Colleagues,
the new version of the Biocomputing Survival Guide is about being
completed. Unlike the previous version, which was implemented in a
word processor, Version 2.0 is written in a new language (JAM - just
another metafile) which allows to include site-specific items, and
alternative documentation for either VMS or UNIX. The new guide has
the potential to become a collaborative project, and will be
available mid-october in JAM source code, together with the program
required to prepare either printed or on-line versions of the docu-
ment. I would need some comments on a preliminary version, which is
currently in HTML, for the VMS operating system.
Any colleague who is interested in providing site documentation and
has an interest in the Guide (or did purchase or download the pre-
vious version) is invited to contact me at this address in order to
share ideas on the final type of layout, and provide feedback on the
site adaption mechanism.
Thanks
Regards
Reinhard Doelz
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