From doherty@msc.edu Fri Dec 2 12:28:25 1994 Received: from noc.msc.edu for doherty@msc.edu by www.ccl.net (8.6.9/930601.1506) id LAA07822; Fri, 2 Dec 1994 11:23:29 -0500 Received: from uh.msc.edu by noc.msc.edu (5.65/MSC/v3.0.1(920324)) id AA04366; Fri, 2 Dec 94 10:23:25 -0600 Received: from mac3.msc.edu by uh.msc.edu (5.65/MSC/v3.1r(920220)) id AA02005; Fri, 2 Dec 94 10:20:21 -0600 Message-Id: <9412021620.AA02005@uh.msc.edu> X-Sender: doherty@uh.msc.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Fri, 2 Dec 1994 10:21:50 -0500 To: dirk@rulglj.LeidenUniv.nl (Dirk Huckriede), CHEMISTRY@ccl.net From: doherty@msc.edu (David C. Doherty) Subject: Re: CCL:Xmol At 11:26 AM 12/2/94 +0000, Dirk Huckriede wrote: >Where can I obtain a copy of the Xmol program ? Instructions for downloading and installing XMol may be obtained at: ftp://ftp.msc.edu/pub/xmol/README An online, hypertext version of the User's Guide, tutorial, etc. can be found at: http://www.arc.umn.edu/GVL/Software/xmol/XMol.html This site will soon be updated with a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section. This will feature such favorites as: "Is there a version of XMol for [DEC Alpha, HP, and Linux...]?" [preview: no, no, and no...] -- While I'm here, some of you may recall that I once requested geographic locations of sites using XMol. This was intended to help us prepare an animation of the worldwide downloads of XMol for part of an episode of the PBS show "Newton's Apple." The segment, which features XMol, looks at how scientists use the internet. Here in the Twin Cities, this episode will be shown on 12 Dec. at 19:00 CST. I've been informed by my mother that it has already been aired on the New York City affiliate (a science teacher at the high school at which she teaches asked her what her son's first name is...). So if you live in the US (or North America or wherever else Newton's Apple is seen), and you want your kids to get a taste of your life on the Internet, I suggest calling your local PBS affiliate and inquiring when the "Internet Newton's Apple" segment is showing. They should know what you mean. (now, if this post communicating to you about a TV show about scientists communicating isn't an example of Life imitating Art imitating Life...) -- Finally, someone on this list asked what might be the effect on XMol of the acquistion of the Minnesota Supercompter Center, Inc. by Cray Research, Inc. Any effects on future versions and/or distribution of XMol by this event have not been determined. When this becomes clear, we'll make an announcement in this forum. -- Thanks for putting up with the long post and I now return you to your regularly scheduled Perfervid Pentium Pandemonium (or should that be just Pentiumonium?). ...hmm..this post was so chock full of information, I wonder if it qualifies me for a special e-mail request dispensation...nah... ...thanks and keep up the good work Jan...thanks for the Pentium humo(u)r Tom...why did Scientific American call you, Henry?... ;) --- David C. Doherty Minnesota Supercomputer Center, Inc. doherty@msc.edu