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Subject: new 'dotfiles' To: ima@mail.ima.umn.edu Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1998 15:29:44 -0500 (CDT) We've just updated the default "dotfiles" used to configure new accounts to include use of better paths and the fvwm2 window manager. We believe these to work well on any of our machines, but if you use them and notice problems, please notify sys@ima.umn.edu. The files are located in the home directory of user "template" (~template). If you want to try them out, type the command resetenv; cp ~template/.fvwm2rc ~/ at the Unix prompt on any IMA workstation. The resetenv command is a script that will copy some of your current dotfiles into a hidden directory ~/.old_dotfiles in case you don't like the new ones, and copy dotfiles from template's home directory into your home directory. It should be in /usr/local/bin on all of our workstations. Please feel free to contact us by e-mail or in Lind 436 if you have any questions. Steve Bonneville IMA System AdministratorReturn to Index
Subject: New workstations in Lind
To: ima@mail.ima.umn.edu
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1998 09:23:56 -0500 (CDT)
Folks --
We've set up seven additional Linux workstations in the large central space
in Lind ("Lind 407") in addition to the Suns and SGIs currently running in
the north lab in Lind ("Lind 400").
* Two machines, "proceed" and "proclaim", are 200 MHz Pentium Pros with
96 MB of RAM and 19"+ monitors, originally from Vincent but recently
reinstalled.
* Five machines, "yellow", "green", "blue", "violet", and "brown", are
400 MHz Pentium II workstations with 128 MB of physical memory and
and 19" monitors.
We're still working the bugs out of these machines, and if you notice any
problems, please e-mail ima-sys. Thanks!
Steve Bonneville
IMA System Administrator
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Subject: Rebooting IMA workstations To: ima@mail.ima.umn.edu Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1998 10:53:25 -0500 (CDT) Hi there! This week I've noticed a number of people flipping power switches and otherwise rebooting computer workstations on the IMA network. This usually seems to be because they're trying to log in to the machine at its actual location, and it seems to be locked up. Unfortunately there's two problems with this. First, if the machine *is* messed up, we don't have a chance to figure out why it got that way, so it'll be likely to recur. Second, sometimes the local console may be locked up but remote users will still be logged in and able to work without noticing any problems. We'd like to give them a chance to save their work and log out before we reboot the machine. Also, there's a right way and a wrong way to reboot these machines; the wrong way can lead to data corruption and other new problems for the workstation. If you notice any problems with a workstation, please contact the IMA systems office. Our campus phone number is 4-4353; our e-mail is ima-sys@ima.umn.edu; we're located in Vincent 529. Thanks! Steve Bonneville IMA System AdministratorReturn to Index
Subject: Lind 400 Printer To: ima@mail.ima.umn.edu Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 09:48:39 -0500 (CDT) We've added another Unix printer, "lind" or "north", in Lind 400. This is an Apple LaserWriter Pro 600 and is located under the large window in that space. Currently, the only workstations that know about this printer are the Suns in Lind 400. I'll be updating the other printcap files around the IMA over the course of the day. Steve Bonneville IMA System AdministratorReturn to Index
Subject: pine 4.02 To: ima@mail.ima.umn.edu Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1998 15:25:49 -0500 (CDT) pine has been upgraded to version 4.02 on all unix machines. This should fix the `DON'T DELETE THIS MESSAGE' that has been appearing in some of your mailboxes. If the message is in your mailbox, just delete it. It should not appear again. mike.Return to Index
Subject: ssh 1.2.26 installed onto all unix machines To: ima@mail.ima.umn.edu Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 15:18:41 -0500 (CDT) ssh 1.2.26 has been installed onto all unix machines mike.Return to Index
Subject: UPGRADE: netscape To: ima@mail.ima.umn.edu Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 09:59:52 -0500 (CDT) The "netscape" binary now points to netscape4 instead of netscape3 on all Unix workstations. The "netscape3" binary which is the last revision of Netscape 3.x will be left on the system for people who need or prefer it. I believe that we're currently using Netscape Communicator 4.04 on most of our workstations; we'll upgrade this to 4.05 or the latest current version as time warrants. Steve Bonneville IMA System AdministratorReturn to Index
Subject: Pine v4.0 To: ima@mail.ima.umn.edu Date: Thu, 9 Jul 1998 11:29:28 -0500 (CDT) Version 4.0 of Pine has been installed onto all of the unix machines. mike.Return to Index
