goddard@CS.ROCHESTER.EDU (03/09/88)
(my apologies if this message is sent twice) The Rochester Connectionist Simulator is available from: Rose Peet Department of Computer Science University of Rochester Rochester, NY 14627. rose@cs.rochester.edu ...!seismo!rochester!rose There is a licence to sign, and a distribution fee. Currently distribution is via tape only, anonymous ftp may become available at some indeterminate point in the future. The package is written in C, runs under UNIX, and has a graphics package which runs under Suntools. It is currently in use at several dozen sites and is described in the February issue of the CACM. The simulation system is highly general and flexible, placing no restrictions on network architecture, unit activation functions and data, or learning algorithms. A new version, 4.1, will be releases shortly. Version 4.1 includes facilities to selectively delete links and sites, with garbage collection; capability for integration with Kyoto Common Lisp and Scheme, allowing the simulator to be controlled from those packages; dynamic reloading of activation and other functions into a running simulator, with access to global variables from the interface; and the ability to associate a delay with each link. An X-windows graphics package is under development. A mailing list for simulator users will be started shortly. For more information, licence, distribution details, contact Rose Peet at the address above. Nigel Goddard