= Versions of SPM available at the CBU =

Launch spm with

spm {[versionnumber]} {nodesktop} {[machinename]}

where {} indicate a parameter is optional

By default Matlab is launched with a Java desktop tool. If you want to turn off the desktop add "nodesktop"
{{{
spm nodesktop
}}}

See CbuComputingResources for information about which machines SPM runs on.
If you launch spm 99 or spm 2, it will run on machines `l03-l07` under Matlab 6.5; if you use spm 5 it will run Matlab 7 on machines `l03-l19`. The machine with the lowest load (as measured every 15 mins) is chosen. If, however, you wish to run it on a specific machine use spm [machinename], e.g., spm l13 

The versions of SPM available at the CBU are:

== Versions in fairly current use ==

=== spm 5 ===

The latest version of SPM, with all the current patches we could get. We recommend you use this version if you are starting a study from scratch, as it has some improvements over previous versions, particularly in spatial processing.  It also has a number of extra features. Run SPM5 at the CBU, with:

{{{
spm
}}}
or
{{{
spm 5
}}}
at the unix prompt.

=== spm 2 ===

Still widely used, and very similar to SPM5 in its basic functionality. To run SPM2 at the CBU:
{{{
spm 2
}}}
at the unix prompt.

=== spm 99 ===

The oldest of the versions of SPM still in fairly common use, with all the patches we could get. We strongly recommend you switch to a new version, particularly for batch analyses, as the SPM99 batch system is very difficult to use. Run SPM99 at the CBU, with:

{{{
spm 99
}}}
at the unix prompt.

= Want to see the code or install this tool where you are? =
If you're at the CBU you may see the code, which is written in Python, in
/imaging/local/spm/loadshare

If you're outside the CBU you may download the code from [http://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/~rhodri/loadshare.tar here].

== Other very old versions of SPM - for historical comparisons only ==

=== spm96 - original ===

SPM96 as orinally distributed. We do not recommend you use this version of SPM, but instead use the patched version (see below).

=== spm96 - patched ===

This version is almost identical to the original version of spm96, but differs in that: 1. There have been some updates to fix little bugs. The bugs fixed are listed at the [http://www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/spm/spm96.html the SPM web site 96 bug fix list]. The directory listing routine, spm_list_files, has been updated also, so that it does not crash when moving into automounted directories.

Our version includes the random effects toolkit. See the [http://www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/spm/spm96.html SPM96 random effects toolkit] link for some explanation. Basically it enhances certain rarely used features of SPM96 to make random effects analyses easier. Follow the link above for some explanation of what a random effects analysis is.
To get this patched version of SPM96 at the CBU, type:

{{{
spm 96
}}}
at the unix prompt.

=== spm 97 ===

SPM97 is the patched version of SPM96 with the fMRI event related routines installed. Again, see the [http://www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/spm/spm96.html SPM website 96 event related fMRI] link for details.To start SPM97 at the CBU, type:

{{{
spm 97
}}}
or
{{{
spm er
}}}
at the unix prompt.
=== spm 95 ===
This is an older version of spm. There is little use for this for most people, but the code is useful for certain special occasions. In particular, it is much easier to see what the statistical analysis is doing in this version of the code.For SPM95, at the CBU, type:

{{{
spm 95
}}}
at the unix prompt.