Spring 1999, Vol. 20, No. 1

C O N T E N T S

Columns

• On the road again
  SCD represents NCAR at scientific conferences

  
  

Hints: How to run your jobs better

• Five ways to submit Cray jobs
  Qsub, IRJE, MIGS, XXjob, Cqsub
  
• Where to find information on MPI and PVM
  Message-passing packages for parallel processing are available on SCD systems
  
• How to read IEEE files on DEC computers
  Four methods for "little-endian" machines
• Looking for temporary disk space? Look here!
  Handy table summarizes what's available
  
• EQC utility lets you access e-mail and phone info
  Or, how to use "The Little Black Book" at NCAR/UCAR

• Special section: Help for NCAR Graphics users
  Tips for better scientific visualization
  • GSUN: Graphics made easier in NCL
    A simpler interface to NCL's graphical display capabilities
    
  • From AliceBlue to YellowGreen: Name those colors!
    How to use the handy new named colors in NCL

News that may affect you

• What you should know about OpenMP
  Simple interface for parallel applications is available on SCD Origin and Cray computers
  
• New versions of PrgEnv and MPT available on Crays
  Complete descriptions of new features are online

Features: People and technology

• Farewell to MASnet: A network era ends
  System lasted more than twenty years
  
• SCD publishes FY1998 Annual Scientific Report
  Or, "SCD's Greatest Hits"

  
  

What have we done for you lately?

• We're all in this together: SCD goes to bat for NCAR users
  In a high-tech era, human service still counts . . .
  

Updates in the SCD computing environment

• SCD 1999 calendar
  
• MSS "Quick Reference" card updated in January 1999
  
• Updated "Introduction to the MSS" explains new import, export commands
  

Off the record

• Why is SCD like the Denver Broncos?
  Three big reasons