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My student version of backprop is
adequate for students in an AI course and for other people beginning to
experiment with backprop however for users with more serious needs or
who need to do a lot of backprop experiments the Professional version of
the software has many more features than the student version. The price
for regular users is $30/copy and $200/copy (see note farther on) for
businesses and government agencies. The documentation consists of a
collection of HTML files. My textbook,
The Pattern Recognition Basis of Artificial Intelligence
contains a lot about backprop applied to Artificial Intelligence type
problems (less practical ones). It was originally published by IEEE
Computer Society Press which was then bought by Wiley.
My Backpropagator's Review page also
has useful information on using backprop effectively.
All the versions allow you to save a network and then read that network into a program that you write yourself. To make it work you have to include a file forward.h and compile the routines in a file forward.cpp. For business users, if you incorporate this software into a program of your own and sell more than 100 copies using this software then for every copy over 100 there is a charge of US$1/copy sold. Write me for details or to negotiate terms. |
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| The March 2008 binary has been compiled with Open Watcom 1.7a for 32-bit systems. Open Watcom is a FREE C++ compiler for DOS and Windows. Source is available upon request. |
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This Unix/Linux version requires the use of the free Tcl/Tk 8.4
scripting language. Tcl/Tk is used to create the graphical user
interface. This has been tested under Ubuntu 9.04 with gcc 4.3.3.
This version has extra code not yet put into the W95/W98/NT/XP version that implements a technique called bagging. So far I am in no hurry to add it to the Microsoftian versions because I have yet to find a problem where it improves results. |
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This version uses the same source code as the Unix and Linux
Tcl/Tk program but by changing the makefile parameters it can
run without a GUI type interface. This means you can either
type in commands in the style of the old non-GUI Unix/DOS
program or incorporate the code into a program of your own
design. No menus are available except the '?' command produces
a listing of the current parameter values thus you need to
understand the typed commands in order to use the program.
Program commands can also be taken from a file or you can write
your own Unix or DOS program to call up backprop functions.
For example to have you C++ program run 100 iterations of
backprop, printing resuts every 10 iterations use:
Online help is currently available only in the Unix version by calling lynx, no online help is currently available in the DOS version. A 32-bit DOS binary is included compiled with Watcom 10.6. |
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| You are entitled to free upgrades if they occur but you do have to ask for them, I don't send them out automatically. |
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NOTICE: this is use at your own risk software. There is
no guarantee that it is bug-free. Use of this software
constitutes acceptance for use in an as is condition.
There are no warranties with regard to this software. In no
event shall the author be liable for any damages whatsoever
arising out of or in connection with the use or performance
of this software.
This version is copyrighted material and you must treat this software just like a book with the following single exception. You can make copies of the software for the sole purpose of backing-up your software and protecting your investment from loss. By saying "just like a book" it means that this software may be used by any number of people and may be freely moved from one computer location to another so long as there is NO POSSIBILITY of it being used at one location while it is being used at another. |
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You can order using PayPal using
the email option, you need to send me your email address, the price and
if you're in Illinois then the Illinois tax applies.
Quantity discounts can be negotiated. Illinois residents must add sales tax, so you need to send me a check or money order for $32.62 or $217.50. In the rest of the US you need to send me a check or money order for $30 or $200. Outside the US you need to get an international money order for US$30 or US$200. International money orders can be obtained from banks and post offices. This may cost another US$5-US$10. Electronic funds transfer is also possible but it may take up to 2 weeks. I normally send out the files via email unless you want a copy sent by floppy. When you order send me an email note and I will send you a thank you note just to make sure I can reach you via email. If you want a floppy copy let me know, there is no extra charge. Send your check or money order to:
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