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==Origins of Chime== | ==Origins of Chime== | ||
The rendering and molecular visualization command scripting language of Chime were adapted from the C source code of an earlier program, [[RasMol]], developed by Roger A. Sayle and generously placed in the public domain. Tim Maffett, a computational chemist employed at the time by MDL, was the primary architect and programmer of Chime. Although MDL's main interest was in visualization of small organic compounds, Maffett had the forsight to leave RasMol's support for macromolecules intact, and to extend it. | The rendering and molecular visualization command scripting language of Chime were adapted from the C source code of an earlier program, [[RasMol]], developed by Roger A. Sayle and generously placed in the public domain. [http://timmaffett.com/ Tim Maffett], a computational chemist employed at the time by MDL, was the primary architect and programmer of Chime. Although MDL's main interest was in visualization of small organic compounds, Maffett had the forsight to leave RasMol's support for macromolecules intact, and to extend it. The result was a program that was the best in its class, and that became enormously popular with biochemists and drug companies as well as chemists. | ||
==Popularity and Decline of Chime== | ==Popularity and Decline of Chime== | ||
