Artificial Intelligence (Al) has always been computer science's ‘department of clever tricks'. It is concerned with leading-edge problems which are hard for computers even if- like speech and vision - they are easy for people. This book is a practical, do-it-yourself introduction and guide for the personal computer user and student of Al who wants to learn and profit from Al technigues. All the programs are in AMSTRAD Basic The Authors Richard Forsyth was a Senior Lecturer in Computing at the Polytechnic of North London until 1984. He now runs his own business, Warm Boot Limited, which specializes in machine-intelligence applications. His recent books include The BBC BASIC Idea and Expert Systems: Principles and Case Studies, both published by Chapman and Hall. Chris Naylor is currently a full time author, researcher and freelance journalist. His recent books include Build Your Own Expert System and Programs that write programs: Choosing and usingprogram generators. He is also a regular contributor on artificial intelligence and allied topics to a wide range of publications, including Practical Computing and The Times. ALSO AVAILABLE IN APPLESOFT BASIC VERSION, BBC BASIC VERSION AND IBM PC BASIC VERSIONISBN 0-412-28130-9 / ISBN 0412281309