My use goes back to Evans and Sutherland workstations, FRODO, SGI's with
O, Duncan's graphics program suite, and COOT, on multiple platforms.
I don't use dials at all, and multiple uses with a three-button mouse are
far more favorable.
I still prefer O to COOT for a number of reasons. The main reason is that
the graphics isn't as good on most PC/linux/mac boxes, the screen isn't as
large, and the color range isn't as good.
I rarely, if ever, use stereo options, even when available. You can in 3D
fine without it, and you need a system that has a fast enough refresh rate
and no shadowing. When users learn by building without stereo, they don't
see the advantages of it later on.
Bernie Santarsiero
>>> =================================>>
>>> Greetings. This is a semi-informal survey of recent crystallography
>>> workstation users. Please take a minute to respond. Your answers will
>>> help us improve the crystallography computing environment.
>>>
>>>
>>> 1) Have you recently (past few months) used a crystallography
>>> workstation
>>> for molecular model building and/or visualization? YES NO
>>>
>>> Answer: YES
>>>
>>>
>>> 2) If yes to (1), which model building software did you use (list all
>>> that apply)? COOT O <OTHER - please specify>
>>>
>>> Answer: O
>>>
>>>
>>> 3) When model building, do you use the dial box?
>>> ALWAYS OFTEN SOMETIMES RARELY NEVER
>>>
>>> Answer: NEVER
>>>
>>>
>>> 4) When model building, do you use 3D stereo visualization (i.e. stereo
>>> glasses)? ALWAYS OFTEN SOMETIMES RARELY NEVER
>>>
>>> Answer: RARELY to NEVER
>>>
>>>
>>> 5) If yes to (1), which molecular visualization software did you use
>>> (list
>>> all that apply)? COOT O CHIMERA PYMOL <OTHER - please specify>
>>>
>>> Answer: PYMOL, O, RASMOL, INSIGHT
>>>
>>>
>>> 6) When visualizing molecular models, do you use the dial box?
>>> ALWAYS OFTEN SOMETIMES RARELY NEVER
>>>
>>> Answer: NEVER
>>>
>>>
>>> 7) When visualizing molecular models, do you use 3D stereo
>>> visualization
>>> (i.e. stereo glasses)? ALWAYS OFTEN SOMETIMES RARELY NEVER
>>>
>>> Answer: NEVER
>>>
>>>
>>> 8) Is there any software you would like to have available in the
>>> computing environment to assist you in molecular model building
>>> and/or
>>> visualization that is not currently available?
>>>
>>> Answer: NO
>>>
>>>
>>> Thank you for your time.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Dr. Jeroen R. Mesters
>> Gruppenleiter Strukturelle Neurobiologie und Kristallogenese
>> Institut für Biochemie, Universität zu Lübeck
>> Zentrum für Medizinische Struktur- und Zellbiologie
>> Ratzeburger Allee 160, D-23538 Lübeck
>> Tel: +49-451-5004070, Fax: +49-451-5004068
>> Http://www.biochem.uni-luebeck.de
>> Http://www.iobcr.org
>> Http://www.selfish-brain.org
>> Http://www.opticryst.org
>> --
>> If you can look into the seeds of time and say
>> which grain will grow and which will not - speak then to me (Macbeth)
>> --
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Scott D. Pegan, Ph.D.
> Senior Research Specialist
> Center for Pharmaceutical
> Biotechnology
> University of Illinois at Chicago
>
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