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Did You Know You Can Create Your Own Web Pages on
Darkwing, Gladstone, and Oregon? [back
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Although many of you may think of Darkwing, Gladstone and Oregon as "where
you get your email," you may not know your accounts also have space for
you to create your own web pages.
What's that "%" or "$" prompt?
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With so much emphasis on the World Wide Web or client server applications such
as Eudora, Fetch and WS_FTP, many users may not know they can directly "log
in" to their Darkwing, Gladstone, or Oregon account and do things at the
command prompt ("% " on Gladstone and Darkwing and "$" on
Oregon). That process is usually called "logging on via SSH" or "working
at the shell prompt."
Working at the shell prompt is quite different from using a graphical program
on a PC or Mac. When you log in at the shell prompt, you actually type succinct
commands and then hit Return. Text-only output appears in your ssh window.
Although Oregon's OpenVMS commands and the Unix commands used by Darkwing and
Gladstone may seem a bit cryptic at first, the shell prompt is a convenience
that technically inclined users often find very efficient.
Your best guide to using Unix or OpenVMS at the shell prompt is a good book.
Stop by the Computing Center Documents Room Library on the ground floor of McKenzie
Hall in Room 175. Documents Room staff will be happy to suggest some books that
can serve as a good introduction to using Unix or OpenVMS. One particularly
good introductory Unix book is Harley Hahn's "Student's Guide to Unix."
Is Your Email Address Listing in the Online Directory
Correct? [back to top]
To stay in touch with you, friends, colleagues, students, classmates, and instructors
all rely on email addresses stored in the university's online directory ( http://directory.uoregon.edu/
). Please take a moment to check your address to make sure that the email address
shown there is the one you routinely use.
If you see an old or incorrect address, or if you have another address that
you'd simply prefer to have listed, you can change it. For information on how
to change your listing, go to http://duckweb.uoregon.edu/telecom/dir_instructions.html
Instructors: Do You Wish You Could Create a Mailing
List for Your Course? [back
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You can! See http://lists.uoregon.edu/
for more information about managing and applying for a mailing list to use in
conjunction with your course. The application form is available online at http://lists.uoregon.edu/manage.html
Did You Know You Can Receive Selected TV-Quality Video
on Your Networked PC at the UO—and Now Even on Your Networked Mac?
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Try IP/TV (for the PC), or MacTV (for Macs). To download the free client you'll
need, go to
http://videolab.uoregon.edu/download.html
(If you are prompted for a "content manager" during the installation,
please use iptvhost.uoregon.edu )
Note that some of the sessions you may see listed in the content manager may
not always be available; to get started, you may want to begin by trying some
of the sessions listed as "UO Presents..."
Did You Know the UO Offers Dialup Modems for Faculty,
Staff and Student Use? [back
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The UO has nearly 600 modems available for your use. To access the dialins,
you'll first need an account on Darkwing, Gladstone, or Oregon. Then, go to
http://micro.uoregon.edu/getconnected/
Note that the UO's dialin pool is designed for casual use (rather than dedicated
telecommuting use, for example). The UO modems will disconnect you after two
hours whether your session is busy or idle, so please watch your time while
you're online to avoid surprises.
Ever Wonder How the Internet Began? [back
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If you've ever wondered how the Internet got started, you may want to check
out the book "Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins of the Internet"
by Katie Hafner and Matthew Lyon (Touchstone/Simon and Schuster, NY, 1996).
It is a wonderful historical treatment of an exciting period in time.