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Thank you for your interest in the ShadeTree electronic bulletin board
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and the ShadeTree newsletter.
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ShadeTree, both in the form of the bulletin board system and the
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newsletter, is dedicated to providing an alternative, cost effective
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means of getting started in the world of artificial intelligence.
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ShadeTree BBS
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The bbs provides a quick, inexpensive source of some of the latest
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public domain and shareware AI related programs available. We also
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maintain a library of older programs and versions of those programs for
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those need access to them. There are also quite a few discussion areas
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available on ShadeTree, running the gamut from neural nets to machine
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learning, pattern matching to expert systems. Some of the discussion
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areas are local to the ShadeTree BBS itself. We also provide access to
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the National FIDONet AI, Robotics and Neural Net echos (echos are
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national or international discussion areas).
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These echos are wonderful places to seek assistance and guidance when
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getting started in AI. They also provide a good way of helping others
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once you've reached a level of expertise and you would like to share
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your knowledge and experience with others.
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ShadeTree News
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The ShadeTree News is published on a bi-monthly basis and is used mainly
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as an ongoing tutorial publication and a method of disseminating general
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information about various AI related topics.
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It also contains a listing of the files currently available on ShadeTree
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BBS and provides a means to order those files through the mail should
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downloading them from the bbs prove not to be feasible.
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We also welcome submissions to the newsletter. If you would be
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interested in writing an article, or perhaps even a regular column,
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please request the writer's guidelines or download the file
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GUIDELIN.TXT.
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Users and Subscribers
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We have found that the majority of users and readers are already
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comfortable with computers. From that point on, the base diversifies.
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Quite a few of the users are computer professionals, some actively or
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commercially involved in AI. Others are people who are involved in
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other aspects of compters but are curious about AI and need a place to
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get started. ShadeTree has proven itself to be helpful to both ends of
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the spectrum.
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If you have any futher questions concerning ShadeTree, please feel free
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to write us at the address shown below or contact at out FIDONet address
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of 1:129/124.0 or out Internet address of bill.keller@nsf.fidonet.org
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*** !!! PLEASE NOTE !!! ***
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***!! TIMES FOR SHADETREE ARE 8:30 PM TO 8:30 AM SEVEN DAYS A WEEK !!***
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(412) 244- 9416 8-N-1 300-1200-2400 BAUD 1:129/124.0
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We have the following AI related discussion areas on the bbs:
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1. General Messages (stay on this board)
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2. FIDONet Artificial Intelligence Echo
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3. FIDONet Neural Net Echo
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4. BrainMaker Neural Net Discussion
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5. NeuralWare Users Group
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6. General Expert System Discussion
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7. Management Action Expert System Discussion
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8. OOPS (Object Oriented Programming)/Little SmallTalk
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9. SmallTalk (Digitalk and Little SmallTalk)
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10. LISP Programming Language Discussion
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11. PROLOG Programming Language Discussion
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12. Hypertext Discussion
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13. Genetic Algorithm Discussion
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14. Machine Learning Discussion
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15. Natural Language Processing
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16. FIDONet Robotics Echo
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17. Logic/Uncertainty (Fuzzy Logic)
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18. Pattern Matching/Machine Vision
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19. Commercial Demo Program Discussion
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20. Electronic Frontier Foundation (laws and
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legislation concerning bbs's)
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We have the following AI related file areas on the bbs:
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1. General/Miscellaneous Files and Programs
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2. Miscellaneous AI Files
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3. Miscellaneous Neural Net Programs
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4. BrainMaker Neural Net Programs
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5. NeuralWare Files
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6. Miscellaneous Expert System Programs
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7. Management Action Expert System - the best shareware expert system
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8. OOPS (Object Oriented Programming)
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9. SmallTalk (Digitalk and Little SmallTalk)
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10. LISP Language Files
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11. PROLOG Language Programs Files
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12. Hypertext Programs
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13. Genetic Algorithms
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14. Machine Learning
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15. Natural Language Processing
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16. Robotics
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17. Logic/Uncertainty (Fuzzy Logic)
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18. Pattern Matching/Machine Vision
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19. Commercial Demo Programs
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20. Electronic Frontier Foundation (laws and
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legislation concerning bbs's) contains
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downloadable files of the Effector On-Line,
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the EFF Electronic Newsletter
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If the board sees enough activity, we will convert to an exclusive line
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available 24 hours a day. As users, you can help achieve this in two
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ways:
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* Get involved in the discussion areas
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* Upload any AI programs or applications
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that you have developed
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Please do not be hesitant about getting involved in a discussion. This
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board is dedicated to AI enthusiasts, both BEGINNERS and professionals!!
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We will be getting input from the authors of some of the programs but
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mainly we are all here due to our curiosity and a desire to learn.
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Thank you for your support.
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Bill Keller, SysOp
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While we have endeavored to check every program on the bulletin board,
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there is always the possibility of some problem sneaking through. You
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use these programs at your own risk and neither ShadeTree BBS nor Bill
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Keller is to held responsible nor liable for any loss of data or harm to
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equipment.
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