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| SKIS v 5.2 | the Six Kingdom Inventory System | November 1993 |
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| The SKI-System is now available via anonymous FTP from the |
| following sites:- |
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| Asian users, NCTUCCCA.edu.tw:/garbo/pc/science |
| American users, wuarchive.wustl.edu:/systems/ibmpc/garbo/science |
| European users, garbo.uwasa.fi:/pc/science |
| Oceanian users, archie.au:/micros/pc/garbo/pc/science |
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| SKIS is a totally new biodiversity information management system |
| allowing basic data capture with user control over Taxonomic |
| Standards. SKIS_52.ZIP contains the fully functional program |
| - SKI_IN.EXE, data files (NAMs - for Birds, Mammals, Plants), |
| documentation and examples. SKIS is MSDOS-based. |
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| SKI_IN builds and organizes annotated taxonomic checklists |
| (SKI-files). The Biological Classification is used as an |
| hierarchical Index; this is represented by a short and |
| meaningful code. SKI_INput has many data management facilities, |
| allowing SKI-files to be passed to spreadsheets or database |
| programs for other use. |
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| The file: SKIS_52.ZIP, requires PKZIP v2.04G to decompress the |
| files it contains. (via garbo.uwasa.fi:/pc/arcers pkz204g.exe) |
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| Free to private individuals. |
| Businesses will require a negotiated licence. |
| Concession rates for Conservation and Education projects. |
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| Derek Gunn, Cedric Woods |
| Internet: Gunn at otago.ac.nz; SKIS at gn.apc.org |
| Address : P.O.Box 6269, Dunedin, New Zealand |
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For those new to FTP, below is an example of
a typical FTP session:
ftp garbo.uwasa.fi #FTP connect to Garbo
anonymous #Use this name to get temporary privileges
Type (at least) the first part of your email address as your password
cd /pc/science #Go to the relevant directory
bin #Use the binary mode in program transfers
dir #Get a look at the directory's contents
get skis_52.zip #Get the (221K) file to your default directory
close #Close the connection to Garbo
quit #Quit the FTP program
