employees and students.  To change your own
information, contact the registrar (students) or personnel office (MIT staff and
faculty.)

To run on a workstation:     add mitdir; xmitdir
To look someone up via dialup, type:     finger  fname_lname@mit
     or:                                                                       finger username@mit

Bug reports:  use sendbug
";

help adir:
"The Athena directory lists all Athena users.

To look someone up, type:                         finger  fname_lname@athena
          or:                                                                finger username@athena

To change your own information, type:   chfn

Bug reports:  use sendbug
";

help calendar:
"The calendar program lets you schedule and review appointments.  You can
coordinate meetings with other users who use the program.

To run on a workstation:   add calendar ; xtc &

Other help: click on the `Help' menu item in the application
                         man xtc

Bug reports:  use sendbug
";

help police:
"IN AN EMERGENCY, dial 100
from any campus phone, or just 
pick up any emergency phone 
(marked by a blue light.)

Regular CP business phone: x3-1212.";

help medical:
"For 24-HOUR EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE, call x3-1311.

Phone x3-4481 for general information and
Internal Medicine appointments.
";

help nightline:
"Nightline is a peer counseling service,
available from 7pm to 7am nightly during
the academic year.

Phone x3-8800.
";

help contactline:
"The Contact Line is a peer counseling
service focusing on sexuality issues.
The line is staffed from 8pm to midnight
Sunday through Wednesday.

Phone x3-6460.
";

help deans:
"Dean's office, Undergraduate Education and 
Student Affairs. 

Phone x3-6776.
";

help psych:
"Phone x3-2916.";

help mcsales:
"MIT Computer Connection -- sales and service 
of Apple, DEC, IBM, NeXT and SUN computers.  
Dial x3-7686 or stop by W20-021.";

help ishelp:
"Macintosh questions	-- x3-1101
DOS/Windows/PC questions	-- x3-1102
Network/other questions	-- x3-1104";

help sipb:
"Student-staffed group that provides help
with SIPB-sponsored and other software
on Athena and other computers.  Open
most of the day and night.  Phone x3-7788
or stop by the office on the fifth floor
of the Student Center.";

help aboutcw:
"Courseware is, for the most part, only supported by
the teaching staff for a particular course. If you have 
problems with any courseware package (other than 
widely used packages like MATLAB, Maple, etc.) 
please contact the professor or TA for the course 
instead of reporting it to Athena.  

Consulting and OLC will probably not be able to 
provide any detailed assistance.  Some courses 
are registered to use the OLTA (On Line TA) system, 
and may provide assistance there.  
(see On Line TA in this menu).

Any problems with starting courseware from dash
should be directed via email to <f_l@mit.edu>";

help screensaver:
"Use this program if you need to leave your workstation
unattended for less than 20 minutes.  It blanks and/or locks 
your screen so that others cannot use the machine.
If the screen is locked, you must type in your
password to unlock it.

It is against the Athena Rules of Use to attempt to lock up
a workstation for more than 20 minutes!  Cluster Patrol staff
will reboot any machine whose screensaver displays more than
20 minutes of idle time, and will immediately reboot a workstation
whose screensaver has been hacked to not display any idle time.

Please be courteous to your fellow users and abide by these rules.

To run on a workstation:   add sipb ; xscreensaver

Other help: man xscreensaver

Bug reports:  send email to <bug-sipb@mit.edu>";

help sendbug:
"This program is used to send bug reports
about software on the system.  You will be
asked for the name of the broken program,
then put into an editor to fill out the rest
of the form.  Please fill it out as completely
as possible.

To run:    sendbug";

help lower:
"This option will push the Dash menus below all
the other windows on your screen.  If some part
of the menu bar is still visible, moving the mouse
cursor into this area will make the entire menu
bar visible again.";

help logout:
"This option will log you off of Athena.
You will be asked to verify that
you really want to logout.";

help logoutopt:
"This option will log you off of Athena.
You will be asked to verify that
you really want to logout.";

help websis:
"WebSIS is the web-based student information system
that allows you to look up your academic and financial
records, update your address information, pre-register, 
view the course catalog, and print forms.
 
