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Partial List of ACMS (Unix Related) On-line Articles

This is a PARTIAL list of ACMS on-line articles primarily related to ACMS Unix systems. Many of these articles are related to obscure topics with limited audiences, and as such, may be outdated; more relevant articles are usually available elsewhere on the web, from vendors and other users of software packages. Since many of these articles were written with specific knowledge of use and installation at UCSD, we have refraind from deleting even outdated articles.

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Ada -- object-oriented programming language
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Adobe Acrobat Reader
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Agilent ADS -- Software for Electrical Engineering
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Forte for Java Community Edition release 2.0
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Analogy/Saber -- mixed-signal simulator
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Anonymous FTP (File Transfer Program)
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ARM Embedded Processor
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ASPEN PLUS, ModelManager -- chemical process modeling
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MSI Insight II -- molecular modeling and simulation (version 2000)
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WebBT (web-based training)
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GNU C (ansi compatible)
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CONTROL -- VT100 control sequences for special characters
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What a Core Dump Is
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Copying a DIRECTORY from one location to another using "cpio"
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Seamless CVE v4.1 with ARM920 processor -- Seamless Hardware/Software Co-Verification
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dbx Article from the UNIX Programmer's Reference Manual
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Debugger
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Beginner's Guide to GNU Emacs
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ENSCRIPT - A PostScript conversion program for text
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Environment variables
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Eqn auxiliary files
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Font and Size Switching Within EQN
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Coredump error message meanings
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"error" -- a utility to capture (Sun/Solaris) compiler error messages
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expect, expectk -- programmed dialogue with interactive programs
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The Finger Program
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Flexelint
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Gtroff and font requests
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Formatting text using Unix tools: Nroff/Troff
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Freshman's guide to Unix word processing
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FTP -- a File Transfer Program
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GAMS -- General Algebraic Modeling System
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GCG Wisconsin Package version 10.1--
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GNU Software -- what is it, where is it
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GNU Pascal Compiler
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Gnuplot Basics
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GNU wget
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Grep - pattern searching utility
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Using the history command (basics)
Suggested Keywords: history csh shell

Hugs98 -- Haskell interpreter and programming environment
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IC Flow 2001.2
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I-DEAS Master Series
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IEEE Digital Signal Processing Programs
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INGRES
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IRC -- Internet Relay Chat
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Island Write, Draw, Equation, and Paint
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Forte for Java release 2.0 Community Edition
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Java Development Kit on ACMS Solaris 2.x Systems
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Jbuilder7 Personal
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JEdit 4.0.3
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Kerberos authentication system
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LAPACK Version 2.0 Now Available
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LAPACK -- a linear algebra package for high-performance computers
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Leonardo (Exemplar Logic) on ACMS Solaris Systems
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Allegro Common Lisp - Dynamic Object-Oriented Programming System
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Lucid Common Lisp, CLOS, CLX
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MIT Scheme
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Long print jobs
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MacX -- Xwindow server for Macintosh
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Magic and IRSIM -- VLSI circuit design, layout, simulation
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Mass Mail
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Berkeley Mail
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Manual files
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Mathematica
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MathTensor
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Pro-Engineer and Mechanica
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Mentor -- Electronic Design Automation Software (release EN2002)
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MINITAB -- statistical computing system
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Mutt: An alternative mime-enabled mail reader
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MySQL -- relational database management system
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Please Read Me BEFORE You Post News
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OCE Self Upgrade
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Opnet -- optimized network engineering tools
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Computing access for students with disabilities
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Methods For Creating Outlines
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Invoking a private termcap description
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Invoking a private terminfo description
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GNU Pascal -- GNU Pascal Compiler
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Phylip -- A package of programs for inferring phylogenies
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Trouble with Pine
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Creating .plan files
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Plotting/Graphics Utilities
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Details about Class set up for Unix Course-Specific Accounts
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Matlab
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Identifying Your Terminal to Matlab
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Setting the shell prompt
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PostScript previewers
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PostScript job to print list of fonts known to printer
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Purify -- A tool for detecting run-time errors
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Python -- interpreted,interactive,object-oriented programming language
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Quartus II
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Rasmol and Chime -- Molecular Graphics Visualisation Tool
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Tools for raster graphics
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Rcp -- File Transfer between Machines on the Ethernet
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RCS - Revision Control System (basics)
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from the Instructor's Guide to Using ACMS Facilities
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Editing session recovery (for vi)
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SAS, A Statistical Analysis System
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SB-Prolog
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Scandisk -- Disk scanning utility for windows
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Using the stream editor sed
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Silvaco -- [Spring 2000] SSuprem4, SSuprem3, S-Pisces
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Sort--The Sorting Utility
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The S-PLUS data analysis and graphics system
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SPSS, A Data Analysis System
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Creating and Storing Archive Files
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Erasing Characters, Terminating Jobs,etc...
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San Diego Supercomputer Center
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Suprem-III (Stanford), Minimos, Sedan, Pisces, etc.
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Synopsys -- electronic design synthesis and simulation
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Talk and Ytalk -- communications programs
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TCL, TK -- Tool Command Language and X toolkit
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The Tektronix phaser440 printer control panel indicators
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TeX typesetting system
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Typing a thesis
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TLC -- TLC is a model checker for specifications written in TLA+.
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TN3270 -- emulating an IBM 3270-class terminal
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Making a table of contents or an index
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Transferring files
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Notifying the system of your terminal type
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Turing programming language
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Macintosh viruses: An introduction
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PC viruses: An introduction
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An Instructor's Guide to Web publishing on Unix servers
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Using xanim
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Using xauth to run X programs remotely
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Displaying X-windows on a workstation
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Xilinx -- ready to use design environment.
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Xtalview -- crystallography package
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