Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Version 1.0 Netnews CMS/BITNET 5/19/85; site PSUVM.BITNET Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!bellcore!ulysses!gamma!epsilon!mb2c!umich!msudoc!drexel!sjuvax!bpa!burdvax!psuvax1!psuvm.bitnet!ev9 From: ev9@psuvm.bitnet.UUCP Newsgroups: net.general,net.wanted Subject: Computer-written Book - Info. Request Message-ID: <4933EV9@PSUVMA> Date: Wed, 9-Apr-86 14:40:40 EST Article-I.D.: PSUVMA.4933EV9 Posted: Wed Apr 9 14:40:40 1986 Date-Received: Mon, 14-Apr-86 04:06:30 EST Expires: Mon, 6-Oct-86 06:00:00 EST Lines: 42 Xref: linus net.general:3389 net.wanted:7905 (***********************) Not sure where i can get info about this, so i am cross-posting... A few years ago, a computer somewhere (a college, i believe) was programmed to write a book - a work of fiction, generated by the computer itself -- i believe it was a mystery, titled something very unusual, like: THE POLICEMAN'S PARTIALLY-CONSTRUCTED MOUSTACHE -- Does anyone know the exact college/location this took place, the year, the full title, and any other info. on this matter? I have written a very poor model, which generates random sentences -- humorous, but i'm sure it pales by comparison to its inspiration... (It has a limited vocabulary : under 300 words to this date) Anyway, i'd like to include the inspiration in the documentation... So if anyone has A N Y info., i'd very greatly appreciate it... Thank you... adam... ------- :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :: :: :: adam christopher benick :: :: :: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :: home :: school :: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :: :: :: :: 818 west coal street :: 61 river street :: :: trevorton, pennsylvania :: cressona, pennsylvania :: :: 17881 :: 17972 :: :: :: :: :: (717) 797 - 1689 :: (717) 385 - 2867 :: :: :: :: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::