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Rotating proteins
by Paul Deards 03 Apr '96

03 Apr '96

I just found this on Yahoo's "What's New" section which might be of interest: http://www2.ucsc.edu/people/straycat/cpa.html It's a rather neat demonstration of how you can use Netscape 2 to show animations of molecules etc....without needing fiddly plug-ins. Paul Deards Chemistry and Industry 0171 2353681 x232 pauld(a)chemind.demon.co.uk ----- chemweb: A list for Chemical Applications of the Internet. Archived as: http://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/hypermail/chemweb/ To unsubscribe, send to listserver(a)ic.ac.uk the following message; unsubscribe chemweb List coordinator, Henry Rzepa (rzepa(a)ic.ac.uk)

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Browsers capable of running Sketch and Fetch
by h.rzepa＠ic.ac.uk 02 Apr '96

02 Apr '96

For the Mac users amongst, you might wish to know of a "special edition" of Netscape; Netscape Navigator TM Atlas Preview Release 1 which supports Java, and runs Sketch and Fetch just fine! Dr Henry Rzepa, Dept. Chemistry, Imperial College, LONDON SW7 2AY; rzepa(a)ic.ac.uk; Tel (44) 171 594 5774; Fax: (44) 171 594 5804. URL: http://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/rzepa/ ----- chemweb: A list for Chemical Applications of the Internet. Archived as: http://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/hypermail/chemweb/ To unsubscribe, send to listserver(a)ic.ac.uk the following message; unsubscribe chemweb List coordinator, Henry Rzepa (rzepa(a)ic.ac.uk)

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Sketch and Fetch
by h.rzepa＠ic.ac.uk 02 Apr '96

02 Apr '96

Hot on the heels of the equation editor comes this; http://www.webcom.com/~tripos2/SandF.html ""Sketch & Fetch" is a Web-based application built with Java applets. Sketch & Fetch provides a simple WebSketcher(tm) to (1) enter a 2D query, (2) choose a UNITY database and (3) initiate a search. Structures matching the query are returned and displayed in a 3D viewer in the page (also a Java applet). The structures can be rotated and manipulated. " Things are hotting up folks!! Dr Henry Rzepa, Dept. Chemistry, Imperial College, LONDON SW7 2AY; rzepa(a)ic.ac.uk; Tel (44) 171 594 5774; Fax: (44) 171 594 5804. URL: http://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/rzepa/ ----- chemweb: A list for Chemical Applications of the Internet. Archived as: http://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/hypermail/chemweb/ To unsubscribe, send to listserver(a)ic.ac.uk the following message; unsubscribe chemweb List coordinator, Henry Rzepa (rzepa(a)ic.ac.uk)

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(fwd) Announcing 'EqnViewer' in Java for the Internet. (fwd)
by Paul May 02 Apr '96

