Yale Univeristy
		Center for Structural Biology
		  Core Computing Laboratory

	
2003.02.19 -- An updated version of Sharp is running on Bhima. To use
	the program point your browser to http://bhima.core:8080

2003.02.25 -- The updated version of CCP4, version 4.2.2, should now
	run on the Alpha computers, as well as Linux and SGI.

2003.12.22 -- Ribbons 3.21, a bugfix for Ribbons 3.20, is now available
	for SGI, Linux, and Mac OS X.  This fixes errors with map
	appearance in 3.20.  The layout of some menu items has also
	apparently been changed, so beware!  The setup process has been
	changed to "setup ribbons", "setup ribbons old", and "setup
	ribbons new", though version numbers will still currently work.

2004.02.11 -- A program is available to convert O plot files to POV-Ray
	format.  On a Linux or SGI computer, simply type "plt_pov".

2004.02.11 -- DVD burning is now available for Linux.  Use the command
	"burndvd" on the workstation named loon.  The DVD writer is the
	drive on top of the workstation.  NOTE: When backing up the
	contents of a network directory (e.g., /csb/something), cd into
	the directory before running burndvd.

2004.03.22 -- A new version of SnB is available for Linux, SGI, and
	Alpha.  Use "setup snb" to set up.  The previous version for
	SGI and Alpha is available by using "setup snb old".

2004.04.28 -- Some electrostatic calcuation and display features have
	been added to a special version of PyMOL.  See the Core PyMOL
	page for a few more details.  Use "setup pymol-electro" to run.

2004.05.17 -- BnP, a new GUI system for running Shake 'n' Bake and
	PHASES, is available on Linux systems by issuing the command
	"setup bnp".  In a subdirectory with your SnB-ready data files,
	simply type "BnP" to begin.

2004.05.17 -- CCP4 5.0, compiled with greatly enlarged maximum # of atoms
	and reflections, is now available.  It is supported on IRIX, Linux,
	the new Linux queue machines, and the Alpha queues bhima and janus.
	Note that this is a very new release, so bugs are guaranteed.
	Having taken that warning to heart, type "setup ccp4 5.0" to use.

2004.05.26 -- The latest release of O, containing bugfixes and new features,
	is available.  Type "setup ono9" to use, or type "setup ono9old" to
	continue using the previous version 9 release.  For a summary of
	features added to versions 9.0.7 and up, see:
	http://xray.bmc.uu.se/alwyn/Odds_ends/Release_Notes_9.0_v4.html
	Note that for existing .o files, you may need to re-read menu.odb
	and stereo_chem.odb during startup.

2004.06.24 -- A patched version of XPLO2D that works with the latest
	O version 9 release is available.  Setup uppsala software as
	usual, then run "xplo2d_Ov9".  The old version for use with
	previous O releases is still available as "xplo2d".

2004.06.25 -- Phaser, the presumed successor to BEAST for molecular
	replacement, is now available in the Core.  Type 'setup phaser'
	on a Linux, SGI, Alpha, or Mac OSX workstation to use.  Please
	note that this is a full release, not a demo version.  See the
	Core documentation for more information.

2004.07.09 -- POVScript+ 2.02 is now available for Linux and SGI.  This
	version contains both bugfixes and new features, and is now the
	'setup povscript' default.  See www.stanford.edu/~fenn/povscript/
	for changes.  The old 1.71 version is still available by typing
	'setup oldpovscript'.

2004.09.17 -- GIMP 2.0, a free image manipulation utility, is available
	for Linux workstations in the Core.  Type "setup gimp" to use;
	this will override any older locally installed version.  The
	program is also installed on the Windows workstations.

2005.01.06 -- A standalone version of pdb_extract has been installed as
	an addition to the standalone pdb_validate.  Type either
	"setup pdb_extract" or "setup pdb_validate" to use either program.

2005.05.09 -- Reserve CSB Instruments and Rooms online at 
	http://www.csb.core/info/signup.html 

2005.05.23 -- A preliminary version of PHENIX, the crystallographic package
	for automated structure determination, is available in the Core on
	Linux workstations.  Type 'setup phenix' to use.

2005.09.22 -- An experimental version of Kevin Cowtan's Pirate for phase
	improvement is available on Linux machines when running CCP4 5.0.2.
	See the menu item "Experimental Utilities" in the GUI.  Documentation
	is available when using the "ccp4help" command, or is available offsite
	at http://www.ysbl.york.ac.uk/~cowtan/pirate/pirate.html.