sc1u#@andrew.cmu.edu.UUCP (04/23/87)
Someone sent out a query on Wisdom Prolog a few weeks ago, out of curiosity, I sent mail to max@Wisdom.bitnet to get the scoop on Wisdom Prolog. Apparently it isn't out yet, but the due date is in "Six weeks". Anyways...here's the information on Wisdom Prolog: ----------- Received: from wisdom.bitnet by wiscvm.wisc.edu ; Wed, 22 Apr 87 06:30:13 CDT From: Motti Goldberg <max%WISDOM.BITNET@@wiscvm.wisc.edu> Date: Wed, 22 Apr 87 00:24:41 -0200 To: sc1u#@@andrew.cmu.edu Subject: Re: Wisdom Prolog WISDOM PROLOG ************* The WISDOM prolog is one of the most powerful available TRUE prolog interpreters now on the market. WISDOM's disk I/O reader is written in prolog, as is most of the interpreter, a fact that is of great importance to users who wish to change the program's shell or link it to other programs. The interpreter is a full implementation of the Edinburgh standard, with a few add-ons & minor changes. Many of the non-standard evaluable predicates are meant to be used for user-defined-shells, a strong feature of the interpreter which has already been used by users of the UNIX & VMS systems releases. Together with the standard-shell prolog-source, this feature could help users who wish to run expert-system program , call the interpreter from within their programs or vice-versa, or simply change the interpreters' user-interface. The WISDOM interpreter runs now under: VAX-VMS, VAX-UNIX, ZILOG-S8000, AT&T, MOTOROLA, and MS-DOS/PC-DOS. The Macintosh and Amiga versions will be released soon. Other releases can be ordered if enough programs of that release will be purchased. Users who wish to transfer state-files from one of the various machines under which the WISDOM interpreter works, to another such system, (VAX to PC etc.) can purchase software for that purpose for an extra $50. We will always keep our standard of possible transfer from one system to the other. However, we can not promise that all versions will be state-compatible. Future features: 1. A stronger and more powerful data base. 2. An interface to external data bases. 3. Integration with the SUN & VAX window-systems. PC-special future feature: A simple editor. - as the user can use his own editor via the 'system' predicate, we see no reason to overload the system with a new full-featured editor. DEBUGGER: ******* The file deb.pl contains the Prolog code for the default debugger. The file STDSTS is the standard default saved-file, also including deb.pl. If you want to write your own debugger, load the Prolog using one of the other STD files. PC-SPECIALS: ************ Some I/O predicates have been added to the PC-version. DIRECT INPUT: kbhit - Check if key was pressed. getch(Code) - Get character directly from keyboard,don't wait for <CR>, don't echo to screen. getche(Code) - Get character directly from keyboard, don't wait for <CR>, echo to screen. sound(Frequency) - Make a sound at given frequency. nosound - stop sound. wait(Time) - suspend execution for Time ms. INTERRUPT HANDLING: (PC release) ****************** In order to let you use the '86 and DOS interrupts, WP has provided a set of predicates, letting you change registers' values and invoking DOS and '86(88) interrupts. Suplied STATE-files ******************* File name | SWM support | WM support | DEB.PL | Interrupts | Locked ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ std1 + - - - - std2 + + - - - std3 + + + - + stdsts + - + - + std&int + - + + + RELEASE 2.00 ************** - Powerful Window Manager support. (PC version) - Automatic garbage collection mechanism. - Floating-point and trigonometric-functions support. - The reader's speed has been increased. - The LIPS have been increased. Performance: PC - 0.5K LIPS SUN-2 - 4K LIPS (SUN-3 should be 4 times faster) VAX-750 - 3K LIPS Over 150 system predicates. A compiler version is under development. VAX/SUN/UNIX machines' price - $1200 We estimate that the Amiga version will be ready in about 6 weeks. Thanks for your interest, Motti (Max) ------ I think the price quoted in "The Art of Prolog" was $95. Since it's in the back of Ehud Shapiro's book, it may be construed as an implicit endorsement. Oh well, we'll see in 6 weeks.
rossi@cbmvax.cbm.UUCP (Lisa Rossi CATS) (05/07/87)
Does anyone have information on and know who (company name, address, phone) is doing the Amiga version of WISDOM PROLOG ? -- ************************************************************************* Lisa Rossi-Siracusa Commodore Business Machines uucp: {ihnp4|seismo|caip}!cbmvax!rossi arpa: cbmvax!rossi@seismo.css.GOV or rossi@cbmvax.UUCP@{seismo|harvard} tel : (215) 431-9180 -- a mime is a terrible thing to waste -- *************************************************************************