Development of a Chemical Structure Display System and its Interface with the Associated Biological Database

A graphics storage and retrieval system for chemical structures has recently been implemented on an IBM 3083 under an MVS/XA TSO operating system. This article describes the past history of the Schering-Plough Technical Documentation Information Center as it relates to storage and retrieval of chemical structures, the reason for and the selection of a graphics display system, its implementation and interface with Schering's Biological Database System, and the future direction of this new project.