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From: booter@lll-crg.ARpA (Elaine Richards)
Newsgroups: net.ai,net.lang.prolog
Subject: Prolog and Thank you
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Date: Thu, 22-May-86 03:46:51 EDT
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Posted: Thu May 22 03:46:51 1986
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WOW! I didn't realize so many folks out there have played with prolog.

I received all sorts of replies, most very useful in explaining the 
instantiation of variables to values (I hope I worded it properly). PASCAL
doesn't prepare you for it and I write LISP code by the grace of God(it just
works, I dunno why!).

A major problem I had was in the idea of reconsulting a file. I just kept
loading copies of files in there and of course would get the same error
message as it seemed to be reading the first one over and over.

I have passed that phase now and am endeavoring to master the idea of using
the "cut". You'd all be proud of me, I wrote a very simple version of the
computer that talks back (called "doctor" or "eliza").

I still like LISP better, but at least I am no longer swearing at the terminal.
Thank you all very much

E
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