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From: simon@engcon.marshall.ltv.com (SHSIMON)
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Subject: Re: Writing an AI Program
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Date: 14 Jun 91 13:22:08 GMT
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If you have read those book, I commend you.  If you want to get into creating
new AI programs, you may want to learn LISP and PROLOG, but for simple
investigation, PASCAL is fine...although, I suggest you learn C also.

I hope you can read other languages and translate.  There is a book called
AI in PASCAL, written by the same author who wrote AI in C.  I do not
remember his name, but the local bookstores, libraries, and grad students at
the AI dept at Princeton should be happy to help...focus on finding the
AI in C book; it is more easily available.  I think he has a copy of ELIZA.

There are also books on AI in BASIC.  BASIC Artificial Intelligence by Mike 
James (1986)  has some good programs.  I personally do not like BASIC, but
I can't argue with successful implementations...again the programs can be
translated to PASCAL and the ability to translate ideas is very, very important
in AI.

By the WAY,  just for another point of reference, one of the very early expert
System Shells called EXPERT was originally written in FORTRAN.  

Good Luck,

Hank