Configuring your home computer

• You will not be able to use telnet to use MATLAB on owlnet remotely from your home computer. Instead you will need Mac X if you use a Mac or X-Win32 if you use a PC. Rice has University wide site licenses for both of these. Copies can be obtained from the Consulting Center (Mudd 103).
• There is a charge of $10 for X Win32. You should bring 3 floppy discs, or be willing to buy three discs. You can also download a demo copy from the manufacturer Starnet. You should be aware that demo copies typically expire after some period of time. More information can be found at the Starnet Home Page.
• There is no charge for Mac X. Ask for instructions at the Consulting Center (Mudd 103). You may be able to buy a newer edition directly from Apple by calling 1-800-800-2775.
• DFIELD and PPLANE can be downloaded. This is not necessary, or even useful, unless you are using your own copy of MATLAB running on your own computer. If you are using MATLAB on owlnet remotely from your home computer you will not need these files.
• You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader in this course.
  • The latest version can be found here.
  • The Adobe Home Page.
• You will probably want Ghostscript and associated viewers in order to able to read and print postscript documents. This is an invaluable piece of software.
  • Information about the Macintosh version
  • Installation information about the PC version.
  • General information about Ghostscript.