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SCS User's Guide

User's Guide
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Account Charges
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Scientific Computing
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This guide is here to familarize you with the features and usage of your SCS account.

Your SCS e-mail account gives you access to a number of services at the School of Chemical Sciences. The school's primary server is an SGI Origin 200 that provides e-mail, UNIX shell login, and web services for all users. In addition, this machine is used for running scientific applications, a full list of which can be found by clicking the software link on the menu to the left side of this page.

If you are unfamiliar with the UNIX operating system and want some more information about it, there is a well-maintained and comprehensive UNIX FAQ available at faqs.org.

In addition to these network services, your SCS account gives you access to the SCS Vizlab, our computer lab with SGI Octane workstations and PCs. This lab is accessable 24/7 to anyone with an SCS account.