To access WebSIS, you must have an Athena account and
your MIT ID# (not your social security number).  
 
To run WebSIS go to http://student.mit.edu/  or click on
*WebSIS  at left.
Send bugs to:  <websis@mit.edu>";

help rights:
"Use of Athena facilities is restricted to authorized holders
of Athena accounts (MIT students, faculty, staff, and other 
authorized guests.)  Questions on eligibility for account on 
Athena should be directed via email to <accounts@mit.edu>.

A set of files informing Athena end users of license 
obligations has been installed in most Athena 
third-party software lockers. To see these, 
type (in most cases): 

            attach lockername
            more /mit/lockername/README.license

or, for CodeCenter (saber) and Transcript (enscript):

            man saber
            man enscript";

help aboutpictures:
"Athena currently does not have a fully-supported drawing program like
MacDraw.  There are a few different packages available, but we may not be
able to fix bugs nor answer very detailed questions.  Consulting may be
able to answer your questions, but we cannot guarantee it.";

help aboutspreadsheets:

"Athena has several spreadsheet programs available.  Xess is the currently
supported product, but only runs on workstations.  "sc" which is supported
by the SIPB, runs over dialup.";

help xmath:
"The xmath program creates x-y plots either from x-y data 
or from functions.  xmath has its own help command.

To run on a workstation:   add xmath ; xmath

Bug reports:  use sendbug
";

help aboutneos:

"NEOS (Networked Educational On-line System) is a set of programs for
classroom oriented file exchange that is intended to mimic operations
normally performed with paper in and out of class.  With NEOS you can hand
in assignments, pickup graded assignments, handouts and papers and exchange
documents for peer review.";

help eos:
"The eos program is an editor, using the full multi-media functionality of
EZ, which also allows students to turn in and pick up papers, where papers
can be assignments, handouts or papers for general viewing (Exchange
papers).

To run on a workstation:   eos

Other help: man eos
                         ahelp eos
                         click on the `Help' button in the application

Bug reports:  use sendbug
";

help grade:
"The grade program allows course instructors to view assignments turned in
by students, edit and annotate the work and to return it back to the
student.  It can also be used to create and review handouts for courses.

To run on a workstation:   grade

Other help: man grade
                         ahelp grade
                         click on the `Help' button in the application

Bug reports:  use sendbug
";

help aboutmh: 
"MH (Mail Handler) is a set of utilities for reading mail.  You can run a
program to get your mail, another to read it, and another to send mail to
someone else, for example.  Or, you can run an X-based mail handler which
displays all of the functions on buttons, so you can point and click to do
what you want.  Or, if you prefer working inside emacs, you can receive,
read, and send mail while in emacs.  The options on this menu explain
how.";

help mh:
"The mail handler (MH) system is really a set of commands.
The most commony used are:
  inc                      incorporate (get) new mail
  show                  show message(s)
  next                    show the next message
  prev                   show the previous message
  comp                  compose a new message
  repl                    reply to a message
  forw                   forward message(s) to another user
  rmm                  remove message(s)
  scan                   list messages, showing sender and subject
  send                   send a previously composed message

To run one of the programs listed above, simply type the
  name of the command at the `athena%' prompt.

Other help:  man mh
                          also man pages for each command, i.e. type `man comp' etc.
                          Electronic Mail on Athena (AC-31) from Graphic Arts
                          OLH under `Communicating With Other Users' ->
                                                   `Electronic Mail'
                    
Bug reports:  use sendbug
";

help xmh:
"XMH is a graphical interface to MH.  Each command
is displayed on a button.  Simply click on the button of
the command you wish to run.  Many users prefer this
to the text-based versions of the same programs.

To run on a workstation:   xmh &

Other help:  man xmh
                          Electronic Mail on Athena (AC-31) from Graphic Arts
                          OLH under `Communicating With Other Users' ->
                                                  `Electronic Mail'

Bug reports:  use sendbug
";

help mh-rmail:
"Emacs has a built-in mode for reading mail called
`mh-rmail'.  You can get, read, delete, send, etc.,
usually with one or two keystrokes.  If you use
emacs a lot, you may find that reading mail in it is
preferable to either a text-based or X-based interface.

