Eurisko/Doug Lenat

[PaperPusher]

Hi, I'm a newbie.

Sorry if this is an old topic, but does anyone know where I can get any info (i.e., stats, USPs) on the fleets created by Doug Lenat and Eurisko for the '81 and '82 TCS tournaments?

I swear, I've had a copy of TCS since it was first printed, but I'd only heard of Eurisko/Lenat a couple of weeks ago.

Thanks.

 

[FlightCommanderSolitude]

I did a search on the TML archives (http://tml.travellercentral.com/) and came up with some discussion of the EURISKO program etc, one poster mentioned that the original fleet designs were printed in the JTAS. Can anybody confirm that?

-FCS

 

[PaperPusher]

FCS:

Thanks for the lead!

It seems like the archive at http://tml.travellercentral.com only goes back a short while.

I'm sure this is another newbie question, but how do I go about searching the TML from waaaaayy back?

Thanks.

 

[DaveShayne]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by PaperPusher:
FCS:

Thanks for the lead!

It seems like the archive at http://tml.travellercentral.com only goes back a short while.

I'm sure this is another newbie question, but how do I go about searching the TML from waaaaayy back?

Thanks.

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

ftp://ftp.travellercentral.com/mpgn

should point to the archives from previous incarnations of the TML.

David Shayne

 

[FlightCommanderSolitude]

DaveShayne, thanks for that link, I hadn't thought to look there. I did, however, and didn't find anything - alghough all I did was search through the TOPIC and CONTENTS files for certain keywords.

-FCS

 

[DaveShayne]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by FlightCommanderSolitude:
DaveShayne, thanks for that link, I hadn't thought to look there. I did, however, and didn't find anything - alghough all I did was search through the TOPIC and CONTENTS files for certain keywords.

-FCS<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Well it may never have been hotly debated on the TML before. It's come up in passing a few times since I've been on the list (2 years) but only in the oh and this happened sense. No detail.

I'm trying to think of other places to look that might have the designs and such. Perhaps the Missouri archives? Sorry I don't have the url handy I think they may be linked to from the travellercentral page but I'm not sure.


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David Shayne

 

[FlightCommanderSolitude]

Somebody on the ct-starships list just sent them along. I'm posting them here with some formatting damage:

There is also apparently a version of this available in the ct-starships group on yahoo.

-FCS

 

[PaperPusher]

FCS:

Thanks! This is exactly what I was looking for!