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On PCN research systems the following software packages are available for research computing:

* Mathematica
* Matlab
* Maple
* Compilers: gcc, g++, g77, IBM xlc and xlf
* Mn_fit fitting package
* Cernlibs
* Lapack, BLAS
* ROOT
* Java Development Kit
* PVM3 and MPICH parallel programming libraries.
* IMSL
* IBM ESSL Libraries
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When you launch Mathematica, you may see a “License
Expiring” notice. On or after the license expiration date,
that message will change to “License Expired.” In either
case, click the “Enter Password” button in that dialogue
box to bring up the “Personalize Mathematica” screen.
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Revision: v.0.1
Document Summary : This document provides basic information on using Mathematica installed on Physics Computer Network
Author: Tom Nguyen

Introduction

Mathematica(tm) is a scientific software package created by Stephen Wolfram to provide a multi-purpose technical computing environment. It can be used as a programming language, a system for representing mathematical knowledge, or a tool in the standard computing environment. Like MapleTM , Mathematica offers symbolic manipula…
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Maple is installed on amdahl.physics (Linux cluster).

The current version available on amdahl is Maple 8. Maple may be requested through ITaP for installation onto individual machines. For PCN-maintained machines, PCN can assist with this process.
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Purdue has a site license for use of Matlab anywhere on campus.

MatLab installation media is available for loan only to Faculty and Staff members.
You may stop by ITaP Shopping Offline at Stewart Center, Room G65, between 8-12 and 1-4:45, to check-out a 24-hr loaner copy.
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Exchange Users

In general, anyone who is not an undergraduate student can have an exchange account.
To set up an exchange account follow this link.

Mailhub (MyMail) Users

To set up a MyMail account click here.
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I'm being asked to download my index page!

[My index page doesn't show up!]

If you are being asked to download the index page for your personal Physics website instead of it being displayed (see the sample above), then follow the simple steps below to correct the issue.
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* How can I create a web page in my PCN Account?
* What are some more advanced web items I can do at PCN?
* I am trying to access my personal Physics page and am instead being asked to download the index page.
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All PCN-supported systems are backed up nightly.

* Both Unix systems and Windows systems can be backed up.
* Your home directory, and all filesystems residing on the RAID (this includes /class, /project, and /home) are backed up nightly.
* /project and /home directories stored on UNIX workstation local disks are backed up nightly.
* If you have a Windows system, either contact PCN to back up important data directly from your PC, or be sure to store your data on a backed up filesystem…
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PCN's network is a diverse collection of many machines, which may be intimidating to the casual user. This document attempts to aid the user in identifying which system provides the service that they require.

For the most part, all systems run the FreeBSD operating system, unless otherwise noted.
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