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> Software such as Attractors is the engine that drives our
> hardware. Would you purchase a Chevrolet and replace the
> engine with a BMW's?
> If you want the performance of the BMW, you buy a BMW!
<flame on>
Some of us are used to jacking up things like a FACS-II (with the PHA,
remember) and sliding in a four channel ADC box, an LSI-11, a PDP-11/34,
and a raft of in-house acquisition and analysis software and showing the
world what can be done with a properly instrumented cytometer.
... which is more like installing a Ferrari engine in a VW Bug, and is a
lot of fun when you finally get it to work!
<flame off>
... Reality Check ...
We do need to keep a bit of perspective here.
The emphasis on the importance of analysis software is relatively new at
BDIS, and should perhaps be encouraged (;-).
Crippling (or licensing) a software product so it won't work with your
competitor's data files is no great crime. It just limits the market for
the software, and encourages third party developers to come up with
something truly general.
Are you listening, Verity ??
So long as the acquisition system's data files are well defined (hopefully
even compliant with published standards) we'll be able to cope.
... Luther
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