Subject: INSTALL: OzTeX 3.1.5 To: ima@mail.ima.umn.edu Date: Thu, 25 Jun 1998 10:08:07 -0500 (CDT) OzTeX 3.1.5, a TeX/LaTeX 2e/AMSTeX distribution for the Macintosh, has been installed on the labmac in 557 under the University site license. Look in the "Writing" or "Graphics" subfolders of the "Applications" folder if you're interested. Steve Bonneville IMA System AdministratorReturn to Index
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 14:29:12 -0500 (CDT) To: ima@mail.ima.umn.edu Subject: Using the photo-scanner in the lab There are two ways to use the scanner attached to pc13 in the lab. First load the program `gimp', this is a graphic editing program similar to Photoshop. Then pick the menu Xtns->Acquire Image->hp:'dev'scanner from the tool palette. This will bring the scan dialog. From here you can get a preview, limit the area scanned, and scan you photos. They will then be opened into an untitled window in the Gimp, where you can edit them and save. Second way is to run the scanner software from the command line, the command is `xscanimage'. This first asks you to choose a scanner device, pick hp:/dev/scanner. From here you can get a preview, limit the area scanned, and scan you photos. The scanned image will be saved to the file name listed in the scan dialog. Place the item to be scanned into the scanner, it will wake-up and grab the item just enough to hold it. Then tell the scanner software to scan the item. The scanner will scan slides, negatives, and photos, which you choose by pressing one of the three buttons on the front. -Slides need to be produces on a frame of 35mm slide film and mounted in a holder not more than 1.8mm think. (unmounted or glass-mounted will not work.) To scan a slide, you need to insert it narrow side in, emulsion side down. -Negatives must be from 35mm film, and strips of up to 6 can be scanned at once. To scan negatives, they must be flat (not curled), and emulsion side down. -Prints can be up to 5"x7" (12.5cm x 17.5cm). For smaller photos, stop by the sys office and checkout the Photo Sleeve. To scan prints, just insert them facing upwards. There is an eject button on the scanner to get items out if the software seems not to be ejecting it for you. If that doesn't work, talk to someone in the sys office, and we'll remove it for you. There are some things that you may wish to keep in mind when using the photo-scanner found by `man sane-hp'. Most of these things don't appear to be a problem if you scan images using the Gimp.Return to Index
Subject: gimp now on all linux boxes To: ima@mail.ima.umn.edu Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 14:25:53 -0500 (CDT) the image editing program gimp 1.0 has been installed onto all linux boxes. mike.Return to Index
Subject: MapleV R5
To: ima@mail.ima.umn.edu
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 1998 16:29:21 -0600 (CST)
Hi There,
Now we have MapleV R5 on IMA systems ( SGI and Linux ). Currently,
for MapleV R5, we have one user license.
maple, xmaple : MapleV R5
mapleV4, xmapleV4 : MapleV R4
mapleV3, xmapleV3 : MapleV R3
Thanks,
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Kumsup Lee (À̱ݼ·) System/Network Administrator
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Subject: Perl on Sun equipment To: ima@mail.ima.umn.edu Date: Fri, 27 Feb 1998 15:49:33 -0600 (CST) We've rearranged Perl slightly on our Sun workstations. The binary for /usr/local/bin/perl is now using /usr/local/bin/perl5 (5.004) instead of /usr/local/bin/perl4 (4.036). Perl will now work the same way on all of our UNIX workstations. However, older Perl scripts that aren't Perl 5 compatible which you've been running on the Suns might break unless you change them to specify perl4. If you have any questions or problems, please feel free to contact us. Steve Bonneville IMA System AdministratorReturn to Index
Subject: X-Terminal changes To: ima@mail.ima.umn.edu Date: Fri, 27 Feb 1998 09:24:05 -0600 (CST) You may have noticed that we've been making some minor changes to the xterminal configurations. Primarily, we've been changing them to use different machines around the IMA. In the past, most of our xterminals pointed at Sun workstations; we're changing things to spread people out among more of our Linux workstations rather than being all clumped on three machines. Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns. Steve Bonneville IMA System AdministratorReturn to Index
Subject: New NT Zip Drive To: ima@mail.ima.umn.edu Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 18:38:42 -0600 (CST) A new internal SCSI Zip drive has been installed in the NT workstation in the lab (VinH 557). This will make it easier for some of you to move large files on and off the NT machine. A previously announced, [11/5/97,New Linux Workstations] we also have a Zip drive across the room in pc4 which can read and write either Mac or Windows disks with the hfsutils and mtools packages. An additional drive for the lab Macintosh will be coming soon. Steve Bonneville IMA System AdministratorReturn to Index
