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I don't think they were available for free. I think the model was that people would pay for the software, and the payment would help support the service. This w
by dalke 11y ago
I don't think they were available for free. I think the model was that people would pay for the software, and the payment would help support the service. This was more important when delivery was often via magnetic tape.
In 1992 there was no anonymous ftp, says http://www.science-bbs.com/46-chem/79216dbedd42bb25.htm http://www.science-bbs.com/46-chem/79216dbedd42bb25.htm .
By 2001 https://web.archive.org/web/20000129154803/http://qcpe.chem.indiana.edu/order.html https://web.archive.org/web/20000129154803/http://qcpe.chem.... they only did internet-based delivery, for a $10 fee:
> A $10.00 charge is required for delivery of programs and electronic documentation via the Internet. Programs and electronic documentation will be delivered via ftp through the QCPE web site, through the QCPE ftp site, or via an email attachment. Programs and electronic documentation are "bundled" as one compressed tar file per program. Instructions for restoring the file are available. Other types of files are sent for non-UNIX platforms. When payment is received, QCPE will contact the customer with Internet delivery information, and assist the customer with any questions or problems regardig delivery.
(If you haven't before seen archive.org, take a look at it. It's an excellent resource for getting access to old web sites.)
Which program(s) are you looking for, or what is you goal? STERIMOL (QCMP093) is available on CCL - http://ccl.net/cca/software/SOURCES/FORTRAN/STERIMOL/ http://ccl.net/cca/software/SOURCES/FORTRAN/STERIMOL/ . You can also get older versions of MOPAC from CCL. VENUS96 was distributed through QCPE and appears to be available from https://cdssim.chem.ttu.edu/htmlpages/licensemenu.jsp https://cdssim.chem.ttu.edu/htmlpages/licensemenu.jsp . Others are likely also available through other resources.