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 ## Getting started
 
+### Windows 
+
+Please download and install one the two command line tools to connect to Science Cluster.  
+**MobaXTerm**  (http://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/)
+
+**Putty** (http://www.putty.org/)
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+### Macintosh
+
+There is already an application called **Terminal** installed on your system. 
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