Computer Platforms

[malc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Dr Malcolm Herbert)]

dear all

i have for the last couple of years been working with computer reconstructions
of serial sections (mainly brachiopods) and I am now looking to bringing the
reconstruction techniques to the masses

but firstly a couple questions

1. What are the most commonly used hardware platforms ?
         Windows PC, Mac, UNIX PC or workstaton for example.

2. What drawing / rendering packages do people use ?

3. Is anybody out there using scanned images for reconstruction / input
to a computer-based viewer (such as voxelview or spyglass slicer ?)

i am currently hoping to start a project that will not only mean that
reconstruction
digitisng and viewing software will be available but that data can sent for
reconstruction
to a specific server.

yours in expectation

Malcolm

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Dr Malcolm Herbert
Dept of Informatics, University of Wales, Lampeter, Dyfed SA48 7ED
Tel: 01570 424727   Fax: 01570 423600
http: //www.lamp.ac.uk/~malc/
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