You are holding a very unusual object. Cleverly disguised as a book, this is actually a collection of AI-related freeware. 5000 megabytes of free source code and documentation, stored as compressed archives on two ISO-9660 CD-ROMs.
The freeware includes some of the finest efforts of computer scientists from around the world. PTF searches the Internet for interesting packages, locates current copies, organizes and annotates them, then delivers them in this convenient and economical format.
This issue contains software from all areas of Artificial Intelligence. It also contains a wealth of documentation, ranging from articles to FAQ (Frequently Asked Question) postings.
To help you use all this source code, we included an entire CD-ROM full of interpreters and compilers. The CMU AI Repository is an unsurpassed resource for the AI community around the world. We are proud to have helped in its development, and happy that we can bring it to you in this product.
