As briefly as I can--<br><br>Lisp is a very good language for rapid prototyping. This is partially because of features like type-checking at run-time and ...
> Have you read "ANSI Common Lisp", by <br>> Paul Graham? <br><br>Not much of it. I've heard people recommend it, if that helps, and his more advanced...
All,<br><br>Within a month or so, I will have at least one AlphaServer up and running at home. I wish to use these servers to create an Octi Expert System ...
Hi, Jason. This is pretty amazing, and I hope you're able to assemble a "Dream Team" of Octi programmer. (I don't know, but perhaps recruiting will be easier...
Jason (Sinoodle),<br><br>You may be right, I may be crazy. ;-)<br><br>Maybe I am doing it too formally. Here are my reasons for doing it that way:<br><br>1. I...
Don,<br><br>The current format of the tournament is nice in that there is a “level playing field” so to speak. The individual or team that puts forth...
Hi my name is Jed<br>I just bought OCTI yesterday at a mall.<br>I think it is really fun but I haven't had any chance to play(I'm the only child in my ...
Hi Alvydas,<br><br>It sounds nice when you are tired of the OCTI and want some thing else(well I am not tired of the original OCTI at all.. ... my own OCTI......
Hi, Jed. Best time to catch folks on-line is after 9:00 PM EST. If there's some other time that's better for you, just put up a post to tell us, and we'll...
I too like the idea of the tournament evolving into "open" and "pc" tourney brackets. <br><br>Hopefully, after this tourney there will be some standard tools...
Well... sorry... I'm new here...<br>could you please explain what is EST?<br>GMT -??:00 because I'm not sure...<br>I'm in Seattle, WA and is GMT -08:00<br>I...
In the past month I've corresponded briefly with both Don Green and Eoin O'Toole about helping out with the Octi program at www.octi.net. I understand also ...
Bryan,<br><br>We may not have many people with AI experience. The key is experience with the core languages (you have), time (you have), interest in AI (you ...
Hi All,<br><br>If anyone wants the C++ source for my Octi for Kids game, just ask. It was built with MSVC 6.0.<br>I think it's decent framework to start from,...
Hi, Jason. I'd like to request your C++ code. I'm going to make an effort to build up my feeble and atrophied programing skills next semester while I'm on ...
Hi Don,<br><br>It's a file that tells the compiler how to "glue" all the source files together, really not that important as MSVC generates one for you. ...
Thanks to Aaron A., a typical C++ bug was uncovered; the dreaded writing beyond the end of an array (located in command.cpp). I'm not sure why my machine never...
I'm going to head out of town (to the Mind Sports Olympiad in London -- see some of you at the Learn and Play on 8/19 perhaps?), and here's the scoop on the ...
I have a few questions, mostly about on-line octi.<br>First, are the orac archives available anywhere in <br>bulk? i.e. all in one file?<br>Second, I signed up...
Hi, Charles. I would love to have an f-t-f tourney, but we may be tied up all day 8/25 with the bots. To be on the safe side, I think we should postpone. Octi...
I was just looking at puzzle 26 and wondering what happens if red places prong F in pod 7,5. that protects against blue moving to 6,4 and sets up a winner. If...
Leave it to Dean to come up with a cool way out. Question, though: suppose Blue counters with 55-77-95x...what's next for Red?<br><br>Cheers,<br>Don...