X based molecular display

[Harry Mangalam]

>I know this has been asked before but I can't seem to find the info in
>my archives. What X-based molecular display packages are freely
>available in source form? Must be source so I can attempt to compile
>it on my NeXT and must be freely available because I can't afford
>license fees to try this stuff out. I'm looking for something to
>display proteins. Thanks!


Hi,
   We just went thru this in the bio-soft newsgroup a while ago, but in
essence, I believe what you might be looking for is FLEX, a freeware piece
of work by Mike Pique, also of Scripps (mp at scripps.edu).  This is _not_
commercial grade software, but might be all that you need - the ssource is
included in the package or available on request.  It can be FTP'ed from:
perutz.scripps.edu (137.131.152.27) from pub/flex.  In various incarnations
and compilations, flex supports Xlib, sunview, phigs, XGL, and DORE (sp?).
   Rob Locher <locher at iastate.edu> has already tried to get FLEX up and
running, so you might give him a call as well to see how he fared.

   And this was also posted to the same thread:

From: petelev at convex.com (Pete Levinthal
Subject: Re: Need an X-based program to display protein molecule
Date: 13 May 92 23:58:52 GM
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You might want to check out Xleap.  It compiles on Suns and SGI's.  It
builds
models, allows 3d xforms, and displays by various parameters.

I'm not involved with this package, but have compiled and used it.  It
meets
the requirements you set out, and is also a useful model builder.

You might try sending mail to Chris Schafmeister (schaf at cgl.ucsf.edu) to
get
information about availability, licences, etc..

Pete

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