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Ordering Biota

Platform and Processor Options: Biota Version 1.6.1 for Windows and Macintosh

To Order Biota from Sinauer Associates

Platforms and Processor Options: Biota Version 1.6.1 for Windows and Macintosh

Biota for Windows Data Files and Biota for Mac Data Files are completely cross-compatible.

The following versions and flavors of Biota are currently available from Sinauer Associates:

  • BiotaApp for Windows and Macintosh (the stand-alone, single-user Biota application), with Biota Manual and Supplements 1 and 2.

    With BiotaApp, you need no additional software to run Biota.

    1. Biota 1.6.1 for Windows 95/98 & NT, optimized for Pentium processors: ISBN 0-87893-141-4 ($125)

    2. Biota 1.5.0 for Windows 95/98 & NT, 386/486 processors: ISBN 0-87893-139-2 ($125). (The 386/486 version of Bioa 1.6.1 is available only by download.)

    3. Biota 1.6.1 for Mac OS, PPC (including G3 and G4) processors: ISBN 0-87893-123-6 ($125)

    4. Biota 1.5.0 for Mac OS, Macintosh 68030/68040 processors: ISBN 0-87893-125-2 ($125) (This is the final version for 68030/68040 processors.)

    NOTE: If you receive an earlier version than the one noted above with your purchase, you can download Version 1.6.1 for free from the Biota website.

    If you own a version of Biota for Macintosh earlier than 1.2:

    • Registered owners of BiotaApp Version 1.0.x for Mac or PowerMac can download Version 1.6.1 for free and will receive a free copy of the printed Supplement from Sinauer upon request.

  • Biota4D Multiplatform (requires 4D Server, Version 1.5.4, for client/server use; 4th Dimension, Version 3.5.4 for single-user use), with Biota Manual and Supplement

    1. Biota 1.6.1 for Windows 95/98 & NT Servers with Pentium processors (Pentium, 386/486 and PPC Clients) : ISBN 0-87893-145-7 ($175)

    2. Biota 1.6.1 for Mac OS Servers with PPC processor (Pentium, 386/486, and PPC Clients) : ISBN 0-87893-146-5 ($175)

    3. Biota 1.6.1 for Mac OS Servers with PPC processor (Pentium, 386/486, and PPC Clients), upgrade for registered owners of Biota4D for Macintosh and PPC (includes the Supplement but no Manual): ISBN 0-87893-150-3 ($75)

    NOTE: If you receive an earlier version than the one noted above with your purchase, you can download Version 1.6.1 for free from the Biota website.

  • Biota Manual and Supplement Only

    ISBN 0-87893-128-7 ($40)

    (Note: An order for the Manual and Supplement includes a coupon for a $40 credit if you later decide to purchase software to go with it.)

Note: Once have registered your copy of Biota, you may download the latest update free of charge from this site.

 

To Order Biota from Sinauer Associates

  • Orders from North, South, and Central America; the Caribbean; and Africa only
    • Purchase directly from Sinauer.com. Click the Order link on the Sinauer home page.

      Note: Individuals ordering from Latin America, the Caribbean, and Africa may request a 20% discount on Biota software (or 10% on the Manual alone), by contacting Sinauer directly. (Click the Contact link on the Sinuauer home page.) This discount does not apply to institutional orders.

  • Orders from all other locations
    Go to Sinauer.com and click the Order link for addresses of Sinauer distributors. If you experience difficulty or unreasonable delay in ordering Biota from a distributor, please contact Dean Scudder at Sinauer: <scudder@sinauer.com>.

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The Biota Website is maintained by Robert K. Colwell, colwell@uconnvm.uconn.edu. This page updated 26 May 2002.