Following my request for a molecular graphics package for PCs, I've
received some answers (my thanks to Harry Mangalam) that directed me to
HyperChem. I FTP'ed the demo from D. Gilbert's server. The file name is
Hyprchem-demo.zip
I therefore assume that it is a Zip-encoded file. Well, how do I
de-zip it ? Please excuse my stupidity.
As regards R. Doelz's reply about molecular graphics:
1) I don't understand the "eight bits" point. As far as I know, the i486
machines are genuine 32 bits computers ?
2) The price is not as high as stated. We've bought last week the following
clone:
* i486-DX2 processor @ 50MHz with coprocessor
* 8 Mb RAM
* 5"1/4 and 3"1/2 floppy units
* 250 Mb hard disk
* 17" high resolution color monitor (1280x1024)
* MS-Dos 5, MS-Windows 3.1 and mouse
for 27,000 FF (approximately $ 5,000)
Here in France, we need at least three times this amount to get the
basic minimal configuration of an SGI Indigo ... which, admittedly, is not
a PC and has tremendous graphics capabilities if not basic and minimal.
Well, in any case, I hope to be able to run the HyperChem demo on
that machine. I'll post the results on the net.
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J-L. Risler Bionet at frcgm51.bitnet
Centre de Genetique Moleculaire Risler at frcgm51.bitnet
91190 Gif sur Yvette France
