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From: spiro@a.gp.cs.cmu.edu (Spiro Michaylov)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.prolog
Subject: Catalog of Application Programs
Message-ID: <3611@pt.cs.cmu.edu>
Date: 18 Nov 88 18:05:37 GMT
Organization: Carnegie-Mellon University, CS/RI
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After asking whether anybody has tried to compile a catalog of Prolog
Application Programs all I have received is a number of very informative
messages about particular applications. Many thanks to those who responded!

Since it seems that no such catalog exists, I intend to compile one, and I
am now asking for contributions.

The criteria for inclusion as described in my previous message are reprinted
below.

Spiro Michaylov
Carnegie Mellon Computer Science
spiro@cs.cmu.edu [(412) 268 3042]

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I am looking for information about REAL application programs written in 
PROLOG. By "REAL" I mean that a PROLOG program is being used by somebody to
solve a problem, rather than to illustrate/teach the features of PROLOG,
test/benchmark a compiler, to prototype something that is currently being
rewritten in IBM 370 assembler, or just to try out an idea. Why such a strict
definition? Because I don't want outsiders who read such a list to think that
we're clutching at straws.

I'm interested in this because there still seem to be people around who claim
that few such programs exist. I think they're wrong, but I'd like to be sure.
Additionally, a list of such programs could be used to persuade more people to
take PROLOG seriously.

The intended format of the list/catalog is as follows:
Each entry consisting of a couple of paragraphs briefly describing the
problem, why PROLOG was used, which PROLOG and on what machine, what problems
had to be overcome, etc. I realize that industrial secrecy & national security
concerns will cut down the number of entries, and some people will only be
able to supply limited information, but I hope we can still get something
worthwhile. If you want to give me more background information than you would
like me to make public, I'll respect your wishes.

The resulting catalog will of course be made available in machine-readable and
printed form.

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