To use it, type `Meta-X mh-rmail' while in emacs.

Or to start up a new emacs running only mh-rmail:

   on a workstation:   emacs -f mh-rmail &
   on dialup:                    emacs -f mh-rmail

Other help:  type `Ctrl-h m' while in mh-rmail mode
                          Electronic Mail on Athena (AC-31) from Graphic Arts
                          OLH under `Communicating With Other Users' ->
                                              `Electronic Mail'

Bug reports:  use sendbug
";

help mailmaint:
"mailmaint is a text-based menu driven system for 
manipulating mailing lists on Athena.  You should use
it to add or remove yourself from mailing lists.

To run:  mailmaint

Other help:  man mailmaint

Bug reports:  use sendbug
";

help listmaint:
"listmaint is a text-based, menu driven system for
manipulating mailing lists on Athena.  It is primarily
intended for maintainers of mailing lists and groups
to maintain the membership of the list or group.

To run:  listmaint

Other help:  man listmaint

Bug reports:  use sendbug
";

help aboutnews:
"Netnews is a worldwide forum where hundreds of
thousands of users post and read articles about
hundreds of topics.

Help on netnews is available in On-Line Help.  All
three news readers on this menu are documented
there.  There is also a document on netnews
available from the SIPB.";

help xrn:
"XRN is an X-based interface to netnews that lets you
subscribe to and browse newsgroups by clicking on buttons.

To run on a workstation:   add sipb ; xrn &

Other help: Some help is available in the program - moving the mouse over 
                               a button will give a short help message about that button. 
                          Netnews on Athena (AC-33)
                          OLH under `Communicating with Other Users'
                          Netnews: A One-Page Guide to the Usenet (SIPB)
                          man rn

Bug reports: send email to <bug-sipb>
";

help rrn:
"RRN is a text-based interface to netnews.

To run:    add sipb ; rrn

Other help:  Type `h' at any time for help. 
                          Netnews on Athena (AC-33)
                          OLH under `Communicatin with Other Users'
                          Netnews: A One-Page Guide to the Usenet (SIPB)
                          man rn

Bug reports: send email to <bug-sipb>
";

help gnus:
"Emacs has a netnews interface (called GNUS),
which is similar to the mail-reading interface.
In order to use it, you'll need to modify your
emacs startup file (~/.emacs).  On-Line Help
contains instructions on how to do this.  Type
`help', then select `Communicating with Other
Users', `Network News', `News Readers', then
read the help file `gnus'.

Simply selecting this option will start up a
new emacs in gnus mode, if you do not want to
go through all the work yourself.";

help aboutdiscuss:
"Discuss is a networked conferencing system
similar to other bulletin boards.  Discussions
(called meetings) exist on hundreds of topics.

Help on all versions of discuss (text-based, 
emacs-based and X-window-based) is available 
in On-Line Help.";

help xdsc:
"xdsc is a graphical interface to discuss. 

To run on a workstation:   xdsc &

Other help: man xdsc
                          Discuss on Athena (AC-32) from Graphic Arts
                          OLH under `Communicatin with Other Users'
                          click on the `HELP' button within the application

Bug reports:  use sendbug
";

help discuss:
"The text-based discuss reader is simply called
`discuss'. 

To run:    discuss

Other help:  man discuss
                          Discuss on Athena (AC-32) from Graphic Arts
                          OLH under `Communicatin with Other Users'
                          type `help' or `?' within the application

Bug reports:  use sendbug
";

help edsc:
"Emacs has a discuss reader similar to mh-rmail
and the netnews reader (gnus).

Simply selecting this option will start up a
new emacs in discuss mode.

Bug reports:  use sendbug
";

help aboutzephyr:
"Zephyr is an instantaneous messaging and location
system.  Using zephyr, you can send a message to
any user who is logged-in to Athena without having
to know where they are logged in.  The message is
sent immediately and shows up in a seperate window
on their screen.  If you receive a `zephyrgram',
you can get rid of it by simply clicking a mouse
button in it.

