Stata for Unix is discussed in this mannual. Stata for Windows users should see Getting Started with Stata for Windows Stata for Macintosh users, see Getting Started with Stata for Macintosh .This mannual is intended both for people completely new to Stata and for experienced Stata users new to Stata for Unix. Previous Stata users will also find it helpful as a tutorial on some new features in Stata for Unix and as reference for Unix-specific Stata commands.