
Fibonacci.asm
Feb. 2013: "MARS has been tested in the Softpedia labs
using several industry-leading security solutions and found to be completely
clean of adware/spyware components. ... Softpedia guarantees that MARS 4.3 is 100% FREE,
which means it does not contain any form of malware, including spyware, viruses, trojans and backdoors."
