Molecular Modeling programs on different platforms - table correct?

[T. Chyau Liang]

In article <51cnf2$mr0 at gap.cco.caltech.edu>, mathog at seqaxp.bio.caltech.edu
wrote:

-> Hi,
-> 
-> Periodically I check the status of various molecular modeling/molecular
-> display/related programs with respect to portability.  This is my latest
-> table - if anybody sees any errors or wants to add something, please chime
--> in. 
-> 
-> Listed alphabetically 
-> 
->              MIPS      ---DEC Alpha----         Intel
-> What         SGI       DU            WNT      Windows   GraphicsType
-> 
-> Biosym       Yes       No*           No*           No*       GL
-> Grasp        Yes       No            No            No        GL
-> MidasPlus    Yes       No            No            No        GL
-> molmol       Yes       Yes           No            No        X11
-> O            Yes       No            No            No        GL
-> rasmol       Yes       Yes           ?             Yes       X11/Windows
-> Setor        Yes       No            No            No        GL
-> VMD          Yes       No            No            No        GL
-> XtalView     Yes       Yes           No            No        GL/X11
-> 
-> * Separately licensed "Axxess" product lets Biosym run as an X11 client.
-> 
-> Kind of amazing to me that more of these have not been ported to other
-> platforms, for instance Alpha/Linux or WNT.  Looks like the only really 
-> portable one is Rasmol.  In terms of horsepower the SGIs are at least twice
-> as expensive as these alternatives.  I guess the ports will only come when
-> the grants start coming back marked with "buy cheaper platforms".  

Actually, MolMol runs under Linux. It has both source and Linux binary at
its distribution site.
 
I think VMD source (maybe others, too) is also available; hence it should
be possible to compile it under Linux.

We use Intel/Linux. It is hard to argue with the performance/price.

T. Chyau Liang
U. Texas-Houston