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Old 04-16-2008, 12:09 PM   #18
tompe
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Originally Posted by DaleDe View Post
Actually, even older, was a program called Eliza or Doctor that did psychoanalysis for free. It is built into emacs in lisp and was available on early home computers in the 70's in basic. The first copy I saw as on a Datapoint 2000 terminal. Lots of people claimed to be helped or at least impressed.
When I need to generate random text in Emacs I usually do "M-x psychoanalyze-pinhead" which I think is Doctor applied to Pinhead statements.

And you get text like:
Quote:
I am the psychotherapist. Please, describe your problems. Each time
you are finished talking, type RET twice.

Yow! I'm having a quadraphonic sensation of two winos
alone in a steel mill!

Why do you say that?

Is this TERMINAL fun?

What makes you believe is this terminal fun?

It's the RINSE CYCLE!! They've ALL IGNORED the RINSE CYCLE!!

Maybe your plans have something to do with this.

This TOPS OFF my partygoing experience! Someone I DON'T LIKE
is talking to me about a HEART-WARMING European film..

I don't understand.

I'm having a tax-deductible experience! I need an energy crunch!!
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