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- CONSULT.arc
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- This is the source for an expert system which I downloaded last
- winter. I have lost the original archive and docs, so I'll
- try to reconstruct from memory. The original source code for
- this program came from a book with a title something like
- "Expert Systems in Turbo Pascal" (which I own but can't find
- because I'm packing to move) written by an author named
- Sawyer and a collaborator whose name I can't recall. It's
- copyrighted material, but so far as I know is in the public
- domain. (I don't recall seeing any statements to the contrary.)
- I converted it to TP 4.0, added a couple of things, and
- deleted a menu which gave access to procedures that I felt
- were not useful for a runtime application of this program.
- The original procedures are still in the source code and can be
- easily reactivated. These procedures allow you to control
- the various data and variable assignments that determine the
- outcome of a consultation. The file LIBRARY.pas is my own
- conglomeration of PD Turbo source which I gleaned from
- various archives
-
-
- The original example rulebase is included, and is the only
- documentation I have available for the use of the system.
- Just read the rulebase and I think you'll catch on very
- quickly to the method for creating your own. It's a simple,
- goal-oriented, rule-based system which is very fast and runs
- very nicely. It deserves someone's scrutiny and development,
- something I don't have time for now. Keep in mind that the
- source came from a book, and as such you would need the
- authors' permission for any commercial use. The book is
- available from most of the computer book clubs.
-
- The syntax for running the demo is CONSULT LIFESPAN.
-
- Any comments or questions can be left for me on the BBS
- where you got this. Good luck !
-
- Brian Corll
- June 24, 1988
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