02 Apr '96

Hi, This might be of interest to some of you. It's about time someone started doing something about equations... > > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > > Contact: > > Carlos Bazzarella > Poliplus Software > (519) 747-0668 > email : cbazza(a)hookup.net > > EQNVIEWER : SIMPLE AND FAMILIAR TO USE EQUATION VIEWING SOFTWARE IN JAVA > FOR THE INTERNET > > Waterloo, Canada - March 29, 1996 - Poliplus Software is announcing > the release of 'EqnViewer' in Java for the internet. > > 'EqnViewer' is a simple and familiar to use equation viewing software > written in Java for the Internet. With EqnViewer, WEB Pages can contain > equations without the need of GIF images. > > EqnViewer uses familiar notation to represent equations. The notation > resembles the syntax used in hand-held calculators and other mathematical > software. > > Mathematical Structure is maintained allowing EqnViewer to be much more > than just an equation viewing software. Poliplus Software plans to release > additional software April 10/1996 that will take advantage of Java's > interactive capabilities. Please stay tunned for this exciting release. > > > Features of EqnViewer: > ---------------------- > > - Uses very little memory and the code size is small. > > - Maintains Mathematical Structure for ease of connection > to other systems. > > - Graphical display of Mathematical expressions. > > - Supports Greek alphabet in plain English form. Strings > (Variables and Function Names) can be composed of mixed alphabets. > > - Supports arithmetic operators: +,-, /, *, ^. Relations: =, <>, > <, >, <=, >=, =>, ==, :=. Symbolic constants: imag, inf, pi and e. > > - Functions support : supports any user supplied function such as: > sin, cos, tan, asin, acos, atan, cosh, sinh, tanh, exp, etc. > and draws properly the following functions : > logb, abs, deg, sqrt, nroot, plusminus, and perc. > > - Calculus support : Derivative, Integral, Limit (with plus and > minus directions). > > - Algebra support: Matrix of unlimited size, transpose function. > > - Table support: Table of unlimited size. > > - Finite support: sum, prod, factorial, and comb. > > > For more information surf to : > http://www.hookup.net/~cbazza/EqnViewer.html > > EqnViewer is available free of charge. We accept OEM's and License > Arrangements for using this technology in other products. > > ______________________________________________________________ > ---- | > | | ( ) Poliplus Software | Applied Computer Algebra, | > | | --- 145 Columbia W. #3 | Pen Computing and | > | | | | Waterloo, Ontario | Graphical/Visual Programming | > ---- --- Canada N2L-3L2 | Tel. (519) 747-0668 | > ______________________________________________________________ > > > -- > Joel.Crisp(a)bris.ac.uk | ets-webmaster(a)bris.ac.uk | "I remember Babylon" - > Software Engineer, Educational Technology Service | Arthur C Clarke > University of Bristol, UK | > http://www.ets.bris.ac.uk/ | > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Paul May, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, UK tel: +44 (0)117 9287667, fax: +44 (0)117 9251295 email: paul.may(a)bris.ac.uk WWW: http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/Chemistry/staff/pwm.htm "Another squashed hedgehog in the gutter of the information superhighway" ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- chemweb: A list for Chemical Applications of the Internet. Archived as: http://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/hypermail/chemweb/ To unsubscribe, send to listserver(a)ic.ac.uk the following message; unsubscribe chemweb List coordinator, Henry Rzepa (rzepa(a)ic.ac.uk)

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MOTM
by Paul May 29 Mar '96

29 Mar '96

Hi, It's almost April, so there's another MOTM. This time it's delta-THC (a cannabinoid), supplied by Lee Banting from the University of Portsmouth. The direct URL is: http://www.sci.port.ac.uk/~chemwww/MOTM/cann.html and it's been added to the growing list of previous MOTMs at: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/Depts/Chemistry/MOTM/motm.htm I've got three more in the pipeline (maybe a fourth as well, Karl?) but I'm still on the look out for more. Any volunteers...? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Paul May, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, UK tel: +44 (0)117 9287667, fax: +44 (0)117 9251295 email: paul.may(a)bris.ac.uk WWW: http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/Chemistry/staff/pwm.htm "Another squashed hedgehog in the gutter of the information superhighway" ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- chemweb: A list for Chemical Applications of the Internet. Archived as: http://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/hypermail/chemweb/ To unsubscribe, send to listserver(a)ic.ac.uk the following message; unsubscribe chemweb List coordinator, Henry Rzepa (rzepa(a)ic.ac.uk)

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The Alta Vista link:site command
by h.rzepa＠ic.ac.uk 28 Mar '96

28 Mar '96

A fascinating option in the Alta vista search engine; http://www.altavista.digital.com/ has been pointed out to me. Go to advanced options, and in the command line, enter say link:www.altavista.digital.com This will tell you how many documents Alta Vista knows about that have a hyperlink to www.altavista.digital.com It can be a humbling/enlightening experience to find out if any one has bothered to link to what you consider the best home page in the universe! Might be worth citing in your next grant application if the number is > 10. There also is an interesting normalisation problem. What number is worth getting excited about? Dr Henry Rzepa, Dept. Chemistry, Imperial College, LONDON SW7 2AY; rzepa(a)ic.ac.uk; Tel (44) 171 594 5774; Fax: (44) 171 594 5804. URL: http://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/rzepa/ ----- chemweb: A list for Chemical Applications of the Internet. Archived as: http://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/hypermail/chemweb/ To unsubscribe, send to listserver(a)ic.ac.uk the following message; unsubscribe chemweb List coordinator, Henry Rzepa (rzepa(a)ic.ac.uk)

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The ECTOC Conference CD
by h.rzepa＠ic.ac.uk 28 Mar '96

