1. INTRODUCTION PLASMID PROCESSOR is a simple tool for plasmid presentation for scientific and educational purposes. It features both circular and linear DNA, user defined restriction sites, genes and multiple cloning site. In addition you can manipulate plasmid by inserting and deleting fragments. Created drawings can be copied to clipboard or saved to disk for later use. Printing from within the program is also supported. PLASMID PROCESSOR is freeware, so you can use and distribute it freely. No modifications allowed. Windows(r) 3.1/95 required. Contact the authors by e-mail, plasmid@uku.fi or visit our homepage, http://www.uku.fi/~kiviraum/plasmid/plasmid.html Latest version of the Plasmid Processor can be downloaded from the home page. 2. VERSION INFORMATION v1.0 24.6. 1996 - First public version v1.01 2.7. 1996 - Fonts dialog added - Minor bug fixes v1.02 3.7. 1996 - Minor bug fixes - Help file modified