Follow these steps to install the DAS TM-protein predictions tool on your local system:

1. Save the content of this link on your computer.
2. Send an e-mail to miklos@bip.bham.ac.uk and ask for the key of the code. Declare explicitly that you understand and accept the following terms and conditions:

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   • - Academic / educational / non-profit users can install the DAS code free of charge on their local computer systems. For industrial installations we ask for 2000 euro single contribution to our research and a hard-copy version of this declaration signed by the relevant representative of the company.
   • - You can not sell or give away the code to third party without written permission of the authors.
   • - You understand that the code is experimental in nature therefore the authors are not responsible for any potential malfunctioning of the code.
   • - The authors have no right what-so-ever concerning the results obtained by the use of the code.
   • - You should cite the use of the code in your relevant publications.
   • - The use of the code in military related applications is not allowed under any circumstances.

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3. To open the kit you will need the mcrypt tool. Visit its web-site for the download instructions and install it.
4. At the UNIX prompt - % - type the following commands (my comments are in brackets):
   • % mcrypt -d dis.tar.nc (enter here the key when the tool asks for it)
   • % tar -xovf dis.tar (extract the kit)
   • % cd distribution (go to the dir. and follow the instructions in the 'README' file)

Tested platforms so far: SGI IRIX 6.5, Sun Solaris 9, Linux (SuSE).

The installation is complete. In case of any difficulties contact me via e-mail: Miklos Cserzo miklos@bip.bham.ac.uk or cserzo@abc.hu