From owner-drosophila@net.bio.net Mon May 22 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!MORGAN.HARVARD.EDU!flybase From: flybase@MORGAN.HARVARD.EDU (FlyBase Project Members) Newsgroups: bionet.drosophila Subject: Encyclopaedia of Drosophila CD-ROM Date: 23 May 1995 08:34:15 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 121 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <9505231537.AA13155@morgan.harvard.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net The Encyclopaedia of Drosophila CD-ROM Macintosh Compatible only Release 1.0 The Berkeley Drosophila Genome Project (BDGP) and FlyBase announce Release 1.0 of the Macintosh CD-ROM version of the Encyclopaedia of Drosophila (EofD). This is the same version of the EofD CD-ROM that was distributed to registrants at the April 1995 Drosophila Research Conference in Atlanta. The EofD is a graphical interface based on the ACeDB software first developed for the C. elegans database and now in use as a powerful browsing and querying tool for many genome databases. Multiple data sets are displayed on chromosomal maps in which text descriptions of data items are displayed on command by mouse-driven "pointing and clicking". Release 1.0 combines data from the BDGP and from FlyBase in an integrated view. In Release 1.0, all BDGP data (except DNA sequences) and much (but not all) FlyBase data are contained. In contrast, the FlyBase World Wide Web home page (URL = http://morgan.harvard.edu/) contains more FlyBase data but only a subset of BDGP data. Our long term goal is that both the EofD and the FlyBase home page will provide different views of the same comprehensive data set. However, we are probably about a year away from achieving this goal. Before purchasing the EofD, you should make sure you have access to a Macintosh computer with the following attributes: The EofD CD-ROM can only be run on higher end Macintosh computers, those equipped with 68040 or PowerPC processors and a CD-ROM drive. The application runs in native mode on the Power Macintosh and we recommend the Power Macintosh for optimal performance. The EofD requires System 7.1 or higher. System 7.5 is required to use the EofD Guide help facilities. In addition, QuickTime is required to play movies supplied on the CD-ROM. The EofD requires a minimum of 16 Megabytes (MB) of RAM. We recommend turning on Virtual Memory and setting it to at least 32 MB. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The costs of the EofD, including shipping and handling, are, per CD-ROM and user manual: $10 for U.S. purchases and shipment to a U.S. address $15 for international purchases and shipment Order forms must be accompanied by checks or money orders in US dollars made out to "EofD". Only prepaid orders will be accepted. *** Please do *not* send in your order by email! *** Inquiries concerning EofD purchases may be made by telephone to Ms. Palmer at (617) 495-2906 or fax at (617) 495-9300 or by email to eofd-sales@morgan.harvard.edu. Questions concerning the structure or operation of the EofD should be e-mailed to eofd@fly2.berkeley.edu. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRINT OUT AND MAIL THE FOLLOWING FORM TO EofD c/o Dawn Palmer AT THE ADDRESS BELOW. ORDERS MUST BE PREPAID. THE ORDER MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY PAYMENT IN FULL IN A CHECK IN U.S. CURRENCY. ANY OTHER FORM OF PAYMENT WILL BE RETURNED AS INCOMPLETE. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************** EofD Release 1.0 ORDER FORM *************************** Name __________________________________________________ Address _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Telephone ________________________________________ Fax ______________________________________________ Email ____________________________________________ ---------------------------------------------------------------- ALL ORDERS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY FULL PAYMENT IN U.S. CURRENCY DRAWN ON A U.S. BANK MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO "EofD" Orders accompanied by insufficient funds will be returned. No purchase orders, credit card or standing orders can be accepted. _______ copies of EofD at $10 per copy for shipment within the USA $__________ _______ copies of EofD at $15 per copy for international shipment $__________ Orders must be mailed to: EofD c/o Dawn Palmer The Biological Laboratories Harvard University 16 Divinity Avenue Cambridge, MA 02138 USA *** Please do *not* send in your order by email! *** .