drbob@hpuxa.ircc.ohio-state.edu (Robert H. Woodman) (09/29/90)
My boss has asked me to find a new program for drawing and printing plasmids (at publication-quality print on a Hewlett-Packard DeskJet Plus or LaserJet II). He is dissatisfied with the two programs he presently uses and wants new programs. His main gripes are (1) that the programs are not easy to use; (2) that the programs require you to do a bit of guessing about where on a cir- cular plasmid map to place the restriction sites (he wants a program which will allow him to make the circular maps and either accurately place the sites on the map or tells him the correct number of degrees to go to place the site himself); and (3) the quality of the printed output is surprisingly poor, despite the fact that he uses either a DeskJet Plus or a LaserJet II. I desire any and all suggestions for programs. Naturally, shareware is most desired, but relatively reasonably-priced commercial software is also acceptable. The main thing is to get programs which do not contain those qualities about which he complains. Thank you for your help. Bob Woodman -=- ********************************************************************* *Bob Woodman * "A job not worth doing well is not * *INTERNET: woodman.1@osu.edu * worth doing."--Salvador Luria * *********************************************************************