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From: sticklen@cps.msu.edu (Jon Sticklen)
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Subject: Re: Knowledge Acquisition a Shame!
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Date: 2 Jul 90 16:56:32 GMT
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In <5993@uklirb.informatik.uni-kl.de>  jej@chinet.chi.il.us (joe jesson)
writes:
> 
>  I work for a large company and recently been reviewing KA packages for
> commercial use - what a joke. The maturity of such tools leave a great deal
> to be desired and have been an academic exercise. The Knowledge-based tools
> include Acquinas, Salt (if you want to hire Boeing Consultants, fine, if not
> forget it), etc.
> 
> Most of the tools discussed by Gaines, Boose, et. al. have never stood up to
> commercial use and is generally useless as a development tool. For cetain
> classes of problems (diagnostic), decision trees are of practical use and
> induction tools represent a _starting_ point. ..


it would be really useful to the community if the shortcomings could be 
enumerated. ie, what things did you need that current tools did not give
you? 

	---jon---