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Subject: Re: Two AI software packages
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Date: Mon, 27-Jan-86 11:33:00 EST
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RE: Mom

There was an article by Thomas Friedman in the NYT a couple
of months ago on two programs for the Atari ST written
by "the Israeli equivalent of Garry Trudeau":

"MOM" and "MURRAY" are animated computer personalities,
They sit in comfortable chairs on the screen and talk to you.
Murray is a raconteur, with supposedly an ever-expanding database
of humor, and a memory for the jokes he already told you, and MOM
is a typical mother figure, who can make you feel guilty for
anything, even spending the $49 to buy her. Their dialog appears in
white bubbles above their heads, and the user gets
to type in their name and answer yes/no questions.