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From: pdbates@gwent.ac.uk (Peter Bates)
Subject: Ghosts in the Machine
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Hello there all...

I was just wondering if anyone knew of any programmes that simulated
a form of artificial life within your computer, which could presumably
attempt to learn, and maybe converse with you...

I remember from the past the programme "Little Computer People"
from Activision, which, although admittedly lightweight and hardly
serious, simulated the notion of a 'being' within your computer which
you had to keep fed and happy, and which would then attempt to communicate
with you... seeing as this ran on very low-end machines, I was wondering
if there was an equivalent background application or even pseudo
screen-saver which could recreate such a presence.

Or is anyone interested in trying to generate one?

In curiosity...

-- 
Peter Bates,
Network Support Assistant,
IT Centre, GCHE, UK.