Subject: Printer Upgrades To: ima@mail.ima.umn.edu Date: Tue, 30 Dec 1997 01:53:00 -0600 (CST) After we completed work on the file server this evening, we took the opportunity to make some hardware upgrades to the printers around the IMA. It's pretty late, so I'm going to be brief. * lounge (VinH 502): The lounge printer has been upgraded to a HP LaserJet 4M+ with duplex unit (actually the former systems office printer). All jobs to "lounge" will now be duplex (print on both sides of the page). A separate "lounge1" or "lounge-single" queue has been created to print single-sided jobs. * sys (VinH 529): The sys printer has been replaced with an HP LaserJet 4000 TN with large tray and duplex unit. This is a 16 ppm high-resolution printer, located where the 4M+ was. The "sys" duplex queue now prints on this printer. I've added a new "sys1" or "sys-single" queue which will print single-sided on this printer. * color (VinH 529): The color printer has been moved onto a larger and sturdier table and now sits next to the "sys" printer in the systems office. We're still making changes to the software supporting printing. Please let us know if you notice problems. Thanks! Steve Bonneville IMA System AdministratorReturn to Index
Subject: UPGRADES: netscape To: ima@mail.ima.umn.edu Date: Tue, 25 Nov 1997 13:25:59 -0600 (CST) Some upgrades of netscape software are taking place. The standard "netscape" browser on SGIs, Suns, and Linux workstations has been upgraded to version 3.04. This fixes a number of small bugs. The link from "netscape3" has been changed to reflect this as well. We're doing some testing of the Communicator 4.04 software. This is not yet ready for general use, but brave souls who want to use the software now can run "netscape4" to get the version currently being tested on our workstations. Please let us know if you have any questions or problems with the software. Steve Bonneville IMA System AdministratorReturn to Index
Subject: UPGRADE: GNU make To: ima@mail.ima.umn.edu Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 16:24:35 -0600 (CST) GNU make (/usr/local/bin/make) on the SGIs has been upgraded to 3.76.1 from 3.75. This should fix the make: *** File `foobar.c' has modification time in the future problems that we've been seeing on those machines. Please let us know immediately if you observe any problems with this software or have any questions. Steve Bonneville IMA System AdministratorReturn to Index
Subject: Challenge L ( i7 ) is up To: ima@mail.ima.umn.edu Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 17:24:00 -0600 (CST) Hi There, Challenge L is up now. Math. department related person can use `/math' on i7 for scratch work space. Thanks, =============================================================================== Kumsup Lee (À̱ݼ·) System/Network AdministratorReturn to Index
Subject: New sound hardware To: ima-sys@mail.ima.umn.edu Date: Thu, 6 Nov 1997 14:59:47 -0600 (CST) This is a quick overview of the sound card hardware on pc3 and pc4. Both of the Dell Pentium II workstations have built-in motherboard sound hardware which uses the Yamaha OPL3-SA3 chipset (YMF715). A Yamaha General MIDI YMF721 chip is also on the motherboard, but I haven't been able to verify if we're accessing it or not. We are able to use playmidi to play back MIDI files, however. The hardware is PnP, so I'm using the isapnp toolkit to make sure that it's being configured properly. The file /etc/isapnp.conf contains details of the configuration. Sound drivers are compiled as a loadable kernel module. It's a MSS/WSS compatible chipset, so both OPL-2/OPL-3 FM synthesis and MSS/WSS drivers should be included when compiling the kernel. We're currently using IRQ 11, DMA 0, and I/O at 0x530 as settings for the sound hardware. Red Hat Linux ships with /dev/sequencer set to permissions 664; I changed this to 666 to give general users full access to it. All other permissions should be fine. Oh, and if you do recompile the kernel on one of these machines, remember to include the ATAPI Floppy support that the Zip drive requires, otherwise it won't work. -- SteveReturn to Index
