Pipeline - Table of Contents
March/April 1994 (Volume 5, Number 2)
A list of articles that appeared in the March/April
issue of the Pipeline along with their summaries is presented here.
IRIS Performer: An Overview
Provides an overview of IRIS Performer intended for programmers
already familiar with IRIS GL. IRIS Performer is a
software development environment for programmers implementing
performance-oriented 3-D graphics applications on
SGI systems.
Parallel Throughput on SGI Multiprocessors Running IRIX 5.1
Discusses running a collection of parallelized and non-parallel
tasks on the CHALLENGE and Onyx symmetric shared-memory multiprocessors.
Vi Tips and Tricks
Discusses customizing your environment, defining
function keys, using arrow keys over slow lines, including text from
other sources, and editing a sequence of files.
Configuration and Administration of Anonymous Ftp
Describes anonymous ftp, security considerations,
and configuration and administration of anonymous ftp.
Terminal Definitions in Heterogeneous UNIX Environments
Terminal definitions in AT&T and BSD derived UNIX machines.
Use of terminfo(4) and termcap(3X) and the available
tools to convert from one to the other.
Ergonomics: The Human-Machine Interface
Defines ergonomics and describes how to configure
your workstation to help prevent cumulative trauma disorders.
Using Vi in Single User Mode
How to use vi(1) in single user mode or
from the textport. Includes a table of systems that support this feature.
Frequently-Asked Questions about Hardware
- Removing stuck tapes or CD-ROMs from a drive
- How to clean a mechanical mouse and the mouse pad
Frequently-Asked Questions about IRIX
- System panics and dial and button boxes on Indigos running 4.0.5F
- Support of ISO 9660 CD-ROMs with Rock Ridge extensions
- Problems ejecting CD-ROMs and floppies under 4.0.5H/IOP
- Availability of Pipeline on-line
- Printing multi-page documents from Showcase 3.0
Frequently-Asked Questions about Communications
- Why does the Indigo R4000 see so many collisions
- Collision counting on LANCE-based systems versus SEEQ-based systems
- How to correctly measure Ethernet operation