That Which Does Not Suck: Computers

Computer Links

Try Linux!

Linux is a freely distributable UNIX-clone for PC's and other architectures. It comes with all of the workstation goodies you'd expect: X-windows, a full development environment (g++, gdb, etc.), user interface tools (Interviews, Tcl/Tk), graphics and plotting tools (xfig, xv, and gnuplot), and all sorts of other useful stuff. Best of all, Bill Gates hasn't gotten his grubby paws on any of it.

Sunsite's Linux Page The Linux Documentation Project's homepage.
Linux Dot Org The place you should start if you are looking for more info.
The Debian/GNU Linux Distribution The Linux flavor that I use.
Free Scientific Software for Linux A comprehensive list of useful software compiled for Linux.

Scientific Visualization

AVS An excellent general- purpose visualization package written in OpenGL (commercial).
IRIS Explorer Center Another general pupose visualization software that began life at Silicon Graphics (commercial).
GeomView Software for manipulating geometric objects courtesy of the Geometry Center at the University of Minnesota.
Vis5D A visualization system for 5D gridded data.

Miscellaneous

Tcl/Tk Project at Sun Microsystems. Tcl/Tk is a freely distributable interface builder.
Tcl/Tk Other Tcl/Tk Web resources.
WWW Style Manual An excellent style manual written by the Yale University Center for Instructional Media.

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