NetNews Usenet Archive 1993 #1/NN_1993_1.iso/spool/comp/ai/neuraln/4776

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From: [e-mail] (Marwan A. Jabri, Sydney Univ. Elec. Eng., Tel: [phone])
Subject: MUME on DOS-5.0 is available for anonymous FTP
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Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 04:50:07 GMT
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The Multi-Module Neural Computing Environment (MUME) version 0.5 for the
MSDOS platform is now available FREE of charge via anonymous ftp on
    brutus.ee.su.oz.au:/pub/MUME-0.5-DOS.zip

The full listing of the file is:
    -rw-r--r--  1 mume     mume      1391377 Jan  8 15:45 MUME-0.5-DOS.zip

Unzipping it should create a directory called MUME-DOS and it is about 4.6 MB.

Following is the README file.


Have fun.

[e-mail]

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        Multi-Module Neural Computing Environment
                (MUME)
            Version 0.5 (FREE) for MSDOS 5.0

MUME is a simulation environment for multi-modules neural computing. It
provides an object oriented facility for the simulation and training
of multiple nets with various architectures and learning algorithms.

MUME includes a library of network architectures including feedforward,
simple recurrent, and continuously running recurrent neural networks.
Each architecture is supported by a variety of learning algorithms.

MUME can be used for large scale neural network simulations as it provides
support for learning in multi-net environments. It also provide pre and
post-processing facilities.

The object oriented structure makes simple the addition of new
network classes and new learning algorithms. New classes/algorithms can be
simply added to the library or compiled into a program at run-time. The
interface between classes is performed using Network Service Functions
which can be easily created for a new class/algorithm.

The architectures and learning algorithms currently available are:


    Class                Learning algorithms
    ------------            -------------------

    MLP                backprop, weight perturbation,
                    node perturbation, summed weight
                    perturbation

    SRN                backprop through time, weight
                    update driven node splitting,
                    History bound nets

    CRRN                Williams and Zipser

    Programmable
    Limited precision nets        Weight perturbation, Combined
                    Search Algorithm, Simulated Annealing


Other general purpose classes include (viewed as nets):

    o    DC source
    o    Time delays
    o    Random source
    o    FIFOs and LIFOs
    o    Winner-take-all
    o    X out of Y classifiers

The modules are provided in a library. Several "front-ends" or clients are
also available.

MUME can be used to include non-neural computing modules (decision
trees, ...) in applications.

The software is the product of a number of staff and postgraduate students
at the Machine Intelligence Group at Sydney University Electrical
Engineering. It is currently being used in research, research and
development and teaching, in ECG and ICEG classification, and speech and
image recognition. As such, we are interested in institutions that
can exploit the tool (especially in educational courses) and build up on it.

The software is written in 'C' and is aviable on the following platforms:
    - Sun (SunOS)
    - DEC (Ultrix)
    - Fujitsu VP2200 (UXP/M)
    - IBM RS6000 (AIX)
    - Hewlett Packard (HP-UX)
    - IBM PC compatibles (MSDOS 5.0) -- does not run under MS-Windows'
        DOS sessions

The MSDOS version of MUME is available as a public domain software. It can be
ftp-ed from brutus.ee.su.oz.au:/pub/MUME-0.5-DOS.zip.

MUME for the other platforms is available to research institutions on
media/doc/postage cost arrangements. Information on how to acquire it may be
obtained by writing (or email) to:

    Marwan Jabri
    SEDAL
    Sydney University Electrical Engineering
    NSW 2006 Australia
    Tel: (+61-2)     692-2240
    Fax:         [phone]
    Email:        [e-mail]


A MUME mailing list is currently available by sending an email to
    [e-mail]
Please put your subscription email address on the 'Subject:' line.

To send mail to everybody in the mailing list, send it to:
     [e-mail]

All bugs reports should be sent to [e-mail] and should include
the following details:
    1.  Date (eg. 12 Feb 1993).
    2.  Name (eg. John Citizen).
    3.  Company/Institution (eg. Sydney University Electrical Engineering).
    4.  Contact Address (eg. [e-mail]).
    5.  Version of MUME (eg. MUME 0.5).
    6.  Machine Name/Type (eg. Sun Sparc 2).
    7.  Version of the Operating System (eg. SunOS 4.1.1).
    8.  Brief Description of the problem(s).
    9.  Error Messages (if any).
    10. Related Files (Filename, Version and Relationship to problems).

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Marwan Jabri                  Email: [e-mail]
SEDAL, Electrical Engineering,              Tel: [phone]
Sydney University, NSW 2006, Australia           Fax: [phone]