Posted January 27, 2022
If I recall, it was called ActivChem. It would have been contemporary around the 2000s. Basically, you could drop any atom into the workspace, use an eyedropper on it, and drop it into any valid vessel. And if you turned on atomic simulations, they'd bond and join even if their wasn't a chemical in the catalogue associated with it. (This would prevent you from dropping them into equipment.)
One major thing I remember is that it was surprisingly easy to break equipment; and this was a simulated aspect. Get a container filled with water and put a volatile chemical into it? BOOM. The glass breaks. Overheat a chemical well beyond any sensible measure and don't let the pressure escape? Cork flies off, then BOOM.
I mostly want to verify that I got the name right, and that some record of it exists. I'm sure trivial middle school chemistry lab software is lost to time.
One major thing I remember is that it was surprisingly easy to break equipment; and this was a simulated aspect. Get a container filled with water and put a volatile chemical into it? BOOM. The glass breaks. Overheat a chemical well beyond any sensible measure and don't let the pressure escape? Cork flies off, then BOOM.
I mostly want to verify that I got the name right, and that some record of it exists. I'm sure trivial middle school chemistry lab software is lost to time.