NAG Fortran Library Mark 16 has been updated to Mark 17 on the UCS STARRS
(node Pegasus) and the UCS DEC AXP (node Chrome). The updated version
contains 1152 documented routines, of which 43 are new. For information on
the new features and additions, at the Pegasus or Chrome system prompt,
type: naghelp news. At the news prompt, type the appropriate parameter.

You do not need to change the way you link your Fortran command file to the
NAG subroutine library. For information on linking to the NAG Fortran
Library from Pegasus and Chrome, see the UCS Knowledge Base
(http://sckb.ucssc.indiana.edu/kb/index.cgi).

Help files

A number of subdirectories (e.g., examples, source, doc) are stored in the
directory /pegasus1/naglib17/flib617da. They include sample files, source
files, news, and so on.  On Chrome, the subdirectories are located in
/usr/math-apps/nag directory.

The NAG On-line Information Supplement is available on  Pegasus and Chrome.
It provides a transportable, interactive HELP system to support NAG Library
users and complements the published NAG Fortran Library Manuals, but does
not replace them.

To access NAG On-line help, at the system prompt, type: naghelp. For help
on a specific topic, type:

       naghelp

or
       naghelp [topic]    (supply the topic you want).


NAG documentation is available for reference at the Swain, Business/SPEA,
and Education Reserve Libraries, and at the UCS Stat/Math Center. You may
also order documents through the IU Bookstore.

For help using NAG Library from the UCS shared computers, send e-mail to
the UCS Stat/Math Center, 618 E Third St., statmath, or call 812/855-4724.


       


Oct. 1, 1996 - New software on Cobalt

Matlab and Maple have been installed on Cobalt.  Cobalt is an HP9000 Model 819,
and only a few institutions in the entire world have Matlab running on this 
platform.  UCS encourages migration of numerical computing work from other 
platforms to Cobalt, which is particularly well-suited for such work. For 
example, a 12 gigaflop test job took nearly 1600 seconds on Chrome, a very 
well-endowed [1.5 GB RAM] DEC Alpha, but only 1100 seconds on Cobalt. 

Anyone wishing assistance with migration from other platforms should contact 
the Stat/Math Center.