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Download Older GAMS Distributions

Older GAMS distributions available for ftp download are

If you prefer to use a command line ftp-client, please follow these steps (we use the setup file for Windows 32 bit (distribution 23.0) as example):

         
$ ftp ftp.gamsworld.org
User: anonymous
Password: [your_email_address]
ftp> bin
ftp> cd 23.0/windows
ftp> get windows_x86_32.exe
ftp> exit

Please refer to the Windows Installation Notes or the UNIX Installation Notes for more information about the necessary steps to setup a GAMS system. The complete system documentation and release notes can be found online.

Without a valid GAMS license the system will operate as a free demo system with these limitations:

  1. Model limits:
  2. Global solver limits:

The GAMS log will indicate that your system runs in demo mode:

--- Job andean Start 07/21/09 09:15:43 WEX-VIS 23.1.1 x86/MS Windows
GAMS Rev 231  Copyright (C) 1987-2009 GAMS Development. All rights reserved
Licensee: GAMS Development Corporation, Washington, DC   G871201/0000CA-ANY
          Free Demo,  202-342-0180,  sales@gams.com,  www.gams.com   DC0000
--- Starting compilation

GAMS will terminate with a licensing error if you hit one of the limits above:

*** Status: Terminated due to a licensing error