MASSTransit GC/MS
Data and Library Conversion
Technical Specifications

The MASSTransit software translates Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) data and library files between formats used on OEM data systems. MASSTransit performs conversion of a wide variety of instrument manufacturer formats including Hewlett-Packard, Finnigan, Fisons, Varian, as well as popular aftermarket data systems from Teknivent, Shrader and Mass Evolution (see below for a complete list of supported file input and output formats).

MASSTransit runs under Windows and DOS, as well as UNIX operating systems from
Hewlett-Packard, DEC and Sun:

MASSTransit Version Machine (Environment)

Interface

Conversion

Data Library
Windows/DOS PC 386 or higher
(Windows 3.x, NT, 95, DOS)

Graphic (Windows)
Text (DOS)

Yes

Yes

HP UNIX HP9000/300,400,700,800 (HP UX 8.0)

Text

Yes

Yes

DEC UNIX DECStation 3000/5000 (ULTRIX)

Text

Yes

Yes

Sun UNIX Sun Sparc
(Sun OS 4.1)

Text

Yes

Yes

PC UNIX PC 386 or higher
(Linux)

Text

Yes

Yes

Table 1. MASSTransit available versions.

MASSTransit Software Features:

Conversion of over 40 input data file types to 15 output formats.

Interconversion of 12 different library files is supported.

Full support of AIA netCDF data.

The Microsoft Windows version of MASSTransit has a graphical user interface displaying ion chromatograms (TIC and selected ion), and mass scans (see Figure 1). UNIX versions for Hewlett-Packard, DEC, SUN and PC workstations are available.

MASSTransit includes:

MASSTransit for Windows and MASSTransit for DOS -or- MASSTransit for UNIX
User’s Guide
1 year free upgrades and voice technical support

MASSTransit Data File Read/Convert From:

Anelva AGS-7000 Fisons/VG 11-250 JEOL DA6000 Palisade
Anelva DOS Fisons/VG JCAMP JEOL GCMate Netzsch
Balzers QuadStar 420 Fisons/VG Lab Base/Trio JEOL JCAMP Perkin-Elmer Qmass
Balzers QuadStar 421 Fisons/VG MassLab JEOL MARIO Shimadzu PAC200
EPA Fisons/VG Thermolab Kratos DS90 Shimadzu QP5K
Finnigan GCQ Hitachi NEC9801 Kratos MACH3 Shrader System
Finnigan Incos Hitachi 3DQ Mass Evolution Shrader / Windows
Finnigan ITS80 HP ChemStation MassLib JCAMP Text
Finnigan ITS40 HP RTE MicroMass Vector/1
Finnigan Magnum JEOL Automass Nermag Automass Vector/2
Finnigan SSX JEOL Complement Nermag SIDAR Varian Saturn
Finnigan Voyager JEOL DA5000 netCDF  

MASSTransit Data File Write/Convert To:

EPA JEOL Complement
Finnigan GCQ netCDF
Finnigan ITS40 Palisade BenchTop/PBM
Finnigan Magnum Perkin Elmer Qmass
Finnigan Voyager Shimadzu QP5000
Fisons/VG MassLab Shrader for Windows
HP ChemStation Text
JCAMP Vector/2
JEOL GCMate Varian Saturn

MASSTransit Library Interconversion (Read/Write):

Finnigan GCQ JEOL GCMate
Finnigan ICIS JEOL JMA3500 (R/O)
Finnigan INCOS netCDF
Finnigan Magnum Palisade
Finnigan Ion Trap Perkin-Elmer
Finnigan Voyager Shimadzu QP5000
Fisons/VG Lab Base Shrader for Windows
Fisons/VG MassLab Vector/2
HP ChemStation Varian Saturn

Summary
MASSTransit is a viewer and translator of GC/MS data, designed to be an effective and affordable means of moving and consolidating data between GC/MS data systems.

MASSTransit System Requirements
MASSTransit for Windows/DOS requires a 486 or faster PC with Microsoft Windows (95, NT or 3.x), 16Mb RAM, 4Mb of free disk space.

Ordering Information
To order MASSTransit, or for additional information on mass spectral libraries/search software, please contact bill@stantonscientific.com.


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