Subject: ArgusLab 2.0 final release available

From: "Mark A. Thompson" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 15:18:24 -0800

ArgusLab 2.0 final release is available!

ArgusLab is still free.

The new website is:  http://www.planaria-software.com

In addition to the features listed below, I added calculating
rotary strengths to this release.  There were numerous bug
fixes, additions to the help system, and restart from prior
SCF added to the calculation dialog boxes.

enjoy
Mark Thompson, President
Planaria Software
Seattle, WA.

ArgusLab is a molecular modeling program for Microsoft Windows operating
systems.

Overview of 2.0 features:
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1. Interactive 3D Molecule Builder with:
        Interactive 3D manipulator
        Fragment Library
        Beautify Geometry
        Automatically Add/Hide/Delete Hydrogens
        Cut & Paste
        Supports Multiple-Level Undo/Redo.
        Multiple Rendering Styles for Atoms and Bonds
        Geometry Monitors

2. Calculation Types
        Single-Point Energies
        Optimize Geometries
        Electronic Excitation Spectra
        Self Consistent Reaction Field (SCRF) Solvent Model for Electronic
            Spectra

3. Molecular Mechanics
        Universal Force Field (UFF) for the entire periodic table

4. Quantum Mechanics
        Extended Huckel for entire periodic table
        MNDO, AM1, and PM3 semi-empirical Hamiltonians
        INDO1/s semi-empirical Hamiltonian
        Restricted and Unrestricted Hartree-Fock SCF

5. File Types: supports XYZ, PDB, and ArgusLab XML file formats.

6. HTML Help

7. No size limitations for molecules or calculations other than available
   system resources

8. Multi-threaded architecture allows multiple molecules opened
   simultaneously and running calculations

9. Runs on Windows 95/98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000