• Open Labs R Us Knowing where the RL (Real Life, we all have one of those, right?) computer labs are located on campus can be just as important as knowing how to use the online computer environment. Are you a Mac or a PC user? Pick your poison here, and Janet will add you to her user list,, coming soon. This list will be helpful because you can compare notes and solve computer problems here.
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• Working in groups of three, you will all set up your accounts on the Unix system. To do this you will need your Student Identification Number and your Personal Identification Number. You will also need to have thought about what password you want to use. For example, silyme5. Please jot down a password, using 6 lower case letters and one number, in any order. Keep this in a safe place...this is not always one's memory Your password is what keeps your account private. Please do not use your name, phone number, birth date, or social security #. Most of theses bits of info are part of public record, so are not safe and secure options for the system or your account.
• With your group, read the help file on setting up your new account New Email Accounts. Three heads are better than one. Help each other out. Keep the netscape window open so you can refer to the help sheet as needed.
• If you already have an account, or once you have your account set up, please help others in your group. Once everyone in the group is done, please look around to see if anyone else needs help. I will be circulating through the room to assist you.
• Be sure to keep your account name and password in a safe place where you can refer to it later. We will return to email later in the week.

 The following login example demonstrates the login
               process:

               HP-UX huey A.09.01 A 9000/755 (ttys2)

               login: hectr01a      When prompted for login, type
                                    your user ID -- using
                                    lowercase characters, then
                                    lightly tap the [Enter] (or
                                    [Return] key.

               Password: passwrd    When prompted for password,
                                    type your password -- using
                                    lowercase characters, then
                                    lightly tap the [Enter] (or
                                    [Return]) key.  What you type
                                    will NOT be displayed.

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Note:          It is important that you type your user ID and
               password using lowercase characters only.  UNIX is
               case sensitive and will not recognize uppercase
               user ID and password entries.
-------------  --------------------------------------------------

Entering
Email          After you have successfully completed the logon
               process the UNIX system prompt will appear, such
               as "huey >" or "louie >".

               You are now ready to access electronic mail
               (email).  At the UNIX prompt, using lowercase
               characters only, type:

               email

               and tap the [Enter] (or [Return]) key once.

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WARNING:       Be sure to type "email" and NOT just "mail".  If
               you type "mail" you will access the UNIX default
               mail system rather than Pine.

               If you do make this mistake and you have no
               current messages the message "No mail" will appear
               and you will be returned to the UNIX prompt.  If
               you have any messages, the last message will
               scroll by on the screen and there will be a ?
               prompt at the bottom of the screen.  Type quit at
               the ? prompt to return to the UNIX system prompt.
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You will also learn how to save your text to a floppy disk. This is extremely important since most open labs will not allow you to save to the hard drive. You must bring a floppy disk with you to the workshops. We recommend you have back up floppy disks of all your work as files sometimes get lost, floppy disks can be demagnetized or damaged in other ways. If the document is important, back it up. Also, be sure you protect your floppies by carrying them in a hard plastic container. This keeps them free of dust and protects the disk mechanisms.

If you buy an unformatted disk, you will have to format your floppy before you can save your work to disk. You do this by exiting windows.

At the dos prompt type:
format a:
Then hit the return.
You will be asked to insert your floppy and press "enter" to continue.
The computer will format your disk, reporting progress in percentages. When formatting is complete, the program will ask for a volume label. Simply hit the enter key. You will be asked if you have another disk to format. press "n" for no if you are done. Then remove your formated disk and return to windows by typing "win" at the dos prompt.

We will go through the save procedure for WP in the workshop.


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