title: Autospec: computerized processing of the data output from a spectrophotometer in a biochemical laboratory.
abstract: Autospec was designed to acquire data output from a Beckman DU series 60 spectrophotometer and to process these data with an IBM or IBM-compatible computer. It functions in conjunction with the Beckman DU Data Capture and Lotus 1-2-3 softwares. Autospec automatically stores data produced by the spectrophotometer, determines standard curves and calculates unknown concentrations of the substance being assayed. The principal features of Autospec are simplicity of use, adaptability and flexibility, minimal intervention from the operator, standardized print-outs of all data in tabular and graphic forms, accuracy of computations, speed of operation, and ease of storage and back-up of data files.
authors.affiliation: Neonatal Research Laboratories, C. S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Detroit, Michigan.
authors.forename: V R
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Krishnan
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Morbach
authors.forename: Y W
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Brans
mesh_terms: D001671:Biochemistry / Q000379:methods; D001330:Electronic Data Processing; D008838:Microcomputers; D012984:Software; D012985:Software Design; D013053:Spectrophotometry; D014584:User-Computer Interface