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- Short: Knowledge Based System Inference Net Builder
- Author: Andrew@basden.demon.co.uk
- Uploader: Andrew@basden.demon.co.uk
- Version: 1.06
- Type: dev/misc
-
- ISTAR
-
- Istar is a knowledge based system builder that allows you to construct
- inference nets, bayesian nets and semantic nets. It has a particularly
- nice user interface, with a smoothness that only Amiga hardware can give.
- So it is useful for decision support, to help you clarify complex ideas.
-
- You build your knowledge base by drawing boxes and arrows, and then
- can run the KB direct. See Docs/.Intro to get going.
-
- See the following Web pages:
-
- The main inca page is
- http://www.salford.ac.uk/iti/projects/inca/inca.html
-
- The main Istar page is
- http://www.salford.ac.uk/its274/istar/istar.html
-
- NEW IN THIS VERSION (See Docs/History)
-
- This is a minor update from Version 1.05 (Jan 97), with better key control
- and minimize/maximize boxes. Version 1.05 added two major improvements -
- dynamic documents (albeit a limited facility just now) and the ability to
- add attributes to any existing item after it has been created.
-
- PLANS
-
- Next version I hope to put in a Lists facility that will allow
- relational algebra operations like union, intersection, and also
- make the goal list more flexible.
-
- ISTAR NEWS
-
- As bugs are discovered, as tips are suggested, and as better
- documentation is written, etc., - things that do not involve
- a new version of Istar - they will be put on Aminet as they arrive,
- under the name Istarnews. So Istarnews should appear in the RECENT
- list more frequently than versions of Istar.
-
- COPYRIGHT
-
- Istar, all versions, are copyright (C) Andrew Basden, University
- of Salford, Salford, M5 4WT, U.K. Andrew@basden.demon.co.uk.
-
- The version with this file can be used freely as long as all copies
- of it include the name 'Istar' in their file names whereever they
- are stored and as long as this file and copyright notice is
- kept with the file.
-
- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
-
- Known to work on Amiga 1200, 3000, 4000. Will just about run in
- 2Mb machines, but recommend use the IstarPrefs_LowMem as your
- preferences file.
-
- Assigns needed (can work without them):
- IstarSys: (has IstarPrefs and, in future, other things)
- KBTools: where KBs are saved etc.
- Fonts used (unless specified in IstarPrefs):
- Courier
- Garnet
- Topaz
- Libs used:
- iff.library (but can work without it)
-
- It works best if you assign KBTools: to the directory where you keep
- your knowledge bases, and IstarSys: to a directory where various system
- files are kept. At present, the only file sought in IstarSys is IstarPrefs.
- Otherwise just starts as Sys: root.
-
- FILES INCLUDED:
-
- Istar Main program.
-
- Other files are documentation. Read Intro first and it explains the
- other files.
-
- DISCLAIMER:
-
- Istar is supplied as-is.
-
- Istar is still under development. Some of its buttons do not work
- because they are not attached to anything yet. Some of its more
- exotic data transofrmations do not yet work.
-
- Let me know what you think of it, by mailing me at Istar@basden.demon.co.uk
-
- Andrew Basden.
- 17.2.97.
-
-
- ============================= Archive contents =============================
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- Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name
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- 628 249 60.3% 06-Nov-96 18:29:58 Docs.info
- 4554 2219 51.2% 06-Nov-96 19:26:40 +.Intro
- 23686 9250 60.9% 10-Feb-97 19:56:06 +Driving Istar
- 2688 1304 51.4% 10-Feb-97 19:57:04 +Dynamic Documents
- 9719 4337 55.3% 10-Feb-97 19:43:42 +History
- 16126 5206 67.7% 26-Jun-96 20:11:28 +Inference
- 7910 3312 58.1% 17-Feb-97 20:12:04 +KBs
- 3376 1451 57.0% 27-Jul-96 22:49:26 +Keys and Buttons
- 7070 3189 54.8% 10-Feb-97 19:49:10 +Limitations and Bugs
- 22370 8631 61.4% 06-Nov-96 17:56:10 +Panels
- 86508 32424 62.5% 17-Feb-97 20:11:44 +Using Istar
- 5103 2346 54.0% 17-Feb-97 20:11:00 +Using Istar - SN
- 4002 1493 62.6% 26-Jun-96 20:09:34 +Value Types
- 3160 2261 28.4% 04-Jan-95 16:22:00 iff.library
- 1974 882 55.3% 06-Nov-96 19:53:36 Install.readme
- 1954 860 55.9% 06-Nov-96 19:49:34 Install_Istar
- 663 319 51.8% 05-Jan-95 10:19:24 Install_Istar.info
- 115144 60009 47.8% 30-Jul-93 13:27:12 Installer
- 3050 1604 47.4% 17-Feb-97 21:02:26 Istar.readme
- 428304 214537 49.9% 12-Feb-97 20:31:32 Istar1.06
- 602 173 71.2% 13-May-96 10:54:58 Istar1.06.info
- 146 115 21.2% 13-Nov-96 06:47:36 IstarPrefs_Example
- 21 21 0.0% 06-Nov-96 17:07:04 IstarPrefs_LowMem
- 628 250 60.1% 27-Apr-95 11:00:06 KBs.info
- 52200 22699 56.5% 26-Jan-97 13:34:38 +A.I.
- 49840 21330 57.2% 14-Sep-96 15:40:54 +Philosophy
- 42860 17838 58.3% 14-Sep-96 15:45:28 +Shares
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- 894286 418309 53.2% 18-Feb-97 02:00:58 27 files
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