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Computional Resources (Software)
The Department of Physics and Astronomy has a wide array of computer software packages available to students.
UNIX Software (Available on Helios, Plato and
other Unix based machines)
- acroexch - editor for .pdf files
- acroread - Adobe Acrobat Reader for *.pdf files
- arena - HTML 3.0 compliant web browser by the W3 Consortium
- binhex - converts files to binhex format
- Compilers
- distill - create a .pdf file from .ps
- giftool. Make GIF files interlaced or transparent.
- GNU Software
- BASH - GNU's shell, BASH (Bourne Again SHell): Version 1.14.5(1)
- bc - Interactive algebraic language: Version 1.03
- Bison - Replacement parser generator for yacc: Version 1.24
- ed/red - Standard text editor: Version 0.2
- emacs - A customizable real-time display editor & computing environment: Version 19.30
- GCC/G++ - C & C++ compiler: Version 2.7.2
- GDB - GNU Debugger for C, C++ & Fortran
- GIT - intereactive tools: file browser, file viewer, etc.
- GNUplot - interactive plotting program: Version 3.5
- G++Library - Extensive collection of G++ libraries: Version 2.7.1
- gawk - Compatible with the latest POSIX specification of awk: Version 2.15.6
- ghostscript - Interpreter for the Postscript graphics language: Version 2.6.2
- ghostview - Previewer for multi-page Postscript files with an X user interface: Version 1.5
- make - GNU's make, supports POSIX 1003.2 and has all featers of BSD and System V make: Version 3.74
- m4 - Implementation of the traditional UNIX macro processor
- grace - a WYSIWYG tool to make two-dimensional plots of numerical data.
- hexbin - uncompresses binhex files
- IDL - Interactive Data Language, for data analysis and visualization
- LaTeX - Document formatting program based on TeX
- lynx - Text-bases WWW Browser: Version 2.4.2
- Software about Macintosh computer
- frommac - receives files from Macintosh computers
- macsave - save make files from standard input
- macstream - converts a series of files to a Macbinary stream
- macunpack - Macintosh file de-archiver
- mcvert - Macbinary to Binhex 4.0 converter
- tomac - transmits files to a Macintosh
- maplay - MPEG player for X
- Maple - Symbolic and Numeric Mathematics Program (Version 8 & 5)
- Matlab - Version 5.0 of the popular mathematics software
- NCSA Mosaic - Graphical WWW Browser
- Netscape - Graphical WWW Browser
- pcprint - Print a text file on helios or plato to your local printer
- perl - Practical Extraction and Report Language: Version 5.00
- pine - character based email manager: Version 3.96
- PVWave - Visual data analysis software
- qpop3 - Post Office Protocol (POP) ver. 3 server
for use with Eudora or Netscape-mail, or other POP3
complient email management clients.
- raplayer - Real Audio Player plugin for web browsers
- sm - Interactive plotting program: Version 2.3.20
- Solaris - Unix operating system: Version 2.5
- sox - universal sound sample translator
- tcsh - C shell with file name completion and command line editing: Version 6.03
- TeX - Typesetting program: Version 3.14.15
- trn - Threaded NNTP Newsreader
- vrweb - WWW Browser plugin for VRML files
- weblint - Compliance checker for html files
- xanim - multiformat animation/video/audio viewer for X
- zip - File compression program: Version 2.0.1 (Format
compatible with files produced with pkzip.exe on PCs)
IBM PC Clones (Windows/DOS)
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