TCM's Computing Resources

Most information about TCM's computers lies on an internal page resticted to the University. However, a few pieces of information need to be seen by people outside of the University, so are here instead.

For the avoidance of doubt, TCM is not a public service provider, and just because you can read something here by no means implies that you have any right to use it.

Visitors to TCM may wish to know that our prefered means of providing internet access is the Eduroam wireless service. This has to be set up in your home institution, not the institution you are visiting. The second best access system here is a wireless service called Lapwing run by the central University Computing Service. Tickets for it can be provided quite rapidly by both the IT and secretarial staff, and, although most ports are blocked, it does support web browsing, including encrypted web browsing, and ssh (i.e. ports 22, 80, 443, 8008 and 8080 are open). Local printing is possible via IPP and plover (that link will work from Lapwing, but not from outside the University). If your needs will not be met by this service, advance warning may be beneficial.

Collaborators who wish to find out about our repository server can follow the above link.

People looking for their own copies of software authored by MJR, including bmp2eps, check2xsf, epstogif and psimages, will find these links helpful.