> From: dwomble at cmb.biosci.wayne.edu (David Womble)
> To: "bionet.software.gcg mail newsgroup" <bionet-news at dl.ac.uk>
> Subject: Re: version 8.0 (or 8.1?) vs 7.2
>> The Lab (labmail at labtalk.als.orst.edu) wrote:
> : Our site currently has version 7.2 running on SunOS.
>> : Are there any changes in version 8.0 (I assume this is the latest)
> : that make significant improvements for the end user?
>> New features in 8.0 include Prime, for selecting oligonucleotide
> primers, Blast, a built-in blast client that can querry local or NCBI
> databases, and Distances and GrowTree, for evolutionary analyses.
>> The biggest addition is the WPI, a GUI interface for remote X-terminals
> that allows users to manage the GCG package by selecting sequences and
> functions to operate on them with a mouse, from their Windows or Mac
> workstations (running X-server software). This works well for the most
> part, but is rather slow by comparison.
>> The biggest change of all with version 8.0 is that it won't run on your
> SunOS. You will have to switch to Solaris 2.4. This is not a minor
> consideration!
>> -David
>> --
> David D. Womble
> Center for Molecular Medicine and Phone: 313-577-2374
> Genetics, Wayne State University Fax: 313-577-6200
> 5047 Gullen Mall, Detroit, MI 48202 E-mail: dwomble at cmb.biosci.wayne.edu>
I doubt you have to upgrade to Solaris 2.4. I am using GCG 8.0.1 and the WPI
graphic interface with Solaris 2.3 and I have not experienced any problem.
Joao
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