To use the Maple graphical user interface in X Window mode you must be running an X server on your desktop system. This can be the X11 utility application that comes as part of the Macintosh OS X system, the Cygwin X Window package available as freeware for Microsoft Windows, or other X Window server.

There are two options for Maple X Window interfaces: -cw and -x. The -cw option selects the "Classic Worksheet" interface. This provides a basic worksheet environment and is much faster than the full X Window interface. The -x option selects the "Standard Worksheet" interface. This is fancier, but slower.

From an xterm window start an IRES session from Cygwin with the command:
    ssh -X username@ires.ku.edu
or from Macintosh X11 with the command:
    ssh -Y username@ires.ku.edu
where "username" is the name of your IRES account.

At the command prompt in your IRES session enter
    maple -cw
or
    maple -x