Public VMScluster Software
                    (Revised Septemeber 24, 1995)


The VMScluster provides a range of software products.  You are free to use
any of the products listed below, but (in general) you are not free to
copy them for use elsewhere.  The computer staff will advise you in 
selecting the appropriate package for your needs, and in using it 
effectively.  Products vary enormously in quality and reliability,
and the staff will assist you with problems you may encounter.

Editors

   EDT (the traditional VMS editor)
   EVE (the "extensible" VMS editor)
   GNU Emacs
   LSE (the "Language-sensitive editor") 
   vi  

Engineering software

   ABEL (programmable array logic)
   Spice (circuit analysis software)

Graphics software

   DEC GKS for VMS (2-D interactive graphics software)
   EDGR/PHYSICA (data analysis and presentation; simple CAD)
   GNUPLOT (simple data presentation)
   TopDrawer (simple data presentation)
   Visual Numerics' PVI products (DI-3000 extended, GrafMaker, PicSure,
      Contour -- traditional mainframe graphics)

Language translators (compilers and assemblers)

   Assemblers for both VAX and Alpha
   DEC C
   DEC C++
   DEC Fortran 77
   DEC Fortran 90 (Alpha only)
   DEC Pascal
   GNU C (public-domain C environment, VAX only)
   VAX/DEC Basic

Network applications 

   ANU News (Usenet news service)
   Archie (sources of public domain software, VAX only)
   CKERMIT (Columbia's Kermit)
   DECnet distributed queuing service (remote printing over DECnet)
   Gopher (network information)
   Innosoft's PMDF (unified mail service)
   LYNX (text-based browser for World-Wide Web)
   NEWSRDR (Usenet news service; reader only)
   Pathworks/MAC (integration software for Apple Macintosh systems)
   XMOSAIC (X-windows/DECwindows browser for World-Wide Web)
   XPDF (Reader for Adobe PDF (Acrobat) files)

Networking

   DECnet (regional within Ohio)
   TGV's Multinet (TCP/IP service, plus NFS server and client from/to UNIX)
   Wingra's JNET (BITNET service)

Numerical software

   CERN libraries (mathematical applications, plus high-energy specific utilities)
   DEC's Extended Math Library, with optimized LAPACK, BLAS, etc.
   "Numerical Recipes" (simple numerical software)
   Visual Numerics' IMSL software (general mathematical and statistical routines)
      (IMSL Interactive Documentation Facility provides selection assistance)

Operating System software

   OpenVMS for VAX and Alpha  (base operating system)
   DECwindows/MOTIF (window manager)
   Executive Software's Diskeeper (disk defragmentation)
   Executive Software's Fragmentation Controller (fragmentation avoidance)
   Polycenter Performance Solution (performance analysis for cluster)

Software Engineering tools

   DEC CMS (code management)
   DEC Debug (symbolic debugger)
   DEC MMS (module management)
   DEC/Test Manager (automatic regression testing)
   DEC SCA (source code static analysis)
   DEC PCA (run-time performance analysis and tuning)

Spreadsheet software

   DECalc-PLUS (extensible spreadsheet with numerical tools, VAX only)

Symbolic mathematics

   Waterloo's MAPLE
   Wolfram's MATHEMATICA

Text processing software

   Talaris software for 1794 and 1590 printers (character and format
      translation, page selection for TeX, ...)
   TeX and LaTeX2e, plus drivers and contributed software

Many minor utilities are also available.  They were "announced" when they
were installed with a "TELL" posting.  Please type "HISTORY" to get a 
complete list of "TELL" postings.