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Unofficial AIM Bot Gives Infocom Classics IM Twist

Posted by simoniker on from the lol-ruok-asl-etc? dept.

Fluidic Binary writes "Now instant messenging can waste our time in exciting 'new' ways, according to Wired News, who reveal that an improved unofficial AIM bot has been created to play Infocom games via AOL's messenging client. According to the article: 'The bot, designed by 26-year-old Web programmer Andy Baio, is a Perl script that acts as an intermediary between the games, which are hosted on his server, and AOL's network.'"

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  1. Nothing new. Only improved. by zaunuz · · Score: 4, Funny

    This was included in ICQ back in 1999. The only problem was that it didnt work too well, so the lag was horrible, and that was back then playing QuakeWorld with 33.6 modem was acceptable

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  2. Infocom Eh? by Terminaldogma · · Score: 5, Funny

    Great, now I can't even message someone without a chance of being eaten by a Grue. -TD

  3. Slashdotted? by Psychor · · Score: 3, Funny

    So, is this the first AIM bot we've slashdotted? It's taking forever to let me play Hitchhiker's guide... where's the Google mirror?

  4. aimbot? by Mathness · · Score: 2, Funny

    I read that as aimbot, and I was thinking "Infocom released a FPS game? Damn, I do not have that :("

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  5. QW to IRC by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Witness my mighty Quakeworld/IRC gateway. /Kill people with grenades.

    (I'm a very sad man)

  6. Re:I like it by FatalTourist · · Score: 4, Funny

    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe ???

    Nerd rage rising... deep breath... don't lose pocket protector...

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