CACAO program - summary



 Thanks to everyone who replied to my question about availability of the
 CACAO program.
 Original message
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 Dear neeters,
 I  am looking for CACAO program - a tool to analyse molecular
 orbitals on PC. I though it was available on www.ccl.net, as says
 README file on /pub/chemistry/software. Unfortumately there's no the program
 anywhere. :(
 Does anyone know other sites where CACAO is available ?
 Thanking for any help
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 Here is the summary of the responses received
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 From: RAVERA %! at !% ch.unito.it (Mauro Ravera)
 Dear Galazka,
 you can find the latest version of Cacao directly from Carlo Mealli via ftp
 at the following address: cacao.issecc.fi.cnr.it
 Best wishes
 Mauro Ravera
 Dipartimento di Chimica Inorganica
 University of Torino (Italy)
 ravera %! at !% silver.ch.unito.it
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 From: Mr Andrew D Allen <chp1aa %! at !% surrey.ac.uk>
 	I see what you mean, even the mirror site www.ccl.net doesn't have
 it. I have tried some archie searches and they only turn up on kekule, which
 as I know doesn't have it now. If you get any replies I be interested also in
 knowing where to get the program.
 Andy.
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 From: davide %! at !% stinch0.csmtbo.mi.cnr.it
 dear Wojciech Galazka
 here is cacao.... have Fun,  Davide Proserpio
 p.s. do not hesitate to contact me for any problem
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 *                          C A C A O                                  *
 *                          =========                                  *
 *            Computer Aided Composition of Atomic Orbitals            *
 *       (A Package of Programs for Molecular Orbital Analysis)        *
 *                  [PC Version 3.3, March 1993]                       *
 *                                                                     *
 *            CARLO MEALLI and DAVIDE MARIA PROSERPIO                  *
 *        Symmetry routines written by KLAUS LINN (1991)               *
 *        Revisions made by Angelo Sironi and Jose A. Lopez (1992)     *
 *                                                                     *
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 *   Reference:   Journal of Chemical Education 1990, (67), 399-402    *
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 *                                                                     *
 *   Istituto per lo Studio della Stereochimica ed Energetica          *
 *   dei Composti di Coordinazione (ISSECC-C.N.R.)                     *
 *   VIA J.NARDI 39 - 50132 FLORENCE (italy)                           *
 *   TEL. 39-55-243990 or 2346653 - FAX: 2478366                       *
 *   e-mail= MEALLI %! at !% CACAO.ISSECC.FI.CNR.IT                             *
 *                                                                     *
 *=====================================================================*
 *  Present address of D.M.P.                                          *
 *  Istituto di Strutturistica Chimica - Universita' di Milano         *
 *  Via Venezian 21                                                    *
 *  20133 Milano, ITALY                                                *
 *  tel. 39-2-70635120, fax 39-2-70635288,                             *
 *  e-mail= davide %! at !% stinch0.csmtbo.mi.cnr.it                            *
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 The PC package (usually released on a floppy diskette) is now available
 in a self-extracting zipped version and retrievable via the FTP
 type:
  FTP cacao.issecc.fi.cnr.it [username: anonymous]
  or
  FTP 149.139.10.2 [username: anonymous]
 define the option "binary" and retrieve the file with the command:
 get cacaozip.exe
 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
       Although the procedure allows to identify the guest who retrieves
       the package, we appreciate if an e-mail message is sent to us with
       your generalities:
       name, institution, addresses (full and e-mail) telephone and Fax
       numbers.
       Use the following address: MEALLI %! at !% CACAO.ISSECC.FI.CNR.IT
 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 To Install and run the CACAO package in your PC (drive C:) use the
 following procedure.
 1) Create a directory MOAN and a subdirectory FILES in DRIVE C:
 2) copy the file CACAOZIP.EXE in the Directory MOAN, then enter:
  MOAN>CACAOZIP
 3) Move all the files *.IN in the subdirectory FILES (these are the sample
 inputs). e.g.
       MOAN>copy *.IN C:\MOAN\FILES\*.*
       MOAN>erase *.IN
 4) Read the README.DOC file to familiarize with the potentialities of
    the programs.
 5) Run some of the tests provided.
 P.S. We are not authorized to distribute the PRINTGL.EXE file (Ravitz
 Software) that allows to process and dump on a printer the drawings made
 by CACAO (HPGL files).
 The user can purchase his own copy or obtain it by FTP connection to:
 wsmr-simtel20.army.mil
 directory pd1:<MSDOS.PLOT>
 file  PRTGL118.ZIP
 However, we supply three files (PL.BAT, VIEW.BAT, POSTSCR.BAT) which
 organize and process the HPGL files made by CACAO (provided that
 PRINTGL.EXE has been imported in the directory MOAN)
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 Davide M. Proserpio - Istituto di Chimica Strutturistica Inorganica
 Universita' di Milano,   Via Venezian, 21 -  20133  Milano,   Italy
 phone +39-2-70635120 fax 70635288 - davide %! at !% stinch0.csmtbo.mi.cnr.it
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 From: YELKADI %! at !% CCIT.ARIZONA.EDU
 Wojciech,
 	CACAO is a program to do EHMO calculations; graphicize numerical resultson
 screen of PC; draw Walsh diagrams; along with a 3D reps of any MO and its
 components. A reference for CACAO is, "MO Theory Made Visible"-J Chem
 Ed.
 67 (1990) 399. You can get it using anonymous FTP "FTP
 CACAO.issecc.fi.cnr.it"
 or "FTP 149.139.10.2" .  Username: Anonymous; Password: Your E-mail
 address.
 Get the files cacao.txt and cacaozip.exe. Read cacao.txt. Define option binary.
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 From: molsol %! at !% wucmd.wustl.edu (Molecular Solutions)
 You should be able to get information about the program from
 Davide M. Proserpie (stinch %! at !% imisiam.mi.cnr.it) at the Universita
 di Milano in Milan.  His telephone is 38-2-70635120.
 							Merry Ambos
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 From: ascanio %! at !% salve3.salve.edu
 Please use cacao.issecc.fi.cnr.it (149.139.10.2)
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 From: "John M. Simmie, University College, Galway, Ireland"
 <John.Simmie %! at !% UCG.IE>
 ftp stinch0.csmtbo.mi.cnr.it
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 From: "stefano chimichi" <chimichi %! at !%
 risc1.chimorg.unifi.it>
 Hi,
 you can get the last version of the program writing to Dr. Carlo Mealli at
 mealli %! at !% cacao.issecc.fi.cnr.it
 Cheers
 Stefano
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                 Wojciech Galazka
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