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This
project made possible by Duke's Center for Instructional
Technology and Dell Computer
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All
Software
This is a list of all the programs for which this site provides
resources. The programs are grouped in the same menu-bar categories.
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Text
Processing
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These programs are useful for writing code or just
producing text documents in an UNIX environment.
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Latex
A typesetting tool used in publishing articles, books, etc.
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Pico
A plain text (ASCII) editing program.
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Xedit
A text editor bundled with the
X Window System.
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Xemacs
A full-featured, highly customizable open source text editor and
application development system.
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Mathematics
Software
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These programs are useful for designing and implementing
mathematical algorithms.
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Maple
A Computer Algebra System from Waterloo
Maple Software (WMS).
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Mathematica
A software system and computer language for use in numerical, symbolic,
and graphical computations
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Matlab
Provides core mathematics and advanced graphical tools for data
analysis, visualization, and algorithm and application development.
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Xmgr
A menu-driven program for 2D plotting that produces publication
quality output. Also performs some data analysis.
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Computer
Aided Design (CAD)
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These programs are useful for designing three dimensional
models on the computer.
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AutoCAD
A customizable 2D and 3D design and drafting environment and toolset.
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ProEngineer
A parametric, solid-modeling system.
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Utilities
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within an UNIX environment, such as e-mail, File Transfer Protocol
(ftp), and word processing. Some basic information about UNIX is provided
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Unix
A powerful file management system used on all acpub computers.
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WS-FTP
Allows Windows users to move files between computers with appropriate
security for the Internet.
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AFS
A filesystem that enables co-operating hosts (clients and servers)
to efficiently share filesystem resources across both local area
and wide area networks
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PINE
A Program for Internet News & Email
- a tool for reading, sending, and managing electronic messages.
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SSH
Provides same function as Telnet with far better security.
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TIN
A threaded NNTP and spool based UseNet newsreader for a variety
of platforms
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X-win
Gives viewer ability to view UNIX graphics on a Windows system.
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Others
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| These programs defied other categories
but didn't deserve their own. HTML is the language used to produce
webpages. Netscape is a browser which renders HTML. |
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HTML
Hyper Text Markup Language used for publishing documents on the
World Wide Web.
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Netscape
One of several full-feature browsers available for viewing HTML
web pages.
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