Chapter 2
Starting Up

This chapter contains general information concerning the steps needed to obtain access to, and use, an  system. It attempts (as does the design and coding of  itself) to avoid specific references to particular computer devices and to the peculiarities of any one  installation. We will assume, for the most part, that you will be running  on a Unix workstation although  should still work in more classical environments. Even for workstations of the “same” operating system, some installation-specific practicalities remain. For the NRAO installations, these are described in Appendix Z.

 2.1 Obtaining access to an computer
 2.2 Using the workstation
  2.2.1 Logging in to the workstation
  2.2.2 Control characters on the workstation
  2.2.3 Starting the AIPS program
  2.2.4 Typing commands to the AIPS program
 2.3 Managing windows
  2.3.1 General window management
  2.3.2 Managing the TV window called XAS
 2.4 Additional recipes