#1 1.10 ELMER ELMER is an expert system based on a finite state machine using table driven software. The declarative knowledge is stored in the form of separate ASCII text and command files. The procedural knowledge is stored in the state table. The Data files in ELMER correspond to the Knowledge Engine (and the Inference Engine), the State Tables correspond to the Inference Engine. ELMER also contains an ASCII editor for text files, and a tool to view the state table. These tools allow the user to "teach" ELMER new knowledge. Type 'more' to continue