globalrev wrote:
> do i have to install an IDE to or how do i get an editor and the
> interactive prompt?

Welcome to ruby!

To use the interactive prompt, also known as irb, open a console window 
and type "irb" then hit enter.

You can also use any editor you like. I believe the one click installers 
comes with a nice simple editor called SciTE which will give you syntax 
highlighting. Once you've written your program, navigate to it using a 
console window and then type "ruby my_program.rb" to execute your code.

Hope this helps.

- Drew
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