On Sep 6, 11:22pm, LARKSALES at aol.com wrote:
> Subject: Software
> Dear Sequenchers ,
>................
> the combination of
> automated trimming , fast fragment assembly , and great editing tools make
> Sequencher the hands-down favorite in our lab .
>> I hope that this helps some users and that Sequencher continues to develop in
> the right direction .
>> Yours Sequencingly ,
>> David Cain
>> P.S. I was totally amazed the other day when a few of my collegues started
> writting thier own Apple scripts to work with Sequencher . It is a big bonus
> being able to add extra features and tailor it to your specific needs .
>-- End of excerpt from LARKSALES at aol.com
Well put. I'd like to add a couple of points. They also _supply_ some useful
AppleScripts
which may be edited to taste. I obtained, edited, and use a script that
describes the
contents of a 'project' : how many contigs, how many total bases, average
coverage
per base, etc.
Our one problem (yet to be solved, if I remember correctly) was with the copy
protection
scheme they use, which involves a piece of hardware that goes between the ADB
port
and the keyboard. Evidently the current in our lab is not 'good', so that the
hardware
key would insist that a copy of Sequencher was in use elsewhere on the network.
Basically we would have to shutdown, unplug, replug, restart each day to use
the
program. Minor problem, I agree. This copy protection scheme is something
GeneCodes has
bought from another company BTW.
