dcurtis@crc.ac.uk (Dr. David Curtis) (12/10/90)
In article <OIVINDB.90Dec6143655@ulrik.uio.no> oivindb@ulrik.uio.no writes: > > I am on the look-out for two types of computer programs, >preferably ftp-able from some site: > > 2) Graphics programs to draw pedigrees from basic family information >(i.e. typed from the keyboard or put in a file). > > Programs to run under Unix would be of most interest, but >also DOS-programs. I recently published a notice about a pedigree-drawing program which might be of interest (A program to draw pedigrees using LINKAGE or LINKSYS data files. Ann. Hum. Genet. 54 365-367). It runs under MSDOS and is freely available to academic and public health institutions. I haven't submitted it to an FTP site (yet) and probably the best way to get it is to send me 5.25" floppy disks, though I suppose I could try experimenting with e-mailing it if somebody _really_ wanted. Output is to old Microsoft Paint style bitmap files, which can be printed off using Microsoft Windows, Wordperfect 5.*, or directly onto an Epson-compatible dot-matrix printer. If you would like a copy please write to me at the Middlesex enclosing the appropriate number of disks: Disk 1: PEDRAW + documentation + TABLE, a utility to produce tables of lod scores from MLINK and LINKMAP output, and prepare graph files of lod scores. Disk 2: A few utilities to view, resize and join together Microsoft Paint files. Disk 3: EASIPLOT, a general graphing program which can be used to draw graphs of lod score v. distance/recombination fraction using the graph files produced by TABLE. Disk 4: EASISTAT, a general (not genetic) statistics program which works with EASIPLOT. Email me if you would like further details about any of these. Dave Curtis Academic Department of Psychiatry, Janet: dc@UK.AC.UCL.SM.PSYCH Middlesex Hospital, Elsewhere: dc@PSYCH.SM.UCL.AC.UK Mortimer Street, London W1N 8AA. EARN/Bitnet: dc%PSYCH.SM.UCL@UKACRL