As long as you have an active internet connection, you may connect to the Mode machine via your computer’s telnet application. You will be prompted for your AiS Challenge username and password.
· PC Tutorial: http://www.challenge.nm.org/ctg/login/tutorial.shtml
Unlike a PC or Mac, Mode does not run a Graphical User Interface (GUI). Mode runs Unix – an operating system which is typically text-based. In order to develop programs, create web pages, and access email, you will need to learn a host of text-based Unix commands and utilities.
· Basic Unix Commands: http://www.challenge.nm.org/ctg/unix/basic.shtml
· Create / Edit Files: http://www.challenge.nm.org/ctg/unix/pico.shtml
Programming utilities are available for the Java, C, C++, and Fortran languages. Others, such as Perl and Python are also available.
· Simple C++ / Java Tutorials: http://www.challenge.nm.org/ctg/
Mode is also a web server. You may make AiS Challenge related web pages available to the public by placing them in your ‘public_html’ directory (folder).
· Creating / Posting Pages: http://www.challenge.nm.org/ctg/extras/html.shtml
Every AiS Challenge participant receives an email account for the year. You may access this account via a text-based tool, or by a graphical web-based tool.