mayerk%UPenn-GradEd%upenn.CSNET@CSNET-RELAY.ARPA (03/04/86)
I'm currently putting together an introductory course on expert systems here at Penn, and I'm in need of sage advice. Part of the course will involve using some expert system shell for homework assignments. The assignments will involve: Forward and backward chaining, frames, CFs, contexts (maybe), and a final project that will be a small prototypical system from a selected list of subjects. I've plowed through some of the hype from various vendors, but I'd like more information from people who have either used them, or used others that are personal favorites. If anyone is interested, I'll send out an appendix of all of the responses I get. Here is an uncut list from a database that I'm compiling: Vendor Name Product Name ________________________________________ __________________ Expert Systems International, Ltd. ES/P Advisor ExperTelligence, Inc. ExperFacts ExperLisp ExperLisp-3600 ExperLisp-Talk Exsys, Inc. Exsys Version 3.0 Human Edge Expert Ease Expert Edge Intelliware, Inc. Experteach Jeffrey Perrone & Associates, Inc. Advisor Ex-Tran Expert Ease EXSYS Grid-Xpert Insight KDS Corporation KDS Lithp Systems BV Daisy Micro Data Base Systems/Marketing & Sales Guru Radian Corporation RuleMaster Silogic, Inc. The Knowledge Work Bench Software Architecture and Engineering, Inc. KES II Texas Instruments Arborist TI Personal Consultant You'll have to excuse me if the list seems a little "raw," but I thought that it unfair to omit anything until I hear a little more. (Most of the above are unsuitable for my needs, but in the interests of a wider community, comments might be valuable.) Send responses to: mayerk%UPenn-Graded Kenneth Mayer University of Pennsylvania (215) 387-4751