bk0h#@andrew.cmu.edu.UUCP (02/23/87)
I am working on a project for one of my computer classes, and I am looking for a book containing the source code to a program called TALE-SPIN, written by James Meehan. I was told that it was contained in a book with 4 other programs written at Yale, but I don't know the title of the book. The program generates stories, given a "world" setting with characters, etc. I have a book (Meehan's thesis, actually) which makes references to the program, but which doesn't actually have source code. Any help or pointers would be greatly appreciated. Brett Brett Kuehner bk0h@andrew.cmu.edu
pitaro@savax.UUCP (02/25/87)
In article <541066134.741.bk0h.newville.ibm032@andrew.cmu.edu>, bk0h#@andrew.cmu.edu (Brett Kuehner) writes: > I am working on a project for one of my computer classes, and I am > looking for a book containing the source code to a program called > TALE-SPIN, written by James Meehan. I was told that it was contained in > a book with 4 other programs written at Yale, but I don't know the > title of the book. The program generates stories, given a "world" > setting with characters, etc. I have a book (Meehan's thesis, actually) > which makes references to the program, but which doesn't actually have > source code. Any help or pointers would be greatly appreciated. > Try "Inside Computer Understanding: Five Programs Plus Miniatures" by Roger C. Schank and Christopher K. Riesbeck. Published in 1981 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (LEA). The five programs are source code for micro versions of SAM, PAM, TAPE-SPIN, POLITICS, and ELI. They are not in Common Lisp but are easily converted by using macros. Michael Pitaro USMail: Sanders Associates UUCP: decvax!savax!pitaro MER24-1583C PHONE: +1 (603) 885-9036 CS 2034 HOME: 46-D Hampshire Drive Nashua, NH 03063-2034 Nashua, NH 03063