title: A compact, flexible and cheap system for acquiring sequence data from autoradiograms with a digitizer and transferring it to an arbitrary host computer.
abstract: In this article we describe MS-EdSeq, an integrated system for fast and accurate gel reading combined with safe and automatic file transfer to an arbitrary host computer. The uniqueness of MS-EdSeq is its way of forming a link between the interactive sequence editor on the PC and the potential of the minicomputer acting as a host, thus making optimal use of both systems. This is especially suited for the moderately sized research group, using DNA-sequencing as one of various biochemical methods, where PCs are already in use for other tasks and a minicomputer is available. The gel reading algorithm described is fast, accurate and simple and the file transfer relies on the safe and well-known Kermit programs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Biochemistry, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sjöberg
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Carlsson
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Enerbäck
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bjursell
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001322:Autoanalysis; D001345:Autoradiography; D001483:Base Sequence; D003199:Computer Systems; D008905:Minicomputers; D012984:Software; D012985:Software Design