Availability of Version 6 of Epi Info
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SOURCE: MMWR 43(26);485-486   DATE: Jul 08, 1994


The Epi Info computer programs produced by CDC and the World
Health Organization provide public-domain software for word
processing, database management, and statistics work in public
health; more than 40,000 documented copies of Version 5 are in
use in 117 countries. Version 6 of Epi Info was released in June
1994.

Version 6 features a configurable pull-down menu, facilities for
producing and using hypertext (active text), additional
statistics, and many programming improvements. As with previous
versions, it runs on IBM * -compatible computers under DOS and
requires 640 K of memory (RAM), although use of a hard disk is
recommended.

A 600-page manual is included on the disks and is available in
printed form. Copies of Epi Info and a companion program for
geographic mapping (Epi Map) are available from USD, Inc., 2075A
West Park Place, Stone Mountain, GA 30087; telephone (404)
469-4098; fax (404) 469-0681. There are charges for Epi Info and
Epi Map.

Epi Info and Epi Map are available on the worldwide Internet
using the following access information: Site: FTP.CDC.GOV; User
ID: anonymous; Directory for Epi Info: /PUB/EPI/EPIINFO;
Directory for Epi Map: /PUB/EPI/EPIMAP. The compressed files
occupy 3-4 megabytes for each product.