Download a copy of Ghostscript to view postscript files. The "Obtaining Ghostscript x.xx" link contains a self-extracting executable for Windows machines that installs ghostscript and gsview on your system. Ghostscript is the engine that knows how to display postscript; gsview is a user-friendly application build on top of it that allows you to view postscript files.
We will be using the MSCC UNIX lab for the class this quarter. If you wish, you may do the assignments on your own personal computer. We expect that all assignments will be done using generic ANSI C/C++ and will therefore work with any ANSI-compliant compiler. It is suggested that you test your solution on MSCC machines before turning it in, as that is where the grading will be done.
The following is a set of introductory quick tip sheets about UNIX and the UNIX tools you are likely to use on the MSCC machines. These documents have been compiled over the years by various TAs and are not complete or even guaranteed to be accurate. If you find errors or serious omissions in the documents, please let us know. If you have questions about UNIX or any of the tools, don't hesitate to ask us, the MSCC staff, or your classmates -- the course isn't supposed to test your ability to use UNIX, so don't let yourself get stuck if you can't figure something out.