Software Links for Windows

General

• Mozilla FireFox
• jdk (Java development toolkit)
• Adobe Acrobat
• Postscript Driver
• 7-zip or Info-Zip
• Borland free command-line compiler ("freecommandLinetools.exe", "TurboDebugger.exe", Installation)
• gif animator
• a free image package (Picture Publisher ?)

Open Source software

• Gnu emacs for Windows.
  • Installation is a bit awkward but not that difficult. See FAQ.
• Xemacs for Windows.
  • Straightforward installation.
• Cygwin tools: a comprehensive unix environment for windows
  • Includes a good X server. Includes development tools.
  • Installation: see FAQ. Do a first "base" installation. Add missing packages next. Installing in a non "C:" partition is possible.
• Ports of unix utilities to Windows
  • GNU utilities for Win32: native port of GNU utilities
  • GnuWin32: another port of GNU utilities.
  • (old) Win32 Un*x Utility Ports
  • MinGW: GNU development tools that create native Windows application that do not rely on third party DLLs.
  • less (Cygwin includes less)
• Ghostscript/Ghostview
  • Simple wizard based installation.
• Latex
• PuTTY: a free Win32 Telnet/SSH client
  • Straightforward installation.
  • Nicer colour scheme
    • Default Foreground: 0 0 0
    • Default Bold Foreground: 0 0 255
    • Default Background: 206 255 221
    • Default Bold Background: 255 0 0
• jedit: an editor

CD

• GNUWin II

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