You can find more help on zephyr in On-Line
Help, and there are manual pages for each of
the commands described below.";

help zwrite:
"The basic command for sending a message is
`zwrite'.  To send a message to another user,
simply type:

                          zwrite username

Other help: man zwrite
                      Zephyr on Athena (AC-34) from Graphic Arts
                      OLH under `Communicating with Other Users'
    
Bug reports: use sendbug";

! help zsub:
"You are automatically subscribed to messages
that are addressed directly to you.  However,
Zephyr has `instances' which are similar to
channels on a CB radio.  Anyone that wants
to listen may, and anyone may `broadcast'
to an instance.

The program that is used to control your
subscriptions (what you listen to) is called
`zctl'.

For more information on scubscriptions,
refer to On-Line Help or the manual page
for zctl.";

help zlocate:
"Zephyr can tell you the name of the machine
where a person is logged in.

To locate another user on the system,
type:   

                      zlocate username

Other help: man zlocate
                      Zephyr on Athena (AC-34) from Graphic Arts
                      OLH under `Communicating with Other Users'

Bug reports: use sendbug
";

help zephhide:
"This option will hide your location from
zephyr, so that people will not be able
to locate you.  You will still be able to
receive zephyrgrams, and it will not
change your visisbility for future sessions.

To run:    zctl hide

Bug reports:  use sendbug
";

help zephunhide:
"This option will unhide your location from
zephyr, so that people can locate you.  It
will not change your visisbility for future
sessions.

To run:    zctl unhide

Bug reports:  use sendbug
";

help zephannounce:
"This option sets your exposure to
`realm-announced', which means that each
time you login, your location will be broadcast.
Anyone that is interested in listening to
these broadcasts will be able to.

To run:    zctl set exposure realm-announced";

help zephunannounce:
"This option sets your exposure to
`realm-visible', which means that each time
you login, your location will not be broadcast,
but you will be locatable to anyone who is
interested in finding you.

To run:    zctl set exposure realm-visible";

help zephhidelogin:
"This option effectively turns zephyr off
altogether.  Your location will not be
announced, you will not be locatable by
other users, and you will not receive any
zephyrgrams.  It is not recommended that
you use this setting.

To run:    zctl set exposure none";

help wwwcert:
"Certificates are used to authenticate access to MIT secure web servers
including WebSIS (MIT Student Information System), SAPweb, and MCC/Online.
This item opens the Certificates at MIT web page: 

	   http://web.mit.edu/is/help/cert/toc.html

";


help lynxmit:
"Lynx is the text-only version of Mosaic. 
It can be run in an xterm or over dialup.
This item connects you to the MIT
Home Page.

To run: add infoagents; lynx http://web.mit.edu/ &

Other help: man lynx
                          type `h' in the application

Bug reports: use sendbug
";

help lynxsipb:
"Lynx is the text-only version of Mosaic. 
It can be run in an xterm or over dialup.
This item will connect you to the SIPB 
Home Page.

To run: add infoagents; lynx http://www.mit.edu &

Other help: man lynx
                          type `h' in the application

Bug reports: use sendbug
";


help lynxdefault:
"Lynx is the text-only version of Mosaic. 
It can be run in an xterm or over dialup.
This item will, by default, connect you to
the MIT Home Page.  (If you have set another 
page as your startup default, it will start on 
that instead.)

To run: add infoagents; lynx &

Other help: man lynx
                          type `h' in the application

Bug reports: use sendbug
";


help netscapemit:
"Netscape is a graphical WWW browser on Athena. This item connects 
you to the MIT Home Page.

To run: add infoagents; netscape http://web.mit.edu/ &

Other help: See http://web.mit.edu/infoagents/www/netscape/
                          Click on the `Help' menu item in the application 

Bug reports: use sendbug
";

help netscapesipb:
"Netscape is a graphical WWW browser on Athena. This item connects 
you to the SIPB Home Page.

To run: add infoagents; netscape http://www.mit.edu/ &

Other help: See http://web.mit.edu/infoagents/www/netscape/
                          Click on the `Help' menu item in the application 

Bug reports: use sendbug
";

help netscapedefault:
"Netscape is a graphical WWW browser on Athena. By default, this item
connects you to the MIT Home Page. (If you have set another page as
your startup default,  it will start on that instead.)

