diff --git a/da/platform/jet.py b/da/platform/jet.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# jet.py
+
+"""
+Author : peters 
+
+Revision History:
+File created on 06 Sep 2010.
+
+"""
+
+import os
+import sys
+import subprocess
+import logging
+
+from da.baseclasses.jobcontrol import PlatForm
+
+class JetPlatForm(PlatForm):
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.Identifier     = 'NOAA jet'    # the identifier gives the platform name
+        self.Version        = '1.0'     # the platform version used
+        print self
+
+    def GetJobTemplate(self,joboptions={}):
+        """ Return the job template for a given computing system, and fill it with options from the dictionary provided as argument"""
+
+        template = """## \n"""+ \
+                   """## This is a set of dummy names, to be replaced by values from the dictionary \n"""+ \
+                   """## Please make your own platform specific template with your own keys and place it in a subfolder of the da package.\n """+ \
+                   """## \n"""+ \
+                   """ \n"""+ \
+                   """#$ jobname \n"""+ \
+                   """#$ jobaccount \n"""+ \
+                   """#$ jobnodes \n"""+ \
+                   """#$ jobtime \n"""+ \
+                   """#$ jobshell \n """+ \
+                   """\n """
+
+        for k,v in joboptions.iteritems():
+            while k in template:
+                template = template.replace(k,v)
+
+        return template
+
+    def SubmitJob(self,jobfile):                   
+        """ This method submits a jobfile to the queue, and returns the queue ID """
+        
+        cmd     = ['qsub',jobfile]
+        output  = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE).communicate()[0]  ; logging.info(output)
+        jobid   = output.split()[2]
+
+        return jobid
+
+    def KillJob(self,jobid):                   
+        """ This method kills a running job """
+        
+        output = subprocess.Popen(['qdel',jobid], stdout=subprocess.PIPE).communicate()[0]  ; logging.info(output)
+
+        return output
+
+    def StatJob(self,jobid):                   
+        """ This method gets the status of a running job """
+        import subprocess
+        
+        output = subprocess.Popen(['qstat',jobid], stdout=subprocess.PIPE).communicate()[0]  ; logging.info(output)
+
+        return output
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    pass
diff --git a/da/platform/maunaloa.py b/da/platform/maunaloa.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# maunaloa.py
+
+"""
+Author : peters 
+
+Revision History:
+File created on 06 Sep 2010.
+
+"""
+
+
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    pass
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