| Volume 4: No. 02 |
The Intel Paragon supercomputer uses independent processors with their own data. A self-teaching programming guide from para//ab describes the architecture, support libraries, and simple examples. The compressed PostScript file is pl-jc-93.3.Z in pub/tech_reports on ftp.ii.uib.no. Other study guides are available for the MasPar/DECmpp and Intel iPSC computers. [Jeremy Cook (jeremy@eik.ii.uib.no), comp.parallel, 12/8/93. Chuck Morefield.]
A 650-line introduction to Prolog is available from the author, Dennis C. Merritt. It's "Exploring Prolog: Adventures, Objects, Animals, and Taxes," from PC AI magazine, 9/93. Contact amziod@world.std.com. (Amziod sells Prolog products.) [comp.ai, 12/4/93. David Joslin.]
A C++ tutorial is on gopher.cognet.ucla.edu (Computer Systems & Languages/ c++). It may also be FTP'd as c++ from /systems on ftp.cognet.ucla.edu. [Bill Eldridge (bill@cognet.ucla.edu), comp.lang.c++, 1/3/94.]
Gabriel and Steele's "The Evolution of Lisp" (1993 ACM History of Programming Languages conf.) is on ftp.cs.umbc.edu as Evolution-of-Lisp.ps.Z in /pub/Memoization/Misc, for non-commercial use. [Marty Hall (hall@aplcenmp.apl.jhu.edu), comp.lang.lisp, 12/27/94.]
Errata for Stuart C. Shapiro's "Common Lisp: An Interactive Approach," 2nd printing, may be FTP'd as clerrata.ps from users/shapiro on ftp.cs.buffalo.edu. [shapiro@cs.buffalo.edu, sci.cognitive, 1/5/94. David Joslin.]
Tim Hendtlass is circulating a Forth book (public-domain FPC variety) as shareware. A Laserjet 2 copy can be FTP'd from /pub/forth on brain.physics.swin.oz.au. 600KB; 3MB when uncompressed. Hardcopy is available from Glen Haydon. Ask Tim if you need a mailed diskette. [tim@brain.physics.swin.oz.au, comp.lang.forth, 12/13/93.]