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COMPUTER SOFTWARE AVAILABLE--FOR GIVE-AWAY,
SALE, OR EXCHANGE
Gary W. Moorman has an illustrated key to diseases of dogwood (Cornus florida) for
Macintosh computer users who have Telos "Filevision" software.
Fred Rhoades offers PC-TAXONIASKATAXA. It generates synoptic keys and provides rapid
microcomputer access and editing, including hard-copy key printing. Define keys to 128 taxa,
using 400 character-states. Requirements: IBM PCIXTIAT with 192k memory (128k for ASKATAXA
which does not have editing routines), DOS 2.0 or higher, monitor capable of displaying 80
column text. Specify version for IBM color adapter (card) or other adapter (non-colorcompatible
cards and monochrome). $50 for full version. $5 for shortened demo version.
Walter J. Sundberg has available a MYCOLOGICAL DICTIONARY DISK for use with Sensible
Speller (Apple, IIe DOS 3.3), includes most terms in Snell and Dick's "A Glossary of Mycology"
and more. $20.00/copy, disk included (available as of July 1).
Edmund E. Tylutki would 1 ike to correspond with anyone interested in developing an expert
system for Agaricales, including the application of the interactive video disk technology in
the system.
Rod Tul loss has two programs avai 1 able: 1) TAXON wi 11 , given specific or subspeci f i c
epithet or a syllable from such an epithet, find all occurrences of that epithet (masculine,
feminine, or neuter endings; capitalized or not) in a dataset. This has been implemented to
search for previous applications of epithets. The program wi 11 a1 so provide i nformation on
type locality (where known to the constructor of the data files). The program is implemented
in UNIX (Trademark of Bell Laboratories) shell on an IBM PC XT running PCIIX. I will charge a
nominal amount per floppy disk copy depending upon whether or not the inquirer supplies hislher
own floppies, and 2) AMANITA.EXPERT is implemented in Univ. of New South Wales PROLOG under
UNIX and makes use of the UNIX shell in part. If you're interesting in a listing, a copy on
tape, or more detail about the implementation, make inquiry. The project was developed by me
whi le teaching mysel f PROLOG in my job at AT&T Technologies, Engineering Research Center,
Princeton, NJ. A formal release from AT&T may be necessary before the material can be shared
in full.
MSA PLACEMENT SERVICE
The Society's placement service has been established and is
operating well to the extent that it has been used. Only ten
people have placed material on file for seven positions that have
been listed with the service. Prospective employers have been
provided with the records of appropriate candidates. In some
cases we have not been able to recommend suitable candidates for
the position listed. Persons seeking placement have been sent job
descriptions that fit their qualifications.
For Dur placement service to be effective, we need many more
records on file. There must be more than ten people who are
looking for jobs at the present time! All members of the MSA need
to assist in getting potential employers to list positions with
our service. With more positions and candidates listed, the
service should be valuable to all concerned.