MSDOS Symbolic Software
This document describes tools for writing computer programs which model with symbolic data.
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Information about downloading for each program to make sure you have everything necessary
to use the program. We would appreciate reviews from anyone who uses these
programs, and suggestions and pointers to free or shareware which you think is
better (with a short review if possible). We are also interested in publishing
reviews of commercial programs.
- PC Lisp Programming
Language, v3.0( 152k)
This is a reasonable version of Lisp for MS-DOS systems. Lisp is one of the
oldest symbolic programming languages, and is excellent for working with
grammars and complex language, manipulating complex structures etc. There are
many books available on the Lisp language.
This zip archive contains executables and documentation.
Information about downloading.
- Pilot Instructional
Programming Language( 22k)
This is a simple version of Pilot for MS-DOS systems. Pilot is a very simple
programming language which has been mainly used in instructional settings. It
has its origins in the mid-70s, and was adopted by classroom teachers who
needed to find uses for the mini-computers which began to enter schools at that
time.
It is especially good for writing dialogues and accepting responses from users
with a great deal of tolerance. It is special purpose, and excessively
innumerate, but can be used for
laying out ethnographic models with fuzzy connections. Also, it is an excellent
language to begin with because it is very basic, using as few as three
programming commands. If you believe yourself incapable of programming, give
Pilot a try. There are
many books available on the Pilot language.
This zip archive contains executables and documentation.
Information about downloading.
- PC Prolog Programming
Language, v1.9( 144k)
Prolog was the first popular declarative language, based on a model of
predicate calculus. Programming consists largely of describing structures and
relationships between structure, which prolog then 'solves' for user or
programmer defined 'questions'.
There are many books available on the Prolog language.
This zip archive contains executables and documentation.
Information about downloading.
- PC RATAPL Programming
Language( 184k)
This is a basic version of the APL programming language, which is useful for
working with complex numerical structures. Many algebraic operations are
directly represented.
There are many books available on the APL language.
This zip archive contains executables and documentation.
Information about downloading.