[comp.ai] Book re-request

chris@ctk1.UUCP (Chris Old) (12/10/90)

About a 2 weeks ago, I posted a request for a book that I had read.

In article <1990Nov28.131016.21665@ctk1.UUCP> I wrote:
>I'm trying to find the title and authors of an AI book that I
>read some time ago.
>
>The book was co-authored by two people. One of them had a
>name like 'Donald Mitchie' or something like that. The name
>of the book could have been 'Machine Intelligence'.
>
>It was a paperback, and had a dark cover with some
>unrecognisable picture on the front. It contained some
>examples of machine generated poetry, and had some glossy
>pages in the middle with examples of computer art.
>
>It had an example of a monkey who had a physics book and a
>pair of cutters and he had to try and cut some bananas down.
>The book also spoke of some situations where it would be
>neccesary to lie to robots, because that would make them more
>efficient in their work.
>
>If you know of this book, could you please drop me a line.

Now, nobody managed (if they tried) to get mail through to me, and I 
didn't see any follow-ups, except this one,

>From: plummer@cs.swarthmore.edu (David Barker-Plummer)
>Subject: Re: Book reference wanted
>References: <1990Nov28.131016.21665@ctk1.UUCP>
>            <1990Nov30.014555.20466@cs.umn.edu>
>            <POESIO.90Nov29225336@lark.cs.rochester.edu>
>
>Why stop at these.  I think that there are 13--16 MI volumes, all edited
>or co-edited by Michie. -- Dave

which says to me that someone did follow-up, but that it didn't get 
through to me. Could some kind soul please email me the two articles:

<1990Nov30.014555.20466@cs.umn.edu>
<POESIO.90Nov29225336@lark.cs.rochester.edu>

Alternatively, please email me the answer to my original question. 
Please send email to:

uunet!ddsw1!olsa99!ctk1!chris, or
olsa99!ctk1!chris@ddsw1.mcs.com

Thanks again,
--------------------
Chris Old (C.t.K.)            | ...uunet!ddsw1!olsa99!ctk1!chris
                              | olsa99!ctk1!chris@ddsw1.mcs.com
If you have no reason for your opinion, change it.

finnegan@elaine24.stanford.edu (Tso-Sheng Tsai) (12/18/90)

In article <1990Dec10.091345.7206@ctk1.UUCP>, chris@ctk1.UUCP (Chris
Old) writes:
|> About a 2 weeks ago, I posted a request for a book that I had read.
|> 
|> In article <1990Nov28.131016.21665@ctk1.UUCP> I wrote:
|> >I'm trying to find the title and authors of an AI book that I
|> >read some time ago.
|> >
|> >The book was co-authored by two people. One of them had a
|> >name like 'Donald Mitchie' or something like that. The name
|> >of the book could have been 'Machine Intelligence'.
|> >
|> >It was a paperback, and had a dark cover with some
|> >unrecognisable picture on the front. It contained some
|> >examples of machine generated poetry, and had some glossy
|> >pages in the middle with examples of computer art.
|> >
|> >It had an example of a monkey who had a physics book and a
|> >pair of cutters and he had to try and cut some bananas down.
|> >The book also spoke of some situations where it would be
|> >neccesary to lie to robots, because that would make them more
|> >efficient in their work.
|> >
|> >If you know of this book, could you please drop me a line.
|> 
|> Now, nobody managed (if they tried) to get mail through to me, and I 
|> didn't see any follow-ups, except this one,
|> 
|> >From: plummer@cs.swarthmore.edu (David Barker-Plummer)
|> >Subject: Re: Book reference wanted
|> >References: <1990Nov28.131016.21665@ctk1.UUCP>
|> >            <1990Nov30.014555.20466@cs.umn.edu>
|> >            <POESIO.90Nov29225336@lark.cs.rochester.edu>
|> >
|> >Why stop at these.  I think that there are 13--16 MI volumes, all edited
|> >or co-edited by Michie. -- Dave
|> 
|> which says to me that someone did follow-up, but that it didn't get 
|> through to me. Could some kind soul please email me the two articles:
|> 
|> <1990Nov30.014555.20466@cs.umn.edu>
|> <POESIO.90Nov29225336@lark.cs.rochester.edu>
|> 
|> Alternatively, please email me the answer to my original question. 
|> Please send email to:
|> 
|> uunet!ddsw1!olsa99!ctk1!chris, or
|> olsa99!ctk1!chris@ddsw1.mcs.com
|> 
|> Thanks again,
|> --------------------
|> Chris Old (C.t.K.)            | ...uunet!ddsw1!olsa99!ctk1!chris
|>                               | olsa99!ctk1!chris@ddsw1.mcs.com
|> If you have no reason for your opinion, change it.


So I think maybe I should put it to the  comp.ai.

Sorry, if it bothered anybody else.


TST
CSD, Stanford Univ.
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AUTHOR:   Michie, Donald.
TITLE:    The knowledge machine : artificial intelligence and the future of man
            / Donald Michie and Rory Johnston.
IMPRINT:  1st ed.  New York : W. Morrow, c1985.
          300 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

LOCATION: Law AL AMP LUk

OTHER:    Johnston, Rory.
TOPICS:   Artificial intelligence.
          Computers--Social aspects.
          Technology--Social aspects.
NOTES:    Bibliography: p. [270]-282.
          Includes index.
          Language: English   Year: 1985
          Item CSUL85-B3060 (Books)

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