From ccl@www.ccl.net Mon Apr 28 11:59:39 1997 Received: from bedrock.ccl.net for ccl@www.ccl.net by www.ccl.net (8.8.3/950822.1) id LAA15390; Mon, 28 Apr 1997 11:21:31 -0400 (EDT) Received: from origin.gig.usda.gov for srheller@gig.usda.gov by bedrock.ccl.net (8.8.3/950822.1) id LAA07545; Mon, 28 Apr 1997 11:21:13 -0400 (EDT) Received: by origin.gig.usda.gov (5.x/SMI-SVR4) id AA03192; Mon, 28 Apr 1997 11:14:44 -0400 Date: Mon, 28 Apr 1997 11:14:44 -0400 (EDT) From: "Stephen R. Heller" To: jcicshelp , chemistry@ccl.net, chminf-l@iubvm.ucs.indiana.edu, orgchem@extreme.chem.rpi.edu Subject: Software for review Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII April 28, 1997 Subject: Computer Software for Review As the Software Review Editor for the ACS Journal of Chemical Information and Computer Science (JCICS) I often get software for review in the journal. I have six (6) new software products. I am looking for some people who are willing to review these software products. In return for the review which is published in JCICS you get to keep the software or database. The review should be completed in 1-3 months. The length of the review is 4-10 double spaced typed pages. Sample reviews can be found in most of the recent issues of JCICS. Please try to give me some (short) reason to choose you over another person. I have tried this approach for about the past four years and it is working reasonably well. (REMINDER: For those who haven't finished your reviews of software sent months and months ago, this last sentence does not apply to you!) As a result, I am continuing this new method to find reviewers using this e- mail/user group system. I reserve the right to abandon this if it is a problem, or inappropriate. I will not notify people if I have found a reviewer. If you don't hear from me within a few days I have chosen someone else to review the particular package. As I get many, many, (too many) replies to this message, please do not respond after 30 April 1997 (Wednesday), as I am sure the software will be gone by then. I can be reached on Internet (SRHELLER@GIG.USDA.GOV). PLEASE BE SURE TO INCLUDE AN STREET ADDRESS, PHONE, and FAX NUMBER!!! (I send the software by Federal Express.) Without this information I WILL NOT consider your request. Steve Heller The packages I now have are: 1. The Merck Index (12 ed.) on CD-ROM (Windows version) from Chapman & Hall. (A Macintosh version should be along soon, so a second person may want to offer to review that one.) 2. Modelmaker 3.0 from Cherwell Scientific. This a simulation modeling software package for Windows 95 and Windows NT. This version includes powerful model development tools, such as sub- models and arrays of components and more model analysis capabilities, such as optimization using multiple datasets, and Simplex and Marquardt optimization. 3.AccuModel, version 1.10 for windows 95 and Windows NT, from MicroSimulations. This is a powerful desktop modeling package. 4. Alchemy 2000, version 1.1, modeling software from Tripos. The package on CD-ROM includes ChemPrint Pro, SciProtien, SciQSAR, SciPolymer, and SciLogP. 5. Kaleidagraph data analysis and graphing software from Synergy Software. This runs under Windows 95, NT and 3.11. 6. ProCite bibliographic reference manager software for Windows from RSI. Runs under Windows 3.1 or higher. Steve Heller, USDA, ARS, Plant Genome Project Bldg. 005, Room 337 Beltsville, MD 20705-2350 USA Phone: 301-504-6055 FAX: 301-504-6231 E-mail: srheller@gig.usda.gov WWW: www.hellers.com/steve