Version 2 of Genbank Search stack for Macintoshes is
now available. This version incorporates requests to
the BLAST search server at genbank.bio.net.
The GenBank Search is a Macintosh Hypercard stack for
interacting with the computer services of GenBank, the
molecular biology databank. Computer services from Genbank
at Intelligenetics includes these free search and fetch
services thru electronic mail:
* Searching of the current GenBank databank for similarities
with a query nucleic acid or protein sequence of yours, and
* Retreival of a sequence in the current GenBank by locus
name or accession number.
To use this GenBank Search stack, you must have:
-- a Macintosh with Hypercard version 2, and Mac System 6.0.5
or later
-- that Mac needs to be connected to the national Internet
network, thru an Appletalk or Ethernet cable,
-- your Mac must have the MacTCP communications software,
and Hypercard version 1.2 or later, from Apple Computer,
-- you must have a valid Internet return mail address.
GenBank Search stack is available via anonymous FTP from
% ftp FTP.Bio.Indiana.Edu
Name: anonymous
password: your_user_name
ftp> cd molbio/mac
ftp> get gbsearch.hqx
ftp> bye
This file is a binhex encoding of a stuffit archive of the
stack.
-- Don
Don Gilbert gilbert at bio.indiana.edu
biocomputing office, biology dept., indiana univ., bloomington, in 47405
IUBio archive for molecular and general biology -- ftp.bio.indiana.edu
CERFnet award for excellence in networked applications, 1991
--
Don Gilbert gilbert at bio.indiana.edu
biocomputing office, biology dept., indiana univ., bloomington, in 47405
