cdThen start up FrameMaker. Select New from the main window. In the dialog box double click on Contributed, and then double click on Thesis. You will then want to choose cover.doc.
mkdir thesis
attach thesis
cp /mit/thesis/frame/thesis.book thesis/
cp /mit/thesis/frame/thesis*.doc ~/thesis/
When the template appears make sure to use Save As to save the document in your own directory. You will need to repeat this for abstract.doc and chapter.doc.
NOTE: You may want to open chapter.doc first, as this includes the instructions for using the template. The instructions are not fully complete (especially in terms of creating the bibliography), but you should be able to write the thesis with what is there.