Remote Access from Mac OSX
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Connecting
You can use the Athena dialup machine at athena.dialup.mit.edu to access your Athena account (and Python) via ssh (with X-forwarding enabled) from a terminal:
$ ssh -X USERNAME@athena.dialup.mit.edu
where USERNAME is your Athena username. Enter your Athena password. After logging in, run the command:
$ add -f 6.01
and then you can run the proper version of Python with python3.