To run: add infoagents; netscape &

Other help: See http://web.mit.edu/infoagents/www/netscape/
                          Click on the `Help' menu item in the application 

Bug reports: use sendbug
";

help netscape3mit:
"Netscape is a graphical WWW browser.  This item connects  
you to the MIT Home Page.

To run: add infoagents; netscape-3.01 http://web.mit.edu/ &

Other help: man netscape
  			  click on the `Help' menu item in the application 

Bug reports: use sendbug
";

help netscape3sipb:
"Netscape is a graphical WWW browser.  This item connects 
you to the SIPB Home Page.

To run: add infoagents; netscape-3.01 http://www.mit.edu/ &

Other help: man netscape
  			  click on the `Help' menu item in the application 

Bug reports: use sendbug
";

help netscape3default:
"Netscape is a graphical WWW browser.  By default, this item
connects you to the MIT Home Page.  (If you have set another page as
your startup default,  it will start on that instead.)

To run: add infoagents; netscape-3.01 &

Other help: man netscape
  			  click on the `Help' menu item in the application 

Bug reports: use sendbug
";


!help aboutgopher:
"Gopher assists in retrieving information
from the Internet. It performs automatic
Telnetting and FTPing for you.";

!help xgopher:
"This is a graphical version of Gopher,
featuring a point and click interface.

To run on a workstation: add gopher; xgopher

Other help: man xgopher

";

!help gopher:
"This is the -tty version of Gopher,
which can run in an xterm or over
dialup.

To run: add gopher; gopher

Other help: man gopher

";

help logoutbutton:
"Create a logout button which you can
click on when you want to log out of
Athena.  See also `Logout' on the
`Special' menu.";

help pascal:
"The multi locker contains a Pascal compiler
supplied by Green Hills Software for use with
the Multi debugger. It is available for
DECstations and Suns. To run:

add multi; gpc

Bug reports:  use sendbug
";

help perl:
"Perl is available on Athena in the
perl locker.  To read the man
page for perl, type:

     add perl ;  man perl

To run:   add perl ;  perl filename

Bug reports:  use sendbug
";

help ct:
"cT is a programming language whose code
is transportable between Macintosh, DOS,
and Unix workstation platforms.  Built
in are easy-to-use facilities for graphics,
pull-down menus, and acceptance
of mouse clicks.  It is useful for rapid
prototyping of applications, and for
building simple applications.  On-line
help is available.  To start it up, type:

      add ct ;  runctb filename

Some sample files may be found in
the /mit/ct/demos directory.

Bug reports:  use sendbug
";

help lucid:
"Lucid Common Lisp is available on Athena
DECstations (version 4.0), RS/6000s (version 4.01)
and Suns (version 4.1.1). To run:

add lucidcl; lisp

Lisp images with the Common Lisp Interface 
manager (CLIM) are also available on the RS/6000 
and DECstation. To run:

add lucidcl; climlisp

There is documentation available for
browsing by contacting the faculty
liaisons <f_l@mit.edu>.

Bug reports:  use sendbug";

help multi:
"Multi is an integrated debugging environment coupled
to a set of compilers (C, C++, Pascal, FORTRAN) from
Green Hills Software. It is unsupported and use is on
an `as is' basis. It is available on Athena Suns and
DECstations. To run:

add multi; multi

Bug reports:  use sendbug
";

help maple:
"Maple, developed at the University of Waterloo,
performs numerical and symbolic computations
in addition to having extensive graphics
capabilities.

It can manpulate real numbers and integers of
up to 10,000 digits, do formal and numerical
integration, solve algebraic or transcendental
systems and differential equations, and perform
series expansions and matrix manipulations.

Help is available by typing `help();' while
inside maple.

To run:    add maple ; maple

Bug reports:  use sendbug
";

help xess:
"Xess is an easy to learn and use spreadsheet
designed specifically for science and engineering
computing.  It provides a full range of
mathematical, statistical, matrix and string
functions while handling complex calculations
with the ease of a familiar spreadsheet
format.

