Computer Systems and Software
The department maintains a computing infrastructure that is separate from the rest of the University. Department computing systems support all of our administrative, research and educational needs. The technical staff administers these systems and provides support services to the computer science community.
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Getting Started
- New Users
- How to get started using the systems.
- Finding Software
- How do I find the software I need?
System Services
- Accounts
- New accounts. Account expiration. Default configuration. Security.
- Backups & Restores
- Backup schedule. Getting files restored. CD creation.
- Disk Space
- Limits. Getting space for projects. Special requests.
- Printing
- Using the printers. Big jobs. Student and course printing.
- CDs & Flash Drives
- How to use removable media.
Network Services
- Using email. Local mail aliases. Going on vacation.
- Usenet News
- Reading Usenet news.
- FTP
- Getting access to the anonymous FTP archive.
- The Web
- Your home page. Setting up a new section of the web. Using CGI commands. Privacy and security.
- Remote Access
- Connecting to the department from campus and outside Brown.
- Local Access
- How to obtain a network connection in the CS Department. Connecting to the local wireless network.
System Specs
- Hardware
- Information about our computing hardware.
- Software
- Operating systems and other software we use.
- The Network
- The CS Dept network topology and specs.
Help
- Problem Reporting
- Hardware, software or network failures. System requests or bug reports.
- Getting Help
- Finding answers to technical questions.
- Tstaff Wiki
- Search the Wiki for tips and that don't appear elsewhere in these pages.
- Search These Pages
- Search the whole "system" web.
- After Hours Support
- How to get help after hours.
- Documentation
- Where is the documentation kept?
Teaching & Research
- Education Resources
- What resources exist for courses and instructors?
- Research Resources
- Filling special needs. Parallel/cluster computing.
- Publishing Electronically
- Publishing papers online. Technical Reports.
- Getting Software
- How to get software that is not already available.
Policies & Legal Issues
- Policies
- Formal CS Dept policies.
- Licenses
- Who should sign this agreement? Commercial licensing of Brown software.
- Copyright
- Who owns my software? What copyright should/can I use?
Health & Safety
- RSI & Ergonomics
- Avoiding repetitive strain injury.
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