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- Amiga OPS5c (V1.071a)
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- The OPS5c system was originally written as part of my master's thesis
- requirements at the University of Texas at Austin. While the OPS5c system
- may eventually become a commercial product, it is not of commercial grade in
- its current form. I feel that it can be useful as is, provided one does
- not attempt to create large rule systems with it. While the OPS5 language does
- not provide all the bells and whistles of some expert system tools, it is
- quite functional. The TREAT pattern matching algorithm used in this imple-
- mentation is state of the art and will usually outperform any currently
- available algorithms on similar hardware. The ability to execute arbitrary
- C code gives the system expandability and additional power, a feature sorely
- lacking in many current expert system shells.
- See the file COPYRIGHT for the terms of this distribution. This is my
- small attempt to contribute to the Amiga software community in return for some
- of the excellent freely-distributable software that I have received in the
- past. While I can not accept contributions of money, if you like this program
- a short email message of thanks would be nice. I also would like to
- know if you find interesting or unusual applications for it. While it is
- highly unlikely that I will be able to support the Amiga version (this may be
- its only release), I would appreciate bug reports.
- At the suggestion of some I had originally attempted to add ARexx
- capability to the system. Unfortunately this proved to be more work than I
- had time for, given the original design of the system. I believe that some
- ARexx functionality may be provided by an external function linked with the
- OPS5c system. Such a function could be called by:
- (call arexx <macro name> <parameters>)
- If someone feels ambitious and desires ARexx compatibility in addition to
- C function linkage, this would be an excellent enhancement. If someone
- attempts this, please post it and or send me a copy. I'd try but I'm off to
- other projects.
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- Enjoy.
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- Bernie Lofaso
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- E-mail: lofaso@titan.tsd.arlut.utexas.edu
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