JAHAYES@MIAMIU.BITNET (09/19/90)
I saw this posted in a macintosh net-digest and thought it might
be of interest to the bionet-readers.
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MacMimic is an interactive application for the display, construction,
and comparison of molecular structures in full 3-D. It runs on the
Apple Macintosh II family [of] computers with a 256 colour monitor
and 2MByte RAM.
A powerful editor is available in MacMimic. The atom type, charge
(radical), and hybridization can be set for any atom. The bond
lengths and the number of ligands will automatically be adjusted.
A set of substituents is available from a palette to make instant
substitutions of any monovalent atom. The new dihedral angles and
bonds are adjusted to make a (locally) low energy conformer.
Any two structures can be joined or fused to create spiro compounds
or complex ring systems.
MacMimic [and, presumably, information about it] can be obtained from:
InStar Software tel: (46) 46-182470
IDEON Research Park fax: (46) 46-128022
S-223 70 Lund
SWEDEN
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There is a demo version of the software which has cut, paste, and
import/export functions disabled, available by anonymous ftp from
the archives at sumex.stanford.edu (36.44.0.6), archived as:
info-mac/demo/macmimic-10b1.hqx (180Kbytes)
I have no connection with the manufacturer, nor have I seen the
software. It just looks potentially interesting. Hope this helps
somebody.
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Josh Hayes, Zoology Dept, Miami University, Oxford OH 45056 USA
jahayes@miamiu.acs.muohio.edu, or jahayes@miamiu.bitnetkristoff@genbank.bio.net (David Kristofferson) (09/21/90)
> I saw this posted in a macintosh net-digest and thought it might > be of interest to the bionet-readers. > > -------------------{begin article}--------------------- > > MacMimic is an interactive application for the display, construction, > > . > . > . > > I have no connection with the manufacturer, nor have I seen the > software. It just looks potentially interesting. Hope this helps > somebody. > ------- > Josh Hayes, Zoology Dept, Miami University, Oxford OH 45056 USA Bravo!! I have received some mail in private disagreeing with my stance on the original posting about MacMimic from Sweden (although I have also received an equal amount of mail in support). I wish to make two points "perfectly clear!" 1) Dr. Hayes above handled the situation exactly by the book and I wish to commend him for the good example that he has set for other users of the bionet newsgroups. 2) I did NOT post my previous response based on my own personal opinion of how the networks should be used. ***I do not make the regulations.*** The regulations are made by the authorities who run NSFnet, BITNET, and other public-funded research networks. The regulations clearly state that commercial advertising is unacceptable on the network. There is no gray area here. If a person has a financial interest in a commercial product they are not supposed to ask the public to pay their advertising costs. On the other hand, it is perfectly legitimate for ***others***, i.e., people who have no financial links to a product, to discuss it on the network. Thus it is perfectly legit on bionet.software for people to discuss DNA*, GCG, IBI, Beckman, Hitachi, IG, and any other software that comes to mind as long as they attach an appropriate disclaimer such as in the example above. It is not my intention to inhibit the flow of useful information to the scientific community, but it is my responsibility, and also that of other network users, to ensure that our network connection is used in accordance with the regulations set forth by the network regulatory bodies. -- Sincerely, Dave Kristofferson GenBank Manager kristoff@genbank.bio.net