EE-597 Computer Requirements

Notes on EE Windows-NT:

• Soundcards will be installed in the Windows-NT machines in Phillips 318 during the first couple weeks of class. Audio playback from these machines requires headphones with 1/8" phone plugs.
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Notes on EE Unix:

• Matlab 5.x is available on all the Unix machines in Phillips 318. Though EE Unix accounts are not required, each student in EE-597 will be offered one. If you do not already have an account on the EE network but would like one, you may fill out the form in 222 Phillips.
• If you are not familiar with Unix, you may want to go through the Unix Tutorial. Also typing "man commandname" will give you useful info on each command.
• The first time you log in, please change your password using the yppasswd command immediately. Don't use a word that other people can guess easily. A good way to create a password is to first make up a phrase that you can remember easily and then to use the first letters of each word to form your password. Capitalize select letters and throw in some numbers to make the password better.
• You don't have unlimited disk space on your course account, so please use it only for files that you need for class! If you run out of disk space, you will not be able to save files, etc.. The Unix command "bdf" will tell you how full your disk is. The Unix command "du -s" will tell you how much disk space you are taking up. Try not to exceed 40,000 blocks.
• Never use the "mv" command in Unix to move files. You may find that the original is deleted even though the file is not copied (if the disk is full). Use the "cp" command instead and delete the original if necessary after you've successfully copied the file.