There is an updated release of the CIF-aware version of RasMol which now includes OpenVMS binaries. This is version 2.6_CIF(Rev 2), based on Roger Sayle's version 2.6, at: http://www.bernstein-plus-sons.com/software/rasmol/ Version 2.6_CIF(Rev 2) is a minor update to version 2.6_CIF(Rev 1) which now provides the following list of precompiled binaries via links on http://www.bernstein-plus-sons.com/software/rasmol/INSTALL.html System Binary SGI (IRIX 5.3): RasMol_2.6_CIF.SGI/IRIX_5.3/rasmol_8BIT.gz RasMol_2.6_CIF.SGI/IRIX_5.3/rasmol_16BIT.gz RasMol_2.6_CIF.SGI/IRIX_5.3/rasmol_32BIT.gz SGI (IRIX 6.4): RasMol_2.6_CIF.SGI/IRIX_6.4/rasmol_8BIT.gz RasMol_2.6_CIF.SGI/IRIX_6.4/rasmol_16BIT.gz RasMol_2.6_CIF.SGI/IRIX_6.4/rasmol_32BIT.gz Alpha (OpenVMS 7.1): RasMol_2.6_CIF.DEC/OpenVMS_7.1/rasmol_8bit.exe RasMol_2.6_CIF.DEC/OpenVMS_7.1/rasmol_16bit.exe RasMol_2.6_CIF.DEC/OpenVMS_7.1/rasmol_32bit.exe VAX (OpenVMS 6.2): RasMol_2.6_CIF.DEC/OpenVMS_6.2/rasmol_8bit.exe RasMol_2.6_CIF.DEC/OpenVMS_6.2/rasmol_16bit.exe RasMol_2.6_CIF.DEC/OpenVMS_6.2/rasmol_32bit.exe Mac: RasMol_2.6_CIF_mac_FAT RasMol_2.6_CIF_mac_PPC RasMol_2.6_CIF_mac_68K Windows: RasWin.exe Note that the SGI the binaries are "gzipped". Don't forget to "ungzip" them before trying to use them. A problem with the prior build of the Mac 68K version has been corrected, and you should re-download that version if your platform is a 68K Apple Macintosh. Distribution of additional precompiled binaries would depend on arrangements for access to appropriate systems. If you use the switch "-cif", this version will read a core CIF or mmCIF dataset. Coloring of alternate conformers and multiple NMR models is supported. Fractional coordinates are supported. THIS IS A PRELIMINARY RELEASE INVOLVING EXTENSIVE MODIFICATIONS ***** USE WITH CAUTION ****** This is _not_ the combination of RasMol variants (RasMol 2.7.0) which is coming in a few weeks. Many thanks to those who have reported bugs and made suggestions for that project. Our thanks to David Atkinson at BU, Bob Sweet at BNL, Helen Berman at John Westbrook at Rutgers for access to computers used for some of the compilations for this release. Comments and suggestions to rasmol@bernstein-plus-sons.com very much appreciated. -- Herbert J. Bernstein yaya@bernstein-plus-sons.com ===================================================== **** BERNSTEIN + SONS * * INFORMATION SYSTEMS CONSULTANTS **** P.O. BOX 177, BELLPORT, NY 11713-0177 * * *** **** * Herbert J. Bernstein * *** yaya@bernstein-plus-sons.com *** * * *** 1-516-286-1339 FAX: 1-516-286-1999 =====================================================