PopG version 3.0 has been released. PopG (formerly called Simul8) simulates evolution of a single
locus in the presence of natural selection, mutation, migration, and genetic drift. The program is
free (in the sense of "free beer"😉 with executables and its source code and compilation support
files available. No special permissions or licenses are needed to run multiple copies of the program
in a class.
Executables are available for Windows, MACOS 9, MACOS X, and Intel-compatible Linux. Although
most users will not want or need to recompile it, compilation support machinery is available with
the source code for Microsoft Visual C++ versions 6 and .NET, Metrowerks Codewarrior version 8,
and Gnu C++.
The new version (3.0) differs from the previous one (2.0, released in 2001) largely in support for
different compilers and availability of a native-mode graphics version for MacOS X.
For details see this web page: ftp://evolution.gs.washington.edu/pub/popgen/popg.html (note that
this is an ftp: rather than an http: link).
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Joe Felsenstein [email hidden] Departments of Genome Sciences and Biology,
University of Washington, Box 357730, Seattle, WA 98195-7730 USA