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Re: When to use Prolog?

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From: Richard A. O'Keefe
Date: Sat, 12 Mar 1988 00:47
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In article <759@cresswell.quintus.UUCP>, ok@quintus.UUCP I wrote:
> Using Prolog is like running up a slightly less steep hill.  Using a shell
> is like running along level ground until wham! you hit a brick wall.

I should have made it clear that I had in mind shells like EMYCIN,
not programming languages like M.1.
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Message-ID: <765@cresswell.quintus.UUCP>
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!sri-unix!quintus!ok
References: <382@dsacg1.UUCP> <759@cresswell.quintus.UUCP>

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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!sri-unix!quintus!ok
From: ok@quintus.UUCP (Richard A. O'Keefe)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.prolog
Subject: Re: When to use Prolog?
Message-ID: <765@cresswell.quintus.UUCP>
Date: 12 Mar 88 00:47:02 GMT
References: <382@dsacg1.UUCP> <759@cresswell.quintus.UUCP>
Organization: Quintus Computer Systems, Mountain View, CA
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Keywords: Prolog