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From: Norbert Mueller
Subject: bs2000free.hqx: Ball & Stick - Molecular Graphics
What does Ball & Stick do?
Ball & Stick generates images and animations of three dimensional molecular
models at atomic resolution from input files obtained from either
structure libraries (e.g. protein data bank) or generated by experimental
methods (e.g. X-ray crystallography, NMR,...) of by computatioanl chemistry
(e.g. molecular mechanics, quantum-mechanics,...)
Who uses Ball & Stick?
People working in "molecular sciences" who want to publish graphical
representations of molecular models (click for examples). What sets off B&S
from other products in this area is the print quality achieved on
moderately priced systems.
Technically this is due to the fact that we use a vector graphics concept
up to the last step of rendering, which is done by the selected driver
(display or printer).
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT - Ball & Stick available for free
Due to the fact that the future of Pascal compilers for MacOS X is unclear,
we freeze the development of the popular molecular graphics program Ball &
Stick (aka B&S) as of December 2000. As a service to the Mac community in
molecular sciences the current versions (3.7.6 and 3.8b3) will be made
available for free (by download) but we retain all rights to the software.
At the same time I will cease to give technical support. One of the main
reasons behind that move is that the only maker of a Pascal compiler for
the Mac has been promising a MacOS X compliant version for three years and
not delivered (yet, as I hope). I cannot afford to keep development and
support on obsolete system configurations going, while income is
diminishing due to the lack of new versions that comply with MacOS X.
Redistribution is only allowed if the entire archive is included and only
if no money is charged. Exceptions require the written confirmation of one
of the copyright holders.
The current free versions are also available here:
http://www.orc.uni-linz.ac.at/mueller/download/bs2000free.hqx
More info on Ball & STick can also be found at:
http://www.orc.uni-linz.ac.at/mueller/bast/ball_and_stick.html
The free version will run on any PowerMacintosh under any of the MacOS
versions compatible with the respective model.