Probert Encyclopaedia
Encyclopedia
The Probert Encyclopaedia is an online encyclopedia
containing over 110,000 entries organized topically, written and published by Matthew Probert under the name Probert Publishing. It has unusual search functions which create pages containing the text of all the articles matching the search, rather than giving a list of results.
The Probert Encyclopaedia was first published in 1993 as a knowledgebase for artificial intelligence
systems and has subsequently been developed to include the topics omitted by other encyclopaedias. It was available as downloadable freeware
until the 18th edition, published in December 1998, when Probert reserved the rights of distribution after finding people had reproduced his work on their privately-owned websites, without permission.
Encyclopedia
An encyclopedia is a type of reference work, a compendium holding a summary of information from either all branches of knowledge or a particular branch of knowledge....
containing over 110,000 entries organized topically, written and published by Matthew Probert under the name Probert Publishing. It has unusual search functions which create pages containing the text of all the articles matching the search, rather than giving a list of results.
The Probert Encyclopaedia was first published in 1993 as a knowledgebase for artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence is the intelligence of machines and the branch of computer science that aims to create it. AI textbooks define the field as "the study and design of intelligent agents" where an intelligent agent is a system that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its...
systems and has subsequently been developed to include the topics omitted by other encyclopaedias. It was available as downloadable freeware
Freeware
Freeware is computer software that is available for use at no cost or for an optional fee, but usually with one or more restricted usage rights. Freeware is in contrast to commercial software, which is typically sold for profit, but might be distributed for a business or commercial purpose in the...
until the 18th edition, published in December 1998, when Probert reserved the rights of distribution after finding people had reproduced his work on their privately-owned websites, without permission.
External links
- The Probert Encyclopaedia
- A United Kingdom gateway to the encyclopedia
- The 18th edition is available from SimtelSimtelSimtel is an Internet-based archive of shareware for various operating systems, particularly Microsoft Windows and MS-DOS. The Simtel archive has been available on the public Internet since 1993, when its older ARPANET host was shut down....
in two formats (for personal use only)