QUAIL

Introduction to Quail

Quantitative analysis in lisp

Quail is a quantitative programming environment written in Common Lisp (Steele, 2nd Edition) and is largely object-oriented (based on the CL Object System). Quail extends the Common Lisp language to better support quantitative analysis.

Some of its features are described in another document as is information on the members of the development team.

A taste of Quail provides access to many examples of its programmatic capabilities and its interactive use.

Conditions for access

Accessing Quail software is permitted under only one condition. Namely, the user must agree to adhere to the terms of the Quail licence agreement.

By accessing the Quail software, it is understood that the user agrees to, and is bound by, the conditions of that agreement.

The user *does not* have the right to redistribute Quail software to other sites. Each new site requires the accessing of Quail again over the network from the University of Waterloo Quail archive.

The Quail software system is copyright protected and can be licensed for use on a variety of hardware platforms.
If you are keen in having the port to other platforms and willing to help the port along, please e-mail rwoldford@uwaterloo.ca indicating that you would like to do so.

Accessing the code

You will be given access to the code through a series of steps. They are

  1. Quail licence agreement --- where you are shown the licence agreement and asked to accept or decline the terms.
  2. Choice of OS --- where you choose which OS(s) you want to get.
  3. Access to the Quail for your chosen OS.

To start the access process click here . 

  Statistical Computing Laboratory
  Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science
  University of Waterloo
  Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1
  Canada