On Mon, 7 Apr 1997, Rzepa, Henry wrote:
L.A.Crawshaw@herts.ac.UK wrote:
However my main concern is that it is a Windows 95 version. We do not have Windows 95 yet, nor are likely to in the near future - we are more likely to move toward Windows NT. So even if I add it to stock, there is no machine here which can make use of it!!
Am I correct in reading that this disc is "Win95 only"? If so (the issue hasn't surfaced here yet)
Actually, the disk is a Win-95-NT/Macintosh hybrid, that also works on the two SGI systems we have tried it on. As far as I know, the Java code on the CD runs on all OSs that support Java (even Win 3.1 does nowadays)
I would be particularly grateful for feedback on the CML component of the CDROM. (For those who didn't get it, there is a full copy of the JUMBO browser as at about 6 weeks ago and a large variety of CML examples (as well). My personal experience is that Java represents a breakthrough in portability of code - I have taken this CRDOM to several places and it has run under Netscape as "installation-free" - i.e. no need to install Java, connections to the WWW, etc. However at one site there was a permission problem under W95 and NT (I have no idea why). I have only had one comment of problems with the CML component, but would be grateful for other feedback (please don't just say that Java is slow... it's continuing to increase in speed). Problems could be: access to the files (e.g. an 8.3-like problem or protection, of some Java failure. If there is a Java failure, the Java console (under Options) will give the formal reason which is necessary (but not always sufficient) for a diagnosis. Since Java represents a potential breakthrough in distributing code for chemistry and this is the first experience of trying this type of distribution (i.e. not linked to applets from the WWW) feedback could be of general interest. BTW a new version of JUMBO has been prepared for a virtual demonstration (i.e. I am not physically present) at WWW6 on Friday and I hope to make that available shortly afterwards. There also plans for it to be encapsulated on CRDOM so any feedback would be useful. P. Peter Murray-Rust (PeterMR, ) Director, Virtual School of Molecular Sciences Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nottingham University, NG7 2RD, UK; Tel 44-115-9515100 Fax 5110 http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/vsms/; OMF: http://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/omf/ ----- chemweb: A list for Chemical Applications of the Internet. Archived as: http://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/hypermail/chemweb/ To unsubscribe, send to listserver@ic.ac.uk the following message; unsubscribe chemweb List coordinator, Henry Rzepa (rzepa@ic.ac.uk)