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From: tdrinkar@cosmos.acs.calpoly.edu (Terrell Drinkard)
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Subject: Re: Monkey
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Date: 31 Oct 89 16:24:13 GMT
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In article <4970@internal.Apple.COM> wrs@apple.com (Walter Smith) writes:
>Monkey is a real DA that has been around practically forever.  The very 
>first low-memory global (0x100) is called MonkeyLives; it is a flag to let 
>apps know that Monkey is running so they can refuse to do destructive 
>things like replacing the Finder with a MacPaint document (which is the 
>sort of thing Monkey tries to do surprisingly often).
>
>I can personally attest that in a user-interface-intensive program 
>Monkey finds bugs like nothing else I know, precisely because of its 
>randomness.  As IM says, it just spits random keys and mouse clicks into 
>the app and waits for it to crash, so it gets into situations that no sane 
>human, tester or otherwise, would ever try--it just wouldn't occur to them.
>
>- Walt

Is there anyone out there who could mail me a copy of Monkey?  I
would love to use it to test my new application.  Any Aeronautical
Engineering types out there?  It does single point thermodynamic
analysis of modified turbine engine cycles.  Ever wondered what a
turbofan with intercooling and a regenerator would do?  This one
will do it.  
 
I'm looking for a couple of beta testers also.  Any volunteers?
 
Terry

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