Athena On-Line Help
On this page:
Getting Started
Application Software
Other Resources
Athena is MIT's UNIX-based campus-wide academic computing facility. The Athena system provides computing resources to over 14,000 users across the MIT campus. Athena users have access to software to help them write papers, create graphs, analyze data, communicate with their colleagues, play games, and perform countless other tasks, as well as software designed specifically for classwork.
Getting Started on Athena
- Getting Started on Athena
- Working on Athena
- Working on Athena
- Athena 9.4 Pocket Reference [PDF]
- Residential Networking at MIT - Using Athena from a Dorm, Living Group or Off Campus
- Working with Configuration Files (Dotfiles)
- Printing from Athena
- Remote Access to Athena
- Release Notes (Limited testing in clusters: Debathena Beta)
Application Software on Athena
- Available Athena Software ("What Runs Where")
- Communicating with Other Users
- Electronic Mail on Athena -- IMAP - email
- Zephyr on Athena - instant messaging
- Discuss on Athena - electronic conferencing
- Jabber Instant Messaging Service
- Document Preparation Software
- Emacs on Athena - text editor
- LaTeX on Athena - text formatter system
- Open Office - office suite
- Star Office - office suite
- Spreadsheets
- Xess - spreadsheet
- Numerical and Math Software
- Waterloo Maple - symbolic calculation software
- Matlab - matrix manipulation software
- SAS - statistical software
- Splus - statistical software
- Tecplot - plotting software
Other Resources
- Athena Stock Answers - FAQ
- Ask Athena Consulting (OLC) a Question
- SIPB (Student Information Processing Board) Documentation
- Private Athena Workstations:
- Options for Purchasing an Athena System
- Athena Linux Installation Instructions - for Minimal Standard Athena
- Private Athena Workstation Owners Guide
IS&T Service Desk
Monday-Friday
Telephone/Online: 8am - 6pm
Walk-In (N42) 9:15am - 5pm
Web: IS&T Service Desk
Email: computing-help@mit.edu
Phone: 617.253.1101