Subject: New Linux Workstations To: ima@mail.ima.umn.edu Date: Wed, 5 Nov 1997 15:44:08 -0600 (CST) Two new Linux workstations have been set up for use, pc3 and pc4. Both machines are 300 MHz Pentium II workstations assembled by Dell, and are equipped with large monitors, 128 MB of physical RAM and 512 MB of swap space, and are running Red Hat Linux 4.2 with a custom 2.0.31 kernel. In addition to a CDROM drive and 3.5" floppy, both of the new machines are equipped with internal Iomega Zip drives. Zip drives take a floppy-like cartridge that can store up to 100 MB of data, and seem to be becoming fairly common on PC workstations. One of the new machines, pc4, is available in the public lab to allow general access to the zip drive and workstation. Files may be written to MSDOS-formatted zip disks using the "mtools" utilities in the same way as it works for floppy disks. The MSDOS drive is Z: for the zip drive. Mac-formatted zip disks may be read and written using the "hfsutils" package in the same way as floppies; use the UNIX device /dev/hdd instead of /dev/fd0 if you want to access the zip drive. We have man pages for both packages on the system. Eject zip disks by pressing the round button on the drive. We're still finishing up testing of both machines. If you notice any problems or missing software on either, please let us know so we can fix any problems. Steve Bonneville IMA System AdministratorReturn to Index
Subject: Mathematica upgrade for IMA's machines To: ima@mail.ima.umn.edu Date: Mon, 27 Oct 1997 12:14:22 -0600 (CST) Hi There, We upgrade our mathematica 3.0 upto current version. Now you may able to `Plot' from `math'. Thanks, =============================================================================== Kumsup Lee (À̱ݼ·) System/Network AdministratorReturn to Index
Subject: GLUT Installation To: ima@mail.ima.umn.edu Date: Wed, 1 Oct 1997 10:45:17 -0500 (CDT) I've installed GLUT 3.5 (the OpenGL Utility Toolkit) on the SGI workstations as an O32 static library in /usr/local/lib. GLUT is a toolkit for writing OpenGL programs, and can be used in place of glaux and gltk. I haven't had a chance to thoroughly test it, so if you observe any problems with the package, please mail the system staff at ima-sys@ima.umn.edu with a complete description of your problem. (Please make sure first that it is a problem with the library, not your code.) Steve Bonneville IMA System AdministratorReturn to Index
Subject: Software upgrade: flex To: ima@mail.ima.umn.edu Date: Wed, 10 Sep 1997 15:17:01 -0500 (CDT) GNU flex has been upgraded on the Sun workstations only to version 2.5.4 from an indeterminate older version (probably 2.3.7). If any problems are observed with flex on the Suns, please let me know. Steve Bonneville IMA System AdministratorReturn to Index
Subject: Software upgrade: make To: ima@mail.ima.umn.edu Date: Wed, 10 Sep 1997 12:00:25 -0500 (CDT) GNU Make on the Sun workstations has been upgraded to version 3.75 from version 3.70. Operation should be the same, but some bug-fixes and a handful of new Makefile options have been added. Please let me know if you observe any problems with the "make" program on the Suns. Steve Bonneville IMA System AdministratorReturn to Index
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 1997 15:18:32 -0500 To: ima@mail.ima.umn.edu Subject: New MBone workstation Some of you may have noticed the new SGI workstation in the IMA lounge. This machine, mbone.ima.umn.edu, is now available for general use. "mbone" is an SGI O2 workstation running the IRIX 6.3 operating system. It has a 180 MHz R5000 CPU, 64 MB of RAM, a 155 MB/s ATM network card, and a CD-ROM drive. NFS is used to allow access to user disk space on the central file server. The new workstation is being used by the IMA in experiments with MBone, the IP Multicast Backbone on the Internet. IP Multicast allows a site to transmit data efficiently to multiple specified destination sites. The MBone is used primarily to transmit audio and video data for teleconferencing over the Internet and as a testbed for multicast technology. Currently, we're only using MBone to receive multicast transmissions. We've installed some MBone utilities in /usr/local/mbone/bin for use on the mbone workstation. The program "sdr" is an X-based utility to provide a list of scheduled transmissions and an easy way to start up utilities to recieve them. If you're interested in finding out more about the MBone, please feel free to drop by the systems office in Vincent 529. Otherwise, mbone should function like the other SGI workstations. Our work on it continues, and if you notice any problems with its' operation, please let us know by dropping by or reporting them by e-mail to ima-sys@ima.umn.edu. Steve Bonneville IMA System AdministratorReturn to Index
Subject: Library books To: ima@mail.ima.umn.edu Date: Wed, 20 Aug 1997 11:14:10 -0500 (CDT) A quick reminder to departing visitors: if any of you have checked out books from the systems office library, please return them to the office before you leave. We'd also appreciate it if borrowed reference manuals are returned to the system office as soon as you are finished with them, so that they are available for our other guests. Thanks! Steve Bonneville IMA System AdministratorReturn to Index
Subject: Sun utility upgrades
To: ima@mail.ima.umn.edu
Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 14:24:30 -0500 (CDT)
Since installing the new gcc compiler, two additional upgrades of note
have been made on the Sun workstations:
UPGRADE: GNU runoff (groff) version 1.10
I've recompiled the groff package with gcc 2.7.2.1. The old
version was not functioning properly.
