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Get the Tech Tools CD or go to the CIT download webpage. Go to the section for specific departments. If using the CD, you need to go through MyComputer and right-click on your CD-ROM drive and select the OPEN menu option. This will then open a view of folders available on the CD, click to go into the folder labeled departments. On the website, you simply scroll down to that section.
Open up the directions
  • On the CD: Double click on index.html
  • Webpage: Click on Java 2 SDK v1.3.0, MikTex, & Emacs Link
Install Java 2 SDK v1.3.0 by either copying it from the CD to your C:\ drive or by clicking on the link to begin the download process. Over a traditional dial-up connection, downloading could take an hour+. (The CD costs about $5 to get from UBMicro if you don't have one - it will be easier to get the CD then to wait for it to download.)
Read the instructions for installation and follow them!
Install the Emacs-JDE self-extracting zip by either copying it from the CD to your C:\ drive or by clicking on the link to begin downloading. (Downloading this will take well over an hour as well.)

Follow the instructions for installation: (Reprinted from website)

  • Double click file "Emacs-JDE.exe".
  • You must install emacs in the default directory - "C:\emacs-20.7"
  • Once the install has completed, go to the directory "C:\emacs-20.7\bin" and double click the "addpm.exe"
  • This setup assumes you have installed Java 2 SDK 1.3 in C:\jdk1.3 and its documentation files in C:\jdk1.3\docs. Which is how it will set up by default. If you have installed the Java 2 SDK in a different directory, you must move it to C:\jdk1.3
Now you can write, compile, debug, and run Java programs from home. However, there are a few things that are still needed to run the programs for this class. You need to get my .emacs file from the Resources page.
Now you can do the work for this class, but it will be saved on your home machine. You need to move those files to yeager so they can be submitted. You need to download a file transfer program. Luckily, there is one available on the Tech Tools CD. It is called WS_FTP. Copy/Download this program to your computer and double click the file to install. When this program is started up, it will ask you to enter a host. It will be displaying something by default. You need to click "NEW" and create a new host entry. The entry should look like the one below.

Important: You need to connect to armstrong to ftp files. Armstrong is the main file server - yeager does not support ftp.

After connecting, you will see the contents of your home computer on the left side of the window and the contents of your yeager account on the right. Click on a file and use the arrows to move files back and forth.

Now the files are on your yeager account. You need to zip them up and submit them. You need to interact with yeager directly. Therefore, you need a program like SSH (available on the Tech Tools CD) installed on your computer. Install that program from the CD or download from the website. When you start up SSH, you go to File->Connect and input the information requested. Your host's name is yeager.cse.buffalo.edu and you input your username. When a connection is made, a message that reads like an error appears. Click "Yes" to that message. After that, SSH will prompt you for your password. When the password is accepted, you are connected. Typing 'ls' will give you a list of your files. Now you can follow the instructions for zipping your files and submitting them per the lab instructions.