Analysis software for the Mac
Dr William Smith (williams@ichr.uwa.edu.au)
Tue, 9 Sep 1997 09:10:16 +0800
I asked a question regarding the above some time ago and received some
helpful replies, thanks.
It seems that the programs divide into two price categories, the expensive
(CellQuest, MacLAS, FCAP List, and Verity's WinList for the Mac, not yet
released) and the relatively inexpensive, namely FlowJo and FCAP Easy.
We have looked at both of the latter since our facility is primarily PC
based and we just wanted some additional packages for us Mac users, so
can't afford to spend a lot.
We have been very impressed by FlowJo, from the point of view af flexible
batch analysis, ease of use, well set up program and excellent support via
the web site or email. We shall shortly be purchasing several copies (when
we can arrange the funds, Adam!).
For others with similar requirements I would recommend also having a look
at FCAP Easy, it has a few other functions at a similar price but I have to
say I didn't find it easy to use and it didn't really suit our purposes,
but others may prefer it.
The other solution of running WinMDI under Virtual PC or SoftWindows we
also tried, and as others had warned us it was quite slow (on a 7200/120
PowerPC) and painfully slow printing. Also, while I still love the graphics
of this program, the inability to save the workspace (FlowJo term) to come
back to later is a major disadvantage now.
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