MAPMAKER/EXP Version 3.0 and MAPMAKER/QTL Version 1.1 FTP Instructions

MAPMAKER/EXP 3.0 and MAPMAKER/QTL 1.1 are available by anonymous
FTP from host "genome.wi.mit.edu". Conect to this host using your FTP
program and log in as "anonymous", providing your username (or full
email address) as a password. Go to directory:

	distribution/mapmaker3

where you will find the following TEXT files:

  FTP.ME        FTP Instructions (this document)
  READ.ME       Release Notes
  INSTALL.ME    Installation Instructions

If you don't know much about MAPMAKER, or you need to know more about
what kind of computer you need, fetch the READ.ME file. READ.ME also
contains the MAPMAKER license agreement, which you must agree to
before retrieving any software. If you decide to go ahead and fetch
MAPMAKER, fetch the INSTALL.ME file also. Be sure that your FTP
program is set to fetch these files in TEXT mode.

After that, fetch one or more of the following archives, which contain:
- executables for the appropriate machine
- on-line help files
- sample data sets
- portions of the Free Software Foundation's Ghostscript package (PC and Sun)

The following ready-to-run distributions are available:

mapm3pc1.exe, mapm3pc2.exe
- for 386/486 PCs with DOS (self-extracting PK-ZIP archives, you need both)

mapm3-sparc.tar.Z
- for Sun SPARCStations with SunOS (compressed tar archive)

mapm3-aux.hqx
- for Macs with A/UX (BinHexed self-extracting Compact-Pro archive)

In addition, you can fetch:

mapm3-source.tar.Z
- complete source code in C (compressed tar archive, for Unix)
  includes the Free Software Foundation's "GNU readline" package

ghostscript.tar.Z
- full Ghostscript distribution, ver 2.5.2 (compressed tar archive, for Unix)
  includes all documentation, some extra fonts, SPARC executables

maclpr.hqx
- a small Macintosh program which makes it easier to print PostScript files

mapm3src.exe
- complete source code in C (self-extracting PK-ZIP archive, for DOS)

mapm3doc.hqx
- Complete documentation, for Microsoft Word 5.0 on Macintosh (BinHex'ed 
  self-extracting compact-pro archive)

Hints:

You MUST fetch the ".exe" and ".Z" files in BINARY (not TEXT) mode,
or they will become corrupted. You must fetch the ".hqx" files in TEXT
mode. Follow the instructions in INSTALL.ME to unpack the archive and
configure the software for your system.

For A/UX users: We recommend that you use a "real" Mac program (such
as Fetch or HyperFTP) to retireve the ".hqx" files, although you can
do it with A/UX's command line "ftp" program (most Mac FTP programs
know how to decode BinHex files automatically, otherwise you will need
BinHex 4.0.) However, to fetch a ".tar.Z" file, use the command line
"ftp" program. Talk to your network support people for help.

You do NOT need the source code or a C compiler to install the program
on SPARCStation, A/UX, or MS-DOS computers. You are welcome (and
encouraged) to fetch the source code and port it to other platforms,
if you have the expertise to do so. If your port is robust, we will
also make it available by FTP. Ports, bug fixes, enhancements, etc may
be dropped off in the "/incoming" FTP directory (please label then
appropritely and send us email about it!).

If you fetch the program and make any use of it, please register as a
user by sending us the form below. We need to know how many people use
the package in order to get money to distribute it!

Periodically, look on this FTP server for an UPDATE.ME file (or some
such thing), which will tell you of any major bugfixes, enhancements,
etc.
_______________________________________________________________________________

MAPMAKER 3.0 and MAPMAKER/QTL 1.1 Registration and Documentation Request:

Please register me as a MAPMAKER user:  (form for Email)


Name:

Title:

Organization:

Address:

Phone:

Electronic Mail:
(if you read it often enough)


Select either:

____ Please send me one printed copy of the MAPMAKER documentation package.

____ Save a tree and don't send me one. I printed it out myself.


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