Computer Account Info
Introduction to Programming for Linguists
Computer Accounts
Course accounts will be on the AITS
(Academic Information Technology Services) Unix cluster. These
accounts will exist only through the semester and then will
be deleted. You must also get a WAM
(Workstations At Maryland) account and a GLUE account during the first week of
classes. These will provide a permanent computer account and will
allow you to work from campus labs and by telephone/modem
connections.
Computer accounts will be distributed the first day of class: you will
get a login name, a password (which you should change as soon as
possible!), and some basic information.
First things to do, even before getting your computer
account include the following (see the Student Computing Resources
page for this info and more.)
- Read the ethics documents
concerning acceptable use of computing facilities at UMD.
- Those not familiar with computing using the Unix operating
system should consider taking the 3-hour Introduction to Unix
offered by the AITS
Peer Training Program. Also see below for pointers to other
resources for learning Unix and other tools.
- Check out information about the First Aid computer
consulting program. First-Aid service is located in all WAM
workstation laboratories, and students may also use the First-Aid
Hotline for phone-in questions ((301) 405-6941), which is answered by
First-Aiders in the PGII WAM lab.
- Check out information about the AITS Help Desk program.
They provide walk-in service in room 1400 of the Computer and Space
Sciences building, telephone support at (301) 405-1500 during
business hours, and e-mail support at
helpdesk@umail.umd.edu.
The next thing you should do is read the course page on
Unix Info and Resources.
Finally, you should read the note on
Properly Exiting LISP.
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