GENETOX MANAGER FOR BACTERIAL MUTAGENICITY ASSAYS - A PERSONAL-COMPUTER AND MINICOMPUTER SYSTEM

GeneTox Manager (GTM) is a data capture, data management, and statisti cal analysis program used for microbial mutagenicity data. Its main pu rpose is to provide a homogeneous environment for the collection, orga nization, and analysis of data generated in the laboratory while also supporting a quality assurance program. The complete system consists o f both a personal computer (PC) system and a minicomputer (VAX) system . The joint PC/VAX version of the system is designed to function with both the PC and VAX FOCUS databases so that the VAX can be used for lo ng-term storage, archiving of files, and the analysis of large groups of data. Because of the highly specialized use and nature of the PC/VA X version, this discussion is focused upon the PC stand-alone version. The user-friendly system uses a structured menu system, screen entry helps, and other help screens. GTM provides tabular and graphical summ aries of the data and performs specialized statistical analyses. This public domain software was written primarily using Clipper(R). The man uals and programs are now available through the government's National Technical Information Service.