Primer design software: any PC/windows analog of "Amplify"?

[Richard Williams]

>>Patrick wrote:
>>> Hi, I wonder if there are any primer design software on the PC/windows
>>> platform that has similar straightforward features like "Amplify" by
>>> Bill Engels. I love the layout of Amplify to display possible PCR
>>> products while in other programs I know you cannot see them all in a
>>> single window. Thanks.

For what it's worth, Amplify (even version 2) will run on the Basilisk II 
Mac emulator under Windows (or Linux, etc.). You'll need a ROM image from 
a 68k Mac to make it work (though buying a secondhand Mac to obtain one 
is likely to be much cheaper than a commercial primer design package for 
Windows!), plus a copy of the MacOS (older versions are still downloadable 
from Apple).  

Links:

http://www.uni-mainz.de/~bauec002/B2Main.html
http://basilisk2.cjb.net/
http://mes.emuunlim.com/tips/capturing_a_mac_rom_image.htm
http://download.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/English-North_American/Macintosh/System/Older_System/System_7.5_Version_7.5.3/


Richard.