PIR Release 45 is available for anonymous FTP from
ftp.bchs.uh.edu:/pub/gene-server/pir/pir_rel45/...
PIR Release 45 is also available on the UH PIR Gopher,
gopher://gopher.bchs.uh.edu
The GCG-formatted databases will be produced as soon as I can get
the disk space. This will probably be this
weekend but may be sooner.
Please note the new info below, from
ftp.bchs.uh.edu:/pub/gene-server/pir/pir_rel45/000README.
dan davison
This file describes the lastest available release of the
PIR-International Protein Sequence Database on the University of Houston
anonymous FTP server.
The release is available in two formats: the VMS compatible (NBRF-PIR
formatted) version and the ASCII CARD image (CODATA formatted) version.
All files originate in the path: /pub/gene-server/pir/pir_relXX
where XX is the latest release number.
Non format-specific files and documents are in this directory.
VMS specific files are in the vms subdirectory and
ASCII specific files are in the ascii subdirectory.
VMS version
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The VMS version of the database contains the datasets PIR1, PIR2, PIR3 and
NRL_3D in NBRF-PIR format split among two files (.REF and .SEQ) for each
dataset.
Please refer to the following documents for more information:
00TAPE_DOC.VMS - document describing lastest release
0PRFILE_DOC.VMS - document describing NBRF-PIR file format
0PROTEIN_DOC.VMS - document describing NBRF-PIR database file structure
and format specification
Files with the ".Z" extension have been compressed by LZCOMP. LZDCMP
preserves the VAX/VMS file characteristics and is required to uncompress
these files after binary transfer. The LZ suite of programs may be acquired
from the PIR Anonymous FTP server at NBRF.Georgetown.Edu in directory
[ANONYMOUS.COMPRESS]. For VMS systems the LZ.SHAR file contains the
software; for non-VMS systems a series of .C and .H source files is
available. The DCOMPRESS program may also be used to uncompress these files.
ASCII version
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The ASCII version of the database contains the datasets PIR1, PIR2, PIR3 and
NRL_3D in CODATA sequence exchange format.
Please refer to the following documents for more information:
00TAPE_DOC.ASCII - document describing lastest release
0PROTEIN_DOC.ASCII - document describing CODATA exchange format
specification
Files with the ".Z" extension have been compressed by the Unix
compatible "zcompress" program. Use LZDCMP or "zcompress -d" to
uncompress selected files after a binary transfer.
Not all files listed in the documents are available on the FTP server.
If you would like access to data not presently available but listed in one
of the documents or if you have suggestions or comments please notify:
Christopher Marzec
Internet: MARZEC at NBRF.Georgetown.edu
BITNET: MARZEC at GUNBRF.BITNET
voice: (202) 687-2121