28 Mar '96

The ECTOC Conference CD-ROM is now available for immediate delivery from the RSC. Contact http://chemistry.rsc.org/rsc/ectoc1.htm for ordering details. Dr Henry Rzepa, Dept. Chemistry, Imperial College, LONDON SW7 2AY; rzepa(a)ic.ac.uk; Tel (44) 171 594 5774; Fax: (44) 171 594 5804. URL: http://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/rzepa/ ----- chemweb: A list for Chemical Applications of the Internet. Archived as: http://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/hypermail/chemweb/ To unsubscribe, send to listserver(a)ic.ac.uk the following message; unsubscribe chemweb List coordinator, Henry Rzepa (rzepa(a)ic.ac.uk)

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Chemscape Chime from MDLI - Version 2
by Dr Alan Mills 21 Mar '96

21 Mar '96

Hi, Subscribers to this list may wish to know that an updated version of Chime from MDLI has just been mounted on the US server and the UK mirror that we are running. The URLS are http://www.mdli.com/mdlhome.html and http://www.venus.co.uk/mdli/chemscape/chime/chime.html Regards, Alan Mills at Venus Internet Ltd, 24 Denmark Street, London WC2H 8NJ, UK email:alan@venus.co.uk web:http://www.venus.co.uk Tel: +44 (0)171 240 5858 Fax: +44 (0)171 240 5859 Providing Web and Internet services and solutions ----- chemweb: A list for Chemical Applications of the Internet. Archived as: http://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/hypermail/chemweb/ To unsubscribe, send to listserver(a)ic.ac.uk the following message; unsubscribe chemweb List coordinator, Henry Rzepa (rzepa(a)ic.ac.uk)

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Internet accessed databases: Crossfire and SciFinder
by h.rzepa＠ic.ac.uk 20 Mar '96

20 Mar '96

The academics amongst you may be familiar with the 6 month trial of Beilstein Crossfire, starting at Daresbury. This involves getting the Crossfire software and an account from Daresbury, and gives access to 5-6 million compounds. Instructions are on http://www.dl.ac.uk/CDS/Beilstein/quick_guide.html This trial should spark off perhaps a broader discussion on how the chemistry community should lobby/organise/fund access to databases. Curiously, there is no single mechanism for soliciting such discussion. Thus with some universities, it goes through the librarians, with others the academics. It seems worthwhile posting it here. Whilst Beilstein is of interest in providing access to molecular properties, another product that has attracted attention is SciFinder from CAS. This in effect goes down the route of extreme user friendliness. My understanding is that CHEST have got involved in discussions with both Beilstein and CAS about such products, although the community at large has yet to get involved. Perhaps people might wish to post to this forum experiences of either/comments on areas of applicability/Web interfaces/ etc In particular, it would be nice to use this 6 month trial of Crossfire to help CHEST and others know how the chemistry community feels about this area, and even perhaps help define some priorities. Dr Henry Rzepa, Dept. Chemistry, Imperial College, LONDON SW7 2AY; rzepa(a)ic.ac.uk; Tel (44) 171 594 5774; Fax: (44) 171 594 5804. URL: http://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/rzepa/ ----- chemweb: A list for Chemical Applications of the Internet. Archived as: http://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/hypermail/chemweb/ To unsubscribe, send to listserver(a)ic.ac.uk the following message; unsubscribe chemweb List coordinator, Henry Rzepa (rzepa(a)ic.ac.uk)

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WWW site for ACS symposium
by James A. Dix 18 Mar '96

18 Mar '96

The ACS Division of Chemical Education is sponsoring a symposium, "Teaching Chemistry on the World Wide Web," March 24-25, 1996, during the Spring national meeting in New Orleans. As part of this symposium, we have created a World Wide Web site that will contain material related to the symposium. The URL is http://chemed.chem.binghamton.edu:2001 The site will be updated periodically through the symposium. Please direct comments about the site to the address below. -- James A. Dix dix(a)chemiris.chem.binghamton.edu Associate Professor dix(a)binghamton.edu Chemistry Department, Box 6016 voice: (607) 777-2480 State University of New York fax: (607) 777-4478 Binghamton, NY 13902-6016 USA on sabbatical leave 1995-1996: Los Alamos National Laboratory dix(a)t10.lanl.gov Theoretical Biology and Biophysics voice: (505) 665-3853 T10, MS 710, TA3-SM483, Rm 103A (505) 667-7510 Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA fax: (505) 665-3493 ----- chemweb: A list for Chemical Applications of the Internet. Archived as: http://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/hypermail/chemweb/ To unsubscribe, send to listserver(a)ic.ac.uk the following message; unsubscribe chemweb List coordinator, Henry Rzepa (rzepa(a)ic.ac.uk)

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