Items prefixed with a † symbol are restricted in visibility to Southampton University users due to limitations of the licence used for the Microsoft XP operating system embedded in the VM. Instructions and source assets are provided so others can build their own VM using their own XP licence.

† Microcosm_VM.zip  
(renamed from originally uploaded ‘Microcosm.zip’)
This contains a ZIP archive of:
	⁃	the VirtualBox-generated folder holding the VM and associated files needed to install/run the Microcosm demo from within a VirtualBox app (on any supported OS). The VM contains an installation of 32-bit Windows XP Pro (SP3). 
	⁃	Installed under Windows are:
	⁃	A licensed working copy of Microcosm v1.4.1, including the demo dataset ‘Caerdroia’. 
	⁃	A desktop shortcut to a folder with 7 x Lotus ScreenCam video demos of Microcosm aspects. Demos run in situ without needing installation. The folder includes a TXT file with additional data about the demo subject matter.

microcosm_v1_4_1.iso
This is an ISO of the install CD with the software as installed in the Microcosm VM. It is provided for those wishing to build their own VM or use Microcosm in some other context. A suitable OS is required. Microcosm’s development period straddles the Windows 3.x period and the advent of Win95 and latter versions. Microcosm will not install under Windows 10. For the VM build, 32-bit XP was used as the latest likely OS under which Microcosm will install yet recent enough to not require extra expertise to install/configure. To complete the installation a serial code, provided separately is required.

Windows.XP.x86.Prossessional.with.SP3.Volume.Licence.iso
This is a copy of the OS used to make the existing VM’s OS. A serial code is only available to Southampton University users as the volume licence used is for that University’s use only. Unfortunately, Microsoft appear to have no clear policy with regard to distribution of licence codes with installs, for OSs no no longer formally supported.

† XP-serial-code_Soton-Vol_Licence.txt (originally uploaded as ‘file.txt’)
A file with the University’s XP  volume licence serial code (and a few other pertinent note for VM rebuild). 

Microcosm v.1.4.1 Key code.txt
The serial code needed to fully initialise a fresh install of Microcosm using the ISO provided herewith.

Creating a Microcosm Virtual Machine.pdf
An illustrated step-by-step guide to creating a new Virtual Box VM, installing Windows XP, and then installing Microcosm. Instructions are also provided for how to move/install the VM onto a system with VirtualBox installed.

microcosm_docs.zip
A ZIP archive of a folder of Microcosm HLP information in PDF form. The folder also includes a 32-bit Adobe Reader installer and a TXT file with a manifest of the folder contents.  These PDFs are not included in the VM but the information in the PDFs is already contained with the Microcosm program’s normal Help system. They are available separately to aid use by those without access to, or not currently running, the VM.

Screen_cams.zip
A ZIP archive of a folder with 7 x Lotus ScreenCam video demos of Microcosm aspects. Demos run in situ without needing installation (on a suitable Windows OS). The folder includes a TXT file with additional data about the demo subject matter. This asset is included in the VM.