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| - | RasMol is a very popular, open-source [[ | + | RasMol is a very popular, open-source [[Molecular modeling and visualization software|macromolecular visualization]] stand-alone program, first released in 1993. From its release until 1999, nearly all of RasMol was written by Roger A. Sayle, initially while a student. |
==Public Domain RasMol (1993 - 2000)== | ==Public Domain RasMol (1993 - 2000)== | ||
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==Open Source RasMol (2000-present)== | ==Open Source RasMol (2000-present)== | ||
| - | In 1999, after Sayle had largely stopped developing RasMol, and with Sayle's blessing, [http://www.bernstein-plus-sons.com/Herbert J. Bernstein] assumed development and support for RasMol, but under a strict [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL] (or similar) license. Subsequent releases of RasMol (versions 2.7.x) incorporate many substantial enhancements contributed by numerous programmers. | + | In 1999, after Sayle had largely stopped developing RasMol, and with Sayle's blessing, [http://www.bernstein-plus-sons.com/ Herbert J. Bernstein] assumed development and support for RasMol, but under a strict [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL] (or similar) license. Subsequent releases of RasMol (versions 2.7.x) incorporate many substantial enhancements contributed by numerous programmers. |
Downloads and documentation are available from [http://rasmol.org RasMol.Org]. | Downloads and documentation are available from [http://rasmol.org RasMol.Org]. | ||
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*[http://rasmol.molviz.org RasMol.MolviZ.Org], RasMol Classic (public domain version) site with extensive documentation. | *[http://rasmol.molviz.org RasMol.MolviZ.Org], RasMol Classic (public domain version) site with extensive documentation. | ||
*[[Molecular modeling and visualization software]] | *[[Molecular modeling and visualization software]] | ||
| - | *[http://history.molviz.org History of | + | *[http://history.molviz.org History of Visualization of Biological Macromolecules] |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 21:54, 3 November 2008
RasMol is a very popular, open-source macromolecular visualization stand-alone program, first released in 1993. From its release until 1999, nearly all of RasMol was written by Roger A. Sayle, initially while a student.
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Public Domain RasMol (1993 - 2000)
Sayle released RasMol and its C source code into the public domain. From 1995-2000, the RasMol Classic Site, RasMol.MolviZ.Org (called the RasMol Home Page at that time), provided downloads, extensive documentation, tutorials, and RasMol Movie Scripts. This site supported public domain RasMol through its last release, version 2.6-beta-2a.
About 16,000 lines of the public domain source code of RasMol were adapted by MDL Information Systems to construct the web browser plugin Chime.
Sayle also created a proprietary version of RasMol capable of outputting stereolithograpy data which enables 3D printers to create solid physical molecular models (see 3DMolecularDesigns.Com).
The molecular visualization command scripting language developed by Sayle for RasMol was implemented and extended in Chime and Jmol.
Open Source RasMol (2000-present)
In 1999, after Sayle had largely stopped developing RasMol, and with Sayle's blessing, Herbert J. Bernstein assumed development and support for RasMol, but under a strict GNU GPL (or similar) license. Subsequent releases of RasMol (versions 2.7.x) incorporate many substantial enhancements contributed by numerous programmers.
Downloads and documentation are available from RasMol.Org.
See Also
- RasMol.Org, open-source RasMol.
- RasMol.MolviZ.Org, RasMol Classic (public domain version) site with extensive documentation.
- Molecular modeling and visualization software
- History of Visualization of Biological Macromolecules
