Aaron.Sloman.XX@cs.bham.ac.uk wrote:
> [To reply replace "Aaron.Sloman.XX" with "A.Sloman"]
>
> David L Reece writes:
> > Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 12:43:21 +0000
> >
> > Is there any mechanism for downloading teach files so they can be
> > reviewed later, or are they an integral part of the system?
>
> The files are all unix text files which can be copied separately or
> fetched in "packages" from the Free Poplog Web site:
>
> http://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/research/poplog/freepoplog.html
>
> E.g. most of the "local" Birmingham teach and help files files are
> in these directories
>
> http://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/research/poplog/teach/
> http://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/research/poplog/help/
>
> and in this gzipped tar file:
>
> http://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/research/poplog/bhamteach.tar.gz
>
> There is an 8 Mbyte package that has all the local extras available at
> Birmingham
>
> http://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/research/poplog/popextras.tar
>
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> > The files
> > themselves are excellent, but tend to be lengthy (esp. the ones I an
> > interested in, namely TEACH SIM_AGENT and TEACH POPRULEBASE). I was also
> > wondering about using POP-11 for event-driven programming, namely as an
> > interface for a project. Can anyone suggest any useful teach files?
>
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I'm doing the same: fetching teach files for my own library.
Yes, they are excellent tuition, independantly of the use of pop-11.
I don't want to fetch massive *tgz files, most of which I'm not sure
that I won't use, so the directories need to be well organised
(keep a local copy) and just fetch the files incrementally as you
progress. eg. a read /semnet1 which continued to /semnet2
which refers to TEACH LONDON (I think), which I can't find in my
locally kept directory-listings.
The ability to progress incrementally, without committing to
massive downloads (I'm trapped in degenerating Africa, with a slow
inet connection) will allow more people to join pop-11.
You don't want to get married until you've built confidence.
Chris Glur.
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