GAMESS
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GAMESS is a computational chemistry
Computational chemistry
Computational chemistry is a branch of chemistry that uses principles of computer science to assist in solving chemical problems. It uses the results of theoretical chemistry, incorporated into efficient computer programs, to calculate the structures and properties of molecules and solids...

 software program and stands for General Atomic and Molecular Electronic Structure System. The original code of GAMESS split in 1981 and now the three version differ considerably:
  • GAMESS (US)
    GAMESS (US)
    GAMESS is a computational chemistry software program that stands for General Atomic and Molecular Electronic Structure System. The original code started on October 1, 1977 as a National Resources for Computations in Chemistry project. In 1981, the code base split into GAMESS and GAMESS variants,...

  • GAMESS (UK)
    GAMESS (UK)
    GAMESS is a computational chemistry software program that stands for General Atomic and Molecular Electronic Structure System. The original code split in 1981 into GAMESS and GAMESS variants, which now differ significantly...

  • PC GAMESS
    PC GAMESS
    PC GAMESS/Firefly is an ab initio computational chemistry program for Intel-compatible x86, x86-64 processors based on GAMESS sources. However, it has mostly been rewritten , especially in platform-specific parts , mathematic functions , and quantum chemical methods PC GAMESS/Firefly is an ab...

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