tool: ICI

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Language:	ICI
Version:	2.0.1
Parts:	byte-code compiler, run-time interpreter, documentation
Author:	Tim Long <timl@research.canon.com.au>
Location:	ftp://ftp.research.canon.com.au/pub/misc/ici/ici.tar.gz
Description:	ICI is a general purpose interpretive programming language that has dynamic typing and flexible data types with the flow control constructs and operators of C. It is designed for use in many environments, including embedded systems, as an adjunct to other programs and as a text based interface to compiled libraries.
Features:	Object-based, garbage collected data model (Lisp-ish). C's expression syntax. Error handling. Associative data structures, dynamic arrays, sets. Safe pointers. Regular expressions. Unix system call access.
Restriction:	ICI is in the public domain and has no restrictions on its use.
Ports:	Various Unix (SunOS, Solaris, HP-UX, Linux, FreeBSD, NeXTSTEP, SCO, Ultrix), Windows, Macintosh, various embedded systems.
Portability:	Core language highly portable. System specific easily removed (via configuration file).
Status:	Actively developed.
Discussion:	ICI mail list. To join mail ici-request@research.canon.com.au
Help:	The ICI mail list.
Support:	The ICI mail list.
Announcements:	On the ICI mail list and in comp.lang.misc
Contact:	Andy Newman <andy@research.canon.com.au>
Updated:	October 16th, 1996

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