krumins@asd.arc.CDN (Imants Krumins) (12/10/87)
I have been asked to develop a proposal for development of an expert system under the UNISYS Master Apprentice Program (MAP). For those unfamiliar with MAP, it is basically a program in which UNISYS provides training and expert consulting with the goal of introducing the client corporation to expert systems through the development of a prototype system to "solve" an appropriate practical problem faced by the client. The trainee will presumably have gained sufficient expertise during MAP to complete the development of the prototype to a production system. My backgound/knowledge in this field consists primarily of reading this newsgroup and a very limited amount of literature as well as low level fooling with LISP programming. I would appreciate hearing from anyone in the group with direct or indirect experience with MAP or expert systems technology at UNISYS in general. Is the MAP a good way to get involved in expert systems development? Are the MAP products of any practical use? What backgound reading would be useful as a preparation? Any info regarding the quality of the MAP, personnel, hardware, software, etc. would be very useful. I will summarize to the net if there is sufficient interest. Imants Krumins (krumins@asd.arc.cdn) Resource Technologies Department Alberta Research Council PO Box 8330, Postal Station F Edmonton, Alberta Canada T6H 5X2 403/450-5263