UPGRADE: tcsh version 6.07.02
The default user shell at the IMA, tcsh, has been upgraded on the
Suns to 6.07.02 from 6.00.01. This fixes a number of small bugs
and adds several features. The shell built-in command "where"
should now work on Sun workstations, for example. The SGI and
Linux workstations are still using version 6.06 but will probably
be upgraded as time permits. The only significant difference
between 6.07 and 6.06 is the new shell variable "implicitcd" and
the associated implicitcd feature.
the associated implicitcd feature.
If you notice any problems with either package, please let us know.
Steve Bonneville
IMA System Administrator
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Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 13:09:25 -0500
To: ima@mail.ima.umn.edu
Subject: Sun compiler upgrades
In the last few days, I've made some major upgrades to compilers on our
Sun workstations. If you notice any problems with the following software
packages that appear to be due to errors in configuration, please notify
the systems office at ima-sys@ima.umn.edu immediately.
These upgrades only affect Sun workstations.
UPGRADE: GNU assembler (as) version 2.8.
The GNU assembler in /usr/local/bin/as has been upgraded to version
2.8 from version 2.1. The upgrade was performed due to problems
observed when used with newer C compilers, and general obsolescence
of the assembler. Several supporting libraries were also upgraded.
UPGRADE: GNU C/C++ compiler (gcc) version 2.7.2.1.
I've upgraded the gcc package to version 2.7.2.1 from version 2.7.0.
The older version was very obsolete, and beginning to cause problems
with compiles. In particular, changes to the draft C++ standard
mandated an upgrade. The new package understands the "namespace"
keyword, but does not support it at this time. I believe that C++
templates and exceptions are fully supported. My preliminary tests
also suggest that there may be a substantial increase in compilation
speed with this new version.
UPGRADE: GNU libg++ library package version 2.7.2.
As part of the gcc upgrade, I've also upgraded several libraries
and C++ include files supporting gcc.
Some tweaking of these packages to improve performance may continue
over the course of the next few days. Please contact me if you have
any questions.
Steve Bonneville
IMA System Administrator
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Subject: Matlab 5.1
To: ima@mail.ima.umn.edu
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 1997 17:38:17 -0500 (CDT)
Matlab5.1 is available on any IMA's machine.
