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Hello and thanks in advance,<br />
I generate three-dimensional models of proteins using Rasmol and Swiss-Pdb Viewer. However, these programs do not have good print facilities, and I believe I need to use Molscript running under Linux (or Unix) to give nice images. Should I use a Linux simulator to run Molscript, or should I install a version of Linux onto my own PC (a low-end Pentium). If the latter, which version of Linux do you recommend? Thanks very much for any help you can give me.
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Hello and thanks in advance,
I generate three-dimensional models of proteins using Rasmol and Swiss-Pdb Viewer. However, these programs do not have good print facilities, and I believe I need to use Molscript running under Linux (or Unix) to give nice images. Should I use a Linux simulator to run Molscript, or should I install a version of Linux onto my own PC (a low-end Pentium). If the latter, which version of Linux do you recommend? Thanks very much for any help you can give me.

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