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. ______________________________________________ Dr William Smith Institute for Child Health Research (Company Limited by Guarantee ACN 009 278 755) Subiaco, Western Australia, 6008 PO Box 855 West Perth WA 6872 Ph 61 8 9340 8792/8388, Fax 61 8 9388 3414 email williams@ichr.uwa.edu.au ______________________________________________
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