DP (Dynamic Programming) visualization of pairwise alignment was developed
in Java and therefore requires a compliant Java VM (virtual machine)

Running DP on Windows:
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1. Download DP.zip and unzip the archive. This will create the
   DP/ subdirectory

2. Open the  MS-DOS command prompt (Start->Run->cmd) and
   change to the DP/ subdirectory

3. At the command prompt, type "java VP_14"

Running DP on Macs:
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1. Download the DP.zip file

2. Drag the DP/ folder to user's home

3. Open a bash shell (Finder->Go->Utilities->Terminal)
   and change directory to DP/

4. At the command prompt, type "java VP_14"

Running DP on Linux:
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1. Download the DP.zip file

2. Unzip the DP.zip file and change working directory to DP/

4. At the command prompt, type "java VP_14"

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