A. Format compatible software
To incorporate the capability to read and write data in this format within existing analysis software, a simple routine exists which can read and write data in this format. In addition, we have written some sample programs which can plot the data and display the header parameters. The software are written in Fortran--77 and have been packaged into a single UNIX tar file which is freely available via the Internet. To down-load the package, log into the anonymous ftp area: ftp.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de, with the username anonymous using your complete E-mail address as the password. Once logged in, issue the following commands:
cd pub/pulsar binary get epnsoft.tar.gz
Alternatively, the file can be down-loaded from the EPN Internet
home-page:
http://www.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/pulsar/epn/.
To uncompress and extract the contents of the tar file on a UNIX operating system, issue the commands:
gunzip epnsoft.tar.gz tar xvf epnsoft.tar
The present package contains some sample data and two example programs -- "plotepn'' and "viewepn'' which plot and view EPN files respectively. The ASCII file 00README in this packages gives further details of the software and how to use it.