So is C and Fortran. In case you want a compatible environment for logging in from home, we suggest using ringo. Ringo is identical to the desktop systems, except that it has enough memory to be used by multiple users, and it has local disks. Differences You're not likely to notice differences in basic Unix commands. However you may need to adjust your startup scripts.
Some software is located in different places.
Also take a look at where path or PATH is set. Both our Solaris and Alpha systems set up a default path for you. You may be better to use our default path rather than set your own, since you'll make sure that the default path is reasonable on each system. If you need to add things to it, consider adding directories to the initial path rather than completely resetting it. It also defines ps under Solaris to give you the Berkeley format ps.