snns-4.2 man page

     snns(1)                                                             snns(1)
     SNNS                                                                   SNNS

     NAME
          snns - neural network simulation package SNNS

     SYNOPSIS
          xgui [options]

          batchman [options]

          snns2c [options]

     DESCRIPTION
          SNNS (Stuttgart Neural Network Simulator) is a simulator for neural
          networks developed at the Institute for Parallel and Distributed High
          Performance Systems, at the University of Stuttgart since 1989. The
          goal of the project is to create an efficient and flexible simulation
          environment for research on and application of neural nets.

          The SNNS simulator consists of four main components: Simulator kernel,
          graphical user interface, batch execution interface batchman(1), and
          network compiler snns2c(1).  The simulator kernel operates on the
          internal network data structures of the neural nets and performs all
          operations on them. The graphical user interface xgui(1), built on top
          of the kernel, gives a graphical representation of the neural networks
          and controls the kernel during the simulation run. In addition, the
          user interface can be used to directly create, manipulate and
          visualize neural nets in various ways.  Complex networks can be
          created quickly and easily.  Nevertheless, XGUI should also be well
          suited for unexperienced users, who want to learn about connectionist
          models with the help of the simulator. An online help system, partly
          context-sensitive, is integrated, which can offer assistance with
          problems.

          An important design concept was to enable the user to select only
          those aspects of the visual representation of the net in which he is
          interested. This includes depicting several aspects and parts of the
          network with multiple windows as well as suppressing unwanted
          information.

     COMPATIBILITY
          Machines and operating systems on which SNNS has been tested

          SUN SparcStation                SunOS 4.1.2 - 5.2.6 DECstation
          Ultrix V4.2 DEC Alpha                       OSF1 V2.1 - V4.0 IBM-PC
          80486, Pentium           Linux, NeXTStep IBM RS 6000
          AIX V3.1 - V4.1 HP 9000                         HP-UX 8.07 - 10.20,

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     snns(1)                                                             snns(1)
     SNNS                                                                   SNNS

          NeXTStep SGI Indigo 2                    IRIX 4.0.5 - 6.2 NeXTStation
          NeXTStep

     SEE ALSO
          The SNNS user manual under the SNNS installation directory or the
          hypertext manual at http://www-ra.informatik.uni-
          tuebingen.de/SNNS/snns.info

          xgui(1) the SNNS graphical user interface

          batchman(1) batch execution interface for SNNS

          snns2c(1) compiler to transform a trained neural network into a C-
          routine

          isnns(1) interactiv, on the fly neural network training for SNNS

          analyze(1) analyzes result files generated by SNNS to test the
          classification

          convert2snns(1) pattern conversion tool for Kohonen Networks

          feedback-gennet(1) generator for network definition files

          ff_bignet(1) complex feedforward network generator

          linknets(1) connects two or more SNNS network files into one big net

          mkhead(1) writes SNNS pattern file header to stdout

          mkout(1) writes SNNS output pattern to stdout

          mkpat(1) reads 8 bit rawfile and writes SNNS pattern file to stdout

          netlearn(1) backpropagation test program

          netperf(1) benchmark program

          pat_sel(1) produces pattern file with selected patterns

          td_bignet(1) time-delay network generator

     COPYRIGHT
          SNNS group of Prof. Dr. Andreas Zell, Eberhard-Karls-Universitaet
          Tuebingen, Koestlinstr. 6, 72074 Tuebingen, Germany, e-mail:
          zell@informatik.uni-tuebingen.de

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     snns(1)                                                             snns(1)
     SNNS                                                                   SNNS

     BUGS
          None. There are only features.

          Its also a feature, that some of the man pages are not implemented
          yet.

     AUTHOR
          Guenter W. Mamier

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