booter@lll-crg.ARpA (Elaine Richards) (05/22/86)
WOW! I didn't realize so many folks out there have played with prolog. I received all sorts of replies, most very useful in explaining the instantiation of variables to values (I hope I worded it properly). PASCAL doesn't prepare you for it and I write LISP code by the grace of God(it just works, I dunno why!). A major problem I had was in the idea of reconsulting a file. I just kept loading copies of files in there and of course would get the same error message as it seemed to be reading the first one over and over. I have passed that phase now and am endeavoring to master the idea of using the "cut". You'd all be proud of me, I wrote a very simple version of the computer that talks back (called "doctor" or "eliza"). I still like LISP better, but at least I am no longer swearing at the terminal. Thank you all very much E *****