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From: japplega@csm9a.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.ai
Subject: Re: MS-DOS expert system tools?
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Date: Sat, 4-Apr-87 23:46:06 EST
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Posted: Sat Apr  4 23:46:06 1987
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>I'm looking for expert-systems tools that can be run on PC-class machines
>
>So far I have looked at GURU, EXSYS, VP-Expert, and KDS.  None of these
>systems comes close to my needs; most of them are question/answer menu-based
>tools best suited for very simple interactive diagnostic or recommendation
>ES's.  Some of them allow access to external databases, but none of them
>(as far as I can tell) allow general user routines to be linked in.
>
>I have access to TI's PC-Plus and will be looking at it soon.  I have read the 
>advertising blurb on Level Five's Insight-2+, and it sounds very interesting.  
>But then, the blurbs on some of the other tools sounded good, too.
>
>Has anyone used these systems, or any others that meet my needs?  I would
>really appreciate it if you would contact me with any suggestions.
>

Most PC based Expert Systems shells are oriented towards database type     
type queries of their knowledge.  Though it is possible to acces both ports
and the bios from TI's Personal Consultant Plus, I doubt if that or any shell
will give the response needed for real time processing.

A more feasible method for this type of development is to do it from scratch
in an acceptable language... most probably Lisp or Prolog, though C and
Pascal can be used in such an environment and have been in the past!

At the risk of getting lynched I would recommend you take a look at Turbo
Prolog... if your rule base is not dynamic, Turbo Prolog provides a powerful
yet inexpensive development engine with graphic primitives and direct access
to DOS and BIOS functions as well as the I/O ports of a PC.


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