DON'T PANIC

An Introductory Guide to the 6.001 Computer System

Edition 1.2

December 1997

• The 6.001 Lab and other Scheme Implementations
  • Important Information
  • Scheme Implementations for 6.001
  • Lab Location
  • Lab Assistants
• The Scheme of Things
  • Flow of Control
  • Special Buffers
  • Standard Conventions
• Logging In and Loading the Problem Set
  • Logging In
  • Loading Problem Sets
• Editing Your Code
  • Loading a File into a Buffer
  • Switching Between Buffers
    • The Mini-buffer
  • Editing A Buffer
    • What you should and should not edit
    • Inserting Letters and Moving The Point
    • Undoing Mistakes
    • Using the Region to Copy or Move Text
  • Saving A Buffer
  • Using Dired to Manage Your Files
• Running and Testing Your Code
  • Evaluating Code
  • The `*scheme*' buffer
  • Debugging
  • Stepper
• Using On-Line Documentation
  • Info
  • What is Especially Useful
• Printing and Backing Up Disks
  • Printing A Buffer
  • Making A Transcript
  • Printing Out Graphics
  • Backing Up Your Primary Disk in the 6.001 Lab
• Logging Out and Giving Feedback
  • Logging Out
  • Feedback
• Common Problems and Solutions
  • Edwin won't respond to anything I type!
  • How Can I Reach a "Steady State?"
• Edwin Major Modes for Scheme
  • Scheme Mode
  • REPL Mode
• Editing Commands
  • Lists and S-expressions
  • Indentation
    • Indenting Several Lines
  • Completion for Scheme Symbols
• Debugger
  • Subproblems and Reductions
• Glossary
• Concept Index

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