matlab -> Matlab 5.1
matlab50 -> Matlab 5.0
matlab4 -> Matlab 4.2c
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Kumsup Lee (À̱ݼ·)
System/Network Administrator
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Subject: Dial-in Fanout Disabled To: ima@mail.ima.umn.edu Date: Mon, 14 Jul 1997 09:52:06 -0500 (CDT) Folks -- This announcement only affects those of you who use the University modem pool to connect to the IMA network. According to NTS, the old "fanout" authentication system has now been deactivated. This means that if you have been using your IMA account name and password to access the modem pool, you will no longer be able to do so. You will now need to use a University staff/visitor account to use SLIP or similar services with the modem pool. Access to your IMA account after you have logged into the modem pool will still use your IMA account and password. Also, the only phone number that now works to access the University modem pool is 627-4250. All other numbers listed in the handout have been turned off. If you have any questions about modem access to the IMA, please feel free to contact us in the Systems Office, Vincent 529. Steve Bonneville IMA System AdministratorReturn to Index
Subject: Summer disk cleaning To: ima@mail.ima.umn.edu Date: Fri, 27 Jun 1997 15:10:14 -0500 (CDT) Hi there! This is just a quick note for our departing long-term visitors. We on the systems staff would like to say that it's been great having you all here this year, and that we wish you luck in your future endeavors. One thing that we'd like to ask is that you begin to reduce your disk space use as you move along to wherever you're going. We'll be needing the disk space for our new visitors that will begin arriving in the not too distant future. Thanks! Again, it's been great having you all, and we wish you the best. Steve Bonneville IMA System AdministratorReturn to Index
Subject: Cray T3E upgrade (fwd)
To: ima@mail.ima.umn.edu
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 14:32:41 -0500 (CDT)
Forwarded message:
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*Announcement*
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Cray T3E upgrade
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The Supercomputing Institute and MSC Inc. are pleased to
announce that the Cray T3E resources offered by MSC Inc. were
upgraded Thursday, June 19, to a Cray T3E-900 LC272/512
system. The machine name "ss" will continue to be used to
provide this service. The upgraded service will provide
additional command and application processors, as well an
increase in the performance per processor. All other aspects
of the service, including interactive and NQS queue limits
will remain the same and this information can be found on the
world wide web at
http://www.msc.edu/msi/techbrief/t3e_service.html
The newly installed Cray T3E system is Cray Research Inc.'s
second generation of scalable parallel processing systems to
be built around a commodity microprocessorthe DEC Alpha
21164A (EV5) microprocessor. The T3E-900 processors run at
450 MHz (compared to 300 MHz in previous T3E system and 150
MHz in the previous T3D system). In addition to fast
processors, these systems feature a latency-hiding memory
interface and a high-performance interprocessor interconnect.
The interprocessor network's 3-D bi-directional torus design
helps to minimize the number of hops between nodes and
provides excellent scalability up to a maximum configuration
of 2048 processing elements (PEs).
The configuration of the newly installed system contains a
total of 272 processing elements, of which 256 are available
for multi-PE applications. The remaining PEs are used for
support functions and to provide single-PE "command"
functions, such as compiling and linking. Rated at a
theoretical peak of 900 megaflops per PE, the peak
performance delivered by the 256 "Application PEs" is greater
than 230 gigaflops. Currently 128 megabytes of memory are
available per PE for use by each application.
In addition to the high performance and bandwidth of the PE,
and the high scalability through the low-latency and high
bandwidth interconnect, the Cray T3E-900 systems have two
unique features: STREAMS and E-Registers. STREAMS maximize
local memory bandwidth, allowing the microprocessor to run at
full speed for vector-like data references. E-Registers
provide gather/scatter operations for local and remote memory
references and utilize the full bandwidth of the interconnect
for single-word remote reads and writes.
All Cray T3E systems run the UNICOS/mk operation system, a
scalable version of Cray's UNICOS operating system.
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Michael J. Olesen
Supercomputing Institute
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Date: Fri, 20 Jun 1997 15:50:13 -0500 To: ima@mail.ima.umn.edu Subject: Perl Upgrades We're making some rearrangements to our Perl distribution. Formerly, we've had the following set-up on all workstations: /usr/local/bin/perl was link to perl4 /usr/local/bin/perl4 is Perl 4.036 /usr/local/bin/perl5 was Perl 5.003 We're upgrading perl5 to version 5.004. However, we've also decided that it's time to make perl5 the default perl on the system. Starting today, /usr/local/bin/perl on the Linux and SGI workstations will be upgraded to version 5. Version 4 will remain available as /usr/local/bin/perl4 on all workstations. Temporarily, the Sun workstations will continue to use perl4 for perl, until we can make sure that none of the system scripts will be broken when we upgrade. When we're done, the set-up will be: /usr/local/bin/perl link to perl5 /usr/local/bin/perl4 Perl 4.036 /usr/local/bin/perl5 Perl 5.004 If you have any questions, please contact us. Steve Bonneville IMA System AdministratorReturn to Index
