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From: mathew@mantis.co.uk (CNEWS MUST DIE!)
Newsgroups: comp.ai.edu
Subject: Re: Looking for "Racter" and "Parry" mad exper-systems
Keywords: racter parry eliza doctor
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Date: 7 May 91 12:27:59 GMT
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marx@SHUM.HUJI.AC.IL (Michael Marx) writes:
> Now I am looking for 2 other program, both similar to "Doctor" and
> "Eliza", they are:
[...]
> 2) Racter - Basically a story teller, but an 'expert system' with
> a personality, more amusing than educating.

RACTER is sold by Mindscape software. It's available for the Macintosh, PC,
and probably Amiga. The scripting language development environment is
available for the PC.

If you can't get it from your local software shop, I can dig up the address
of the author's company in NJ; they'll be able to help you.

There's a book written by RACTER, called "The Policeman's Beard is
Half-Constructed". It's out of print at the moment. Pity, because it's very
good in places. I think it was published by Warner Books.


mathew