Help is available by pulling down the `Help'
menu on the menubar at the top of the Xess
window.

To run:    add xess ; xess

Bug reports:  use sendbug
";

help sas:
"SAS is a system for controlling data.  It allows you to take
data in any form and access, manage, analyze, and present 
according to your needs and level of computer expertise.

SAS is available on Athena DECstations, RS/6000s and Suns.

To run on a workstation:   add sas ; sas &

Bug reports:  use sendbug
";

help library:
"Connect to the Athena interface for the 
MIT Libraries Services.

To run:    add library; library";


help assess:
"Assess is an interactive program for utility assessment
of simulated decisions processes.

To run:     add 1.101 ; assess";

help growltiger:
 "GROWLTIGER is a structural analysis and design package 
for 2/D linear structures which provides an interactive
environment for experimenting with structure behavior and
design. 

To run:	    add growltiger; growltiger &";

help vihelp:
"VISDYCON stands for VISual DYNamics and CONtrol.
The visdycon software is designed to teach and
reinforce classic control theory and basic lumped 
parameter modelling techniques for dynamic systems.

To use on athena:      add visdycon; visdycon
For more information:  http://lancet.mit.edu/idc/
		       man visdycon";
help sysresp:
"A playground for understanding linear system representations and methods 
for analyzing linear dynamic systems.  Linear systems can be entered as 
transfer functions, root lists, poles & zeros, state-space matrices, 
linear graphs, or bond graphs.  Once the system has been entered (a 1 to 
30 second process), it can be analyzed using Bode plots, sinusoid, step, 
ramp, and impulse responses, s-plane, transfer function, and state space 
representations, and nyquist & nichols stability measures.";

help rlocus:
"A quick method of determining the root locus of a system.  This program 
generates the root locus of a system based upon the roots entered in the 
s-plane.  You can easily see the effects of small changes by dragging 
the roots of your system in the s-plane and watching the root locus 
change in real time.  Rlocus also offers a step-by-step tutorial for 
interactively explaining how to derive a root locus.";

!help lingraph:
!"coming soon";

!help bodiag:
! "coming soon"
help cat:
"CAT (Computer Aided Thermodynamics) is a modelling
package for use in gas-phase chemical kinetics calculations.

To run on a workstation:   add 2.40 ; CAT";

help 6111:
"This will set up your environment to run the software
tools for 6.111 Digital Design.

To run: setup 6.111";
 
help 6270:
"This will set up your environment to run the software
for the 6.270 LEGO Robot Competition.

To run: setup 6.270";

help xmap:
"MITMap is an X based thematic mapping program that will draw
and graphically overlay boundary, image, point and attribute
information.

To run on a workstation:   attach crldata
                                                        add crlbin
                                                        mitmap";

help cvsim:
"The Cardiovascular Simulator (CVSIM) is a realtime physiological
simulation of cardiovascular hemodynamics and control.

To run on a workstation:   add hst ;  cvsim";

help quantphysold:
"The Quantitative Physiology suite of programs
simulates different cell and tissue functions.

To run on a workstation:   setup 6.021J";

!help ode:
!"ODE is a program built using cT which graphically depicts
!Ordinary Differential Equations.
!
!To run on a workstation:   add 18.03; ode";

!help 301:
!"This launches the Mosaic interface to the 3.01 
!World Wide Web home page.  
!
!If you're already running Mosaic, you can simply open 
!the following URL:
!
!              http://web.mit.edu/course/3/3.01/html/homepage.html
!
!to view the page.
!";

help 3091:
"The 3.091 Courseware includes programs for modelling 3-D cubic
crystalline solids, data analysis for properties of the elements,
and other related applications.

To run on a workstation:   setup 3.091";

help 4203acad12:
"This version of autocad is for use 
by students in 4.203.";

help 4203acad13:
"This version of autocad is for use 
by students in 4.203.";

help crlolh:
"On-Line Help for the CRL displays a window with
information about the CRL.";

help 1803x1:
"To run on a workstation:   add 18.03 ;  x1";

help 1803x2:
"To run on a workstation:   add 18.03 ;  x2";
