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From: System Support <systems@courant.nyu.edu>
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Subject: Software and system updates
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Dear Users,

This is the first of brief, periodic announcements regarding software 
updates and other items of interest to the CIMS computing community.

Featured Software:

1. ifinger:  Augments the old finger (which no longer functions locally). 
             It reports name and account of any CIMS user. 
             For Solaris/Linux.

2. xxdiff:   Graphical file and directory comparison and merge tool. 
             For Solaris/linux.
 
3. teTeX:    Upgraded tex/latex distribution,  along with more fonts and
             the beamer slide package. For Solaris only.

For further information and a complete list of software updates, please see 
http://www.cims.nyu.edu/systems/announcements/general/sample.html

4.  Most of the Sun workstations in the computer labs have been replaced 
    by Linux machines.  Users who are new to Linux should see 
    http://cims.nyu.edu/systems/platforms/linux, since it is likely that 
    changes to the desktop environment (aka, "dot") files will be needed.

The Courant Systems Group

