One can download for free from Nomachine for Windows 2000/XP/Vista, Mac OSX 10.3/4/5, and various distributions of linux (Suse 10.3/Fedora 8), a client that will allow you to work directly on calclab1.math.tamu.edu over the internet using the GUI interface.

The configuration is straightforward: Login and Password are those that you use on calclab1. Session is calclab1. Host is calclab1.math.tamu.edu. Desktop is unix KDE. Speed is ADSL. Display can be set to Available area.