Spring 1998, Vol. 19, No. 2

C O N T E N T S

• Go-ahead given for negotiations on renewal of NSF/UCAR cooperative agreement
  Rick Anthes extends appreciation
  
• Bill Buzbee announces plans for retirement
  "1998 is opportune time for new SCD director"
  
• SCD moves to highly parallel, DSM computers
  Users encouraged to become familiar with this technology
  
• SCD seminars to examine "Impact of Internet on World"
  Internet traffic doubles every 100 days
  

Hints: How to run your jobs better

• Using MSS commands on multiple files via the 'list' method
  Handiest method ever
  
• Batch output too large?
  What if it won't fit in your home directory?
  
• How to keep track of SCD computers, products, and libraries
  So many machines, so much software!

News that may affect you

• Chipeta goes online
  New J90se computer doubles GAU pool for community users
  
• How to get a GAU
  Changes made to computer allocation procedures
• Time limits enforced on sioux batch jobs
  How to protect your jobs from timeouts
  
• New version of MSS commands installed
  Replace aging in-house MASnet commands
  
• NCAR Graphics 4.1 software set for summer release
  Most sophisticated package to date
  
• SCD unveils new mathematical library, 'Ngmath'
  Contains a collection of interpolators for 1D, 2D, and 3D data
  
  • Fitgrid interpolates 1D and 2D gridded data
    
  • Natgrid interpolates 2D random data
    
  • Dsgrid interpolates 3D random data
    

Features: People and technology

• EOL: shavano
  How to dismantle a supercomputer
  
• Dick Sato retires
  After 26 years at NCAR
  
• High schools visit NCAR for Computational Science Fair
  Projects demonstrate computational science, info technology
  

Updates in the SCD computing environment

• IRJE system ugpgraded
  
• New sioux queues for you
  
• IDL graphics, NAG libraries available on winterpark
  
• New version of Spherepack may cause "unresolved externals"
  
• New quick reference cards available for MSS, MIGS
  
• "Introduction to NCAR's MSS" userdoc revised
  
• "Getting Started Using the CRAY T3D" userdoc revised
  
• SCD calendar

Off the record

• Who stole the keeshka?
  Proof that programmers can dance
  
• NCAR expands its purview
  Promoting integrity in automotive repair