andy@gistdev.gist.com (Andy Warinner) (03/06/90)
I saw an ad for "HyperProlog for HyperCard" from Arity Corp. Has anyone
out there in netland used this product? Is it worth using? More
importantly, can I get it cheap anywhere or do I have to pay the
overpriced list price for it? Any comments are welcome, even pointers
to other products combining Prolog and HyperCard.
On a totally different subject...
I have seen some discussion on the net about the supposed features of HC 2.0
(including the eagerly awaited Mr. Coffee interface). What is the rumored
release date of HC 2.0?
Thanks in advance,
Andrew Warinner | "Semper ubi sub ubi" - J. Caesar
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disclaimer... | ...!uunet!gistdev!andylance@embassy.UUCP (Lance N. Antrim) (03/09/90)
From article <889@gistdev.gist.com>, by andy@gistdev.gist.com (Andy Warinner): > > I saw an ad for "HyperProlog for HyperCard" from Arity Corp. Has anyone > out there in netland used this product? Is it worth using? More > importantly, can I get it cheap anywhere or do I have to pay the > overpriced list price for it? Any comments are welcome, even pointers > to other products combining Prolog and HyperCard. HyperProlog is actually Delphia Prolog (produced in France and distributed by Arity). It is a complete extended C&M implementation, with additions to allow it to work with HyperCard, with or without multifinder. I have just ordered it and will be happy to give a review, though I expect it will be quite a while before I really test its capabilities. Regarding price - everything is relative, and $395 list is not cheap, but it isn't unreasonable. Look at Quintus - $595 for the compiler/interpreter/editor and another $495 for the runtime generator. I looked for prolog/m, which made a $95 version, but they don't seem to be in business any more. If anyone knows where they are located, please let me know. The name of HyperProlog is misleading - it is not an add on for hypercard. Instead, it is a complete prolog system that has XCMDs and XFCNs to interface with hypercard. -- Lance Antrim Project on Multilateral Negotiation ..!uunet!embassy!lance American Academy of Diplomacy ___________________________________________________________________________