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AMPAC 9 Description and Instructions

AMPAC and AGUI are user-friendly Windows software packages for molecular orbital (MO) calculations from Semichem.

We have a site license at the University of Memphis for AMPAC and AGUI. If you are a researcher at the University of Memphis and would like to obtain a copy of this program, please contact Dr. Charles Edwin Webster with a request.

The site license permits users to run the SOFTWARE on the computers at this institution (THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS). Users must include a proper citation (see the manual or the website) in any publications and presentations where the user utilized or reported the data which the user obtained using the SOFTWARE.

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Download the U of M license key file for AMPAC/AGUI

Do not share this key file with any unauthorized users.

You will need the license file in order to use AMPAC/AGUI from your on-campus computer.

Click the link below to access the license files. You must log onto umdrive to download the license key. This license file must be placed in the appropriate installation directory to use the program.

    AMPAC/AGUI for MS Windows U of M license file:k00485aW.key

    AMPAC/AGUI for Linux U of M license file:k00485aL.key

    Note: This license file must be renamed and in the correct directory.

    1. Identify the file you need:
      • Windows PC users - k00485aW.key
      • Linux users - k00485aL.key
    2. Rename the file to "ampac.key" (without the quotes)
      • Place the ampac.key file in the main "/Program Files/Semichem, Inc./Ampac-9.1/" directory after AMPAC/AGUIhas been installed.
      • For Linux users, move "ampac.key" to the AMPAC installation directory (e.g., /usr/local/Ampac-9.1/ampac.key). Run the following command from that directory:
        % chmod a+r ./ampac.key

Please visit the Semichem Home Page for a complete description of the programs included in AGUI and AMPAC.

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