Subject: Modem Changes To: ima@mail.ima.umn.edu Date: Mon, 16 Jun 1997 15:33:15 -0500 (CDT) The following message only affects IMA visitors and staff who use the University modem pool to connect to the IMA systems from off-site. In the near future, there will be some changes to the way that dial-up access to the University's central modem pool works. By July 15, you will no longer be able to gain access to the modem pool at 627-4250 by using your IMA account and password. Instead, you will be required to access the modems with a central "X.500" account administered by University Networking and Telecommunications Services (NTS). You will still use your IMA account and password to access the IMA workstations locally, over the Internet, and after gaining access to the modem pool; the X.500 account and password will only be required for initial dial-up access from home via modem. In addition, the only phone number the University will continue to use for modem pool access will be 627-4250. The older numbers (such as 626-9600) will be shut off by NTS shortly. NTS has also instituted a fee for modem usage above thirty hours a month. You will be charged $4 for every thirty hours (or fraction) beyond the first thirty hours you spend connected to the system by modem. If you are using the modems for IMA business, arrangements can be made to take care of this; speak to your area supervisor. More information is available from NTS on the web at http://www.nts.umn.edu/services/modembilling.htmlReturn to Index
http://www.nts.umn.edu/services/fanout.html If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. Steve Bonneville IMA System Administrator
Subject: Computer Lab Door To: ima@mail.ima.umn.edu Date: Fri, 13 Jun 1997 08:50:06 -0500 (CDT) It's been reported to me that the door to the IMA computer lab in Vincent Hall has been left propped open after-hours several times in the last week. Most recently, the door was found propped open and the lab deserted last night at 7 PM. Folks, we can't do this. I know it's hot in the lab, and that's why this is happening. But we can't leave that room unsecured after-hours, either. Vincent is a public building on an urban campus, and the equipment in the lab is a target for potential thievery. Other campus departments have suffered major losses in the last few months, and I don't want the IMA to become one of them. We've been lucky to have had a good record with this so far, and I don't want to see it ruined. Thanks. Steve Bonneville IMA System AdministratorReturn to Index
Date: Fri, 23 May 1997 17:58:39 -0500 To: ima-all@mail.ima.umn.edu Subject: IMA Mail Problems Recently, a number of people who were former visitors at the IMA have received mail from ima@ima.umn.edu inadvertently. The "ima" mail list is normally used for communications of IMA events to persons currently in residence at the IMA. Due to a problem with the normal system, mailings normally restricted to the "ima" list were sent to all accounts and user mail aliases still registered on the IMA system while repairs were in progress. However, a number of old IMA accounts and aliases which have not yet been fully deactivated have been forwarding this mail to off-site accounts. This led to a number of people inadvertently receiving announcements of upcoming IMA activities. We apologize for any inconvenience. At this time, we expect that none of these accounts should still be getting mail from ima@ima.umn.edu, except for bounced mail caused by persons attempting to send mail to that address before this morning. If you are still experiencing problems with IMA mailings, please feel free to mail either bonnevil@ima.umn.edu, postmaster@ima.umn.edu, or ima-sys@ima.umn.edu and let us know how we can be of assistance. Thank you for your patience. Steve Bonneville IMA System AdministratorReturn to Index
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 1997 12:29:03 -0600 To: ima@mail.ima.umn.edu Subject: University Modem Pool Changes Folks -- Those of you who access IMA computers through the University modem pool may already have heard about the upcoming changes to the way that they work. This message will attempt to clarify what we understand these changes will be, and how they may affect you. University Networking and Telecommunications Services (NTS) has decided to institute charges for use of the central modem pool. The first thirty hours of time on the modems each month will still be free, but for every additional thirty hours connect time in that month (rounding up) they will charge $4 (four dollars). The IMA has decided that charges run up in the course of your work here can be paid by the institute. These charges will need to be approved by your supervisor. Post-docs and visitors should work through Dr. Gulliver. We're still working out how this process will work with the accounting office, NTS, and the University; I expect to learn more details soon. In addition, the "fanout" system that allows you to use your IMA account name and password to access the modem pool will be phased out. In the future, you will need to use a staff account on the central University system to access the modem pool. At this time, I have no details or timetable for when this will occur. I will send a second message just as soon as we can get more information from NTS on when this will happen. This should not affect any of you who do not use the campus modems to connect to the University and the IMA computers from home. If you have any questions about this subject, please feel free to ask. Steve Bonneville IMA System AdministratorReturn to Index