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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 >