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  • Computer Lab Documentation


    Note: We are in the process of replacing these pages with new pages. Please see the new lab documentation for more recent information.


    For help, email: cscs.admins@umich.edu

    Security on CSCS computers -- PLEASE READ.

    CSCS Computer Lab FAQ and answers -- Please read

    General Info about lab -- Hours lab is open and sys admin hours.

    General Information for beginning users:

  • CSCS Computer Lab -- Conditions of Use
  • CSCS Lab Introduction (logins, passwords, remote use, etc.)
  • Red Hat Linux Manuals
  • Short introduction to unix, emacs, make, etc
  • Printing instructions
  • Use of Scratch Disks
  • File Backups IMPORTANT
  • How to Access Windows from Linux (Windows Terminal Services)
  • Tips and Recommendations for Personal Computers --
  • Use of CSCS Wireless
  • Configure Hummingbird Exceed for access to CSCS machines
  • Some documentation on using some devices under linux:

  • Using the Iomega zip and jaz drives
  • Using the floppy disk drive or CD Rom under Linux
  • Using the CSCS cd-rw to write a cd

    For a list of software and applications, please look at our applications page

    Online documentation for specific software:

  • Index of Swarm documentation
  • Index of RePast documentation
  • Xmgrace documentation (for Grace 5.1.1)

  • A short note on using Drone for doing experiments
  • How to do simple plots and analysis of simulation data.

  • CSCS 520 suite of programs

    Other useful UNIX/Linux documentation/tutorials:

  • A unux quick reference
  • UNIX Tutorial for Beginners
  • A Basic UNIX Tutorial (Idaho State Univ)
  • Josh's GNU/Linux Guide

    Please Note:
    The Link Below is meant for users that run Linux on thier laptop
    and want to learn to administer themselves.

  • Linux Documentation Project Guides

    Other useful documentation:

  • Basic CVS commands
  • CVS/RCS Howto
  • Intro to Perl programming
  • An HTML Primer Tutorial
  • Quick Reference Page on HTML commands and definitions

  • The Java Tutorial (A practical guide for programmers)
  • The Java Tutorial Really Big Index
  • Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition, v1.4.1 API Specification
  • Web based resources collection of many programming languages (Collection of FAQs and tutorials)
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