From: Samir Barjoud
Subject: code associated with data, and the lynx
Date: 
Message-ID: <wk8zz8n7f4.fsf@mindspring.com>
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/animals/mammal/lyly/introductory.html

On the bottom of that web page there is the following paragraph:

>
>AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
>Snyder, S. A. 1991. Lynx lynx. In: Fischer, William C., compiler. The
>Fire Effects Information System [Data base]. Missoula, MT: U.S.
>Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Research
>Station, Intermountain Fire Sciences Laboratory. Magnetic tape reels; 9
>track; 1600 bpi, ASCII with Common LISP present.
>

Any guesses as to the nature of the LISP code present?  Meta
information?  Accessors?  Code that enters the data into the database?

I like the idea of code being tacked onto data.  It's nice to be able
to ask an object "What are you?  What can you do?  How can I search
for text embedded in you?  What else can be done with you?".

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Samir Barjoud
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