The Windows version is under development; it contains a subset of the features in the Macintosh version. The Windows version was developed in support of the GLOBE program.
Another approach to running MultiSpec on Intel PCs may be to use a product called 'Executor' from Abacus Research and Development, Inc.. This product allows some Macintosh applications to run on Intel PC platforms. I have tested the 12.21.95 Macintosh non-coprocessor version of MultiSpec with their demo version. MultiSpec ran okay; the colors in the images windows were not perfect and only 8-bit color mode worked. However, selecting training and test fields and classifying worked okay.
The current version includes Image Display, Histogram, List Data and Selection Graph capabilities for multispectral and thematic type images. Portions of the Reformat processor have been implemented and one can select training and test fields using the Statistics window. One can also classify images with the Maximum Likelihood, Fisher's Linear Discriminant, Euclidean Minimum Distance, Correlation (Spectral Angle Mapper) and Matched Filter (CEM) classifers. One can also list results of classifications and run principal component analyses and use feature selection. The current version should allow one to do everything in the 1996 GLOBE tutorial titled "MultiSpec: Introduction to the MultiSpec Program"; the tutorial starts on page 8-72.
The appearance of the Windows version of MultiSpec is similar to the Macintosh version but not identical. The menu bar has some differences which reflect the different operating system user interface guidelines for the two systems. Also, currently, the zoom buttons for the image windows are in the application toolbar not along the window as is the case for the Macintosh version.
The developement is being done on an Intel Pentium Pro NT system for the 32-bit version. The 32-bit version is being tested on a Pentium 4 system running Windows XP.
The minimum system is a 386 system running Windows 3.1. It has run on a 386 with as little as 4 Meg of RAM. However, testing has been minimal relative to the wide variety of PC compatible systems possible. Any problems should be emailed to 'biehl@purdue.edu'
The next step is to implement the BiPlot function.