<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> <!--Converted with LaTeX2HTML 98.1p1 release (March 2nd, 1998) originally by Nikos Drakos (nikos@cbl.leeds.ac.uk), CBLU, University of Leeds * revised and updated by: Marcus Hennecke, Ross Moore, Herb Swan * with significant contributions from: Jens Lippmann, Marek Rouchal, Martin Wilck and others --> <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Cook-Book</TITLE> <META NAME="description" CONTENT="Cook-Book"> <META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="vol1"> <META NAME="resource-type" CONTENT="document"> <META NAME="distribution" CONTENT="global"> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <LINK REL="STYLESHEET" HREF="vol1.css"> <LINK REL="next" HREF="node22.html"> <LINK REL="previous" HREF="node4.html"> <LINK REL="up" HREF="vol1.html"> <LINK REL="next" HREF="node16.html"> </HEAD> <BODY > <!--Navigation Panel--> <A NAME="tex2html639" HREF="node16.html"> <IMG WIDTH="37" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="next" SRC="icons.gif/next_motif.gif"></A> <A NAME="tex2html635" HREF="vol1.html"> <IMG WIDTH="26" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="up" SRC="icons.gif/up_motif.gif"></A> <A NAME="tex2html629" HREF="node14.html"> <IMG WIDTH="63" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="previous" SRC="icons.gif/previous_motif.gif"></A> <A NAME="tex2html637" HREF="node1.html"> <IMG WIDTH="65" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="contents" SRC="icons.gif/contents_motif.gif"></A> <A NAME="tex2html638" HREF="node216.html"> <IMG WIDTH="43" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="index" SRC="icons.gif/index_motif.gif"></A> <BR> <B> Next:</B> <A NAME="tex2html640" HREF="node16.html">Terminology</A> <B> Up:</B> <A NAME="tex2html636" HREF="vol1.html">No Title</A> <B> Previous:</B> <A NAME="tex2html630" HREF="node14.html">Other Relevant Documents</A> <BR> <BR> <!--End of Navigation Panel--> <H1><A NAME="SECTION00500000000000000000"> </A> <A NAME="cook-book"> </A> <BR> Cook-Book </H1> <P> This chapter outlines the necessary information to get started with the MIDAS system. Further details can be found in the appropriate sections of the following chapters. <P> The essential steps are: <UL> <LI>To login to the computer you want to use. <LI>Start up the MIDAS monitor. <LI>Load some data from tape or via <TT>ftp</TT> into your disk space. <LI>Execute the MIDAS commands you want. <LI>Save processed data on tape. <LI>Exit from the MIDAS monitor and logout. </UL>These steps are outlined in the following sections. <P> <BR><HR> <!--Table of Child-Links--> <A NAME="CHILD_LINKS"> </A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="tex2html641" HREF="node16.html">Terminology</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html642" HREF="node17.html">Commands</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html643" HREF="node18.html">Getting Started</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="tex2html644" HREF="node19.html">Simple MIDAS Session</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html645" HREF="node20.html">Exit and Logout</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html646" HREF="node21.html">Executing System Commands</A> </UL></UL> <!--End of Table of Child-Links--> <BR><HR> <ADDRESS> <I>Petra Nass</I> <BR><I>1999-06-09</I> </ADDRESS> </BODY> </HTML>
