This document contains a survey of the complete Starlink Software Collection. The level of detail should enable you to decide whether or not to investigate a specific software item further. Full details of individual items can be found in the document references.
Installation instructions are contained in SUN/212.
The strategy guiding the development of Starlink software is described in SGP/42. A major influence on this strategy is the set of Starlink Software Strategy Groups. Guidelines for members of these groups is given in SGP/44.
New users of Starlink facilities should read the Starlink User’s Guide (SUG).
The World Wide Web is an important tool for informing users about the Starlink Project and its software, and
Starlink has published comprehensive documentation in this medium. Eventually, this will be linked together
as a single hyper-linked document by utilising the HTX utilities (SUN/188). One of the greatest advantages of
the Web is its potential for updating and distributing documents more frequently and rapidly than is practicable
on paper. For current information about the Starlink software and documentation you should refer to the
information on the Starlink Web Site (http://www.starlink.ac.uk/).
This edition describes the Collection as available in the Autumn 2002 CD-ROM distribution of December 2002.