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  2. From: Whitten@Fwva.Saic.Com
  3. Newsgroups: comp.lang.pop
  4. Subject: POP good for AI?
  5. Message-ID: <9138240@MVB.SAIC.COM>
  6. Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 16:46:03 GMT
  7. Organization: Science Applications Int'l, Corp. - Computer systems operation
  8. Lines: 9
  9.  
  10. As part of the proto-FAQ, there was some mention of Artificial Intelligence
  11. techniques being easier in the *POP* languages.
  12.  
  13. What makes it easier?
  14.  
  15. The link of PROLOG with POP == POPLOG implies backtracking ability, but could
  16. mean language support of databases or unification.
  17.  
  18. Would a POP guru please elaborate?
  19.