What happened to CAChe (computer-aided chemistry software)?
Keywords: CAChe WorkSytem, Quantum CAChe, BioMedCAChe, CAChe Group, CAChe Scientific, CACheSoftware.com, 3D-Trackball, 3D-Stereoscopic display. The CAChe Group was formed by Tektronix Inc. of Beaverton, Oregon, USA in 1989 to develop and market the CAChe (Computer-Aided Chemistry) molecular modelling package for experimental chemists. The CAChe software suite came packaged with a Macintosh upgraded with a fast coprocessor card, a patented 3D stereoscopic display, a patented 3D Trackball, and was called the CAChe WorkSystem. The press hailed this award-winning new Computer-Aided Chemistry tool as a “Macintosh on Steroids”. CAChe Group celebrates the R&D 100 Award in 1994 The CAChe Group was spun out of Tektronix in 1991 as a wholly-owned subsidiary named CAChe Scientific Inc. A Windows version of CAChe (that did not require the specialized hardware) was released in 1994, before the company was sold to Oxford Molecular Group PLC (OMG) in the following year. In 2000, the CAChe business wa