Quick Studies and Memos

Academic and Research Computing produces instructional documents on using computing services and facilities in the form of Quick Studies, one-page in length, and longer, more detailed memos.

Quick Studies and memos are available in printed form from the racks outside the VCC Help Desk.

To view a Quick Study or a Memo, select either HTML or PDF after the title.
Click here for a list of Quick Studies and Memos by subject.
Click here for a list of Quick Studies and Memos by number.

Quick Studies and Memos (by subject)

Using UNIX/RCS

Quick Study #1: RCS Basics ( HTML | PDF )
Quick Study #2: Useful UNIX Commands ( HTML | PDF )
Quick Study #23: Using the UNIX emacs Editor ( HTML | PDF )
Emacs reference card
Quick Study #24: Using the UNIX Visual Editor (vi) on the RCS UNIX Platform ( HTML | PDF )
Vi reference card
Memo RPI.112: Using UNIX Workstations ( HTML | PDF )
Memo RPI.113: Using UNIX: The Rensselaer Computing System (RCS) ( HTML | PDF)
Memo RPI.114: Sharing Files in RCS UNIX ( HTML | PDF )
Memo RPI.116: Usenet News ( HTML )

Mail

Memo RPI.115: Using Electronic Mail in UNIX: UCB Mail ( HTML | PDF )

Printing / Scanning

Quick Study #16: Printing From RCS UNIX Systems ( HTML | PDF )
Quick Study #27: Printing Mailing Labels from RCS UNIX Systems ( HTML | PDF )
Memo RPI.126: Scanning Images and Text ( HTML | PDF )

Software

Quick Study #20: Using TeX and LaTeX on RCS UNIX Systems ( HTML | PDF )
Memo RPI.109: Text Formatting With LaTeX: A Tutorial ( PDF)
Memo RPI.110: Preparing a Thesis With LaTeX ( PDF )

Remote Access

Quick Study #11: Sharing PC Files Using RCS (sambasrv) ( HTML | PDF )
Quick Study #25: Transferring Files in RCS UNIX Using ftp ( HTML | PDF )
Quick Study #26: Transferring Files on a PC Using FTP ( HTML | PDF )
Quick Study #32: Some Basics about the EZ-Snapshot File Backup Service ( HTML | PDF )
Memo RPI.117: Transferring Files: Using FTP in UNIX ( HTML )

List of Quick Studies and Memos (by number)

Memo RPI.109: Text Formatting With LaTeX: A Tutorial ( PDF)
Memo RPI.110: Preparing a Thesis With LaTeX ( PDF )
Memo RPI.112: Using UNIX Workstations HTML | PDF )
Memo RPI.113: Using UNIX: The Rensselaer Computing System (RCS) ( HTML | PDF )
Memo RPI.114: Sharing Files in RCS UNIX ( HTML | PDF )
Memo RPI.115: Using Electronic Mail in UNIX: UCB Mail ( HTML | PDF )
Memo RPI.116: Usenet News ( HTML )
Memo RPI.117: Transferring Files: Using FTP in UNIX ( HTML )
Memo RPI.120: Creating Web Pages in RPInfo Using HTML ( HTML )
Memo RPI.126: Scanning Images and Text ( HTML | PDF )

Quick Study #1: RCS Basics ( HTML | PDF )
Quick Study #2: Useful UNIX Commands ( HTML | PDF )
Quick Study #11: Sharing PC Files Using RCS (sambasrv) ( HTML | PDF )
Quick Study #16: Printing From RCS UNIX Systems ( HTML | PDF )
Quick Study #20: Using TeX and LaTeX on RCS UNIX Systems ( HTML | PDF )
Quick Study #23: Using the UNIX emacs Editor ( HTML | PDF )
Quick Study #24: Using the UNIX Visual Editor (vi) on the RCS UNIX Platform ( HTML | PDF )
Quick Study #25: Transferring Files in RCS UNIX Using ftp ( HTML | PDF )
Quick Study #26: Transferring Files on a PC Using FTP ( HTML | PDF )
Quick Study #27: Printing Mailing Labels from RCS UNIX Systems ( HTML | PDF )
Quick Study #32: Some Basics about the EZ-Snapshot File Backup Service ( HTML | PDF )

Last modified: June 17, 2011