On a recent advertisement ( post card) by MoFlo they implied that digital processing of data (DIVA) was not as good as the MO FLo type of analysis. I thought that digital processing of Coulter and BD was superior to the older designed electronics. Although the distributions from MoFlo do indeed look superior to a BD Vantage ( postcard), the Cytomation people are implying that digital electronics are inferior to their current circuitry. Any opinions on this claim of the new BD equipment with digital electronics as being inferior. Now I am confused as I thought digital was the new and improved way to do flow cytometry. Is this just an advertisement from a company that does not want to get on the digital bandwagon or is it because they do not have it and don't want to redesign their equipment with it just yet. I don't want to get into a debate on the virtues of the different manufacturers but it is important to clarify this point for the flow cytometry community. Bob Robert M. Zucker, PhD U.S. Environmental Protection Agency MD 72 National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 27711 Tel: 919-541-1585; fax 919-541-4017 e-mail: zucker.robert@epa.gov
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