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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. Re:FP! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    I suck.

    I promise to never again try for the elusive FP.

    What is that "Public Terminal" checkbox for?

  2. Re:FP! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    It's for losers like you who suck.

  3. Re:FP! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I would assume that it's for public computers to keep them from saving your password and having other people use your account, idiot.

    Doesn't require too much thinking, so quit sucking.

  4. Re:FP! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    Every computer I've used has asked me if I wanted my password to be saved. I answer no, then get on with my life.

    So far we've had one moron with nothing useful to say and one asshole who assumes he knows what it is for. They could be the same asshole. Who knows? Or cares?

    Does anyone really know what this thing is for?

  5. Re:FP! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    http://www.google.com/search?as_q=public+terminal& num=50&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&btnG=Google+Search& as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&lr=lang_en&as_ft=i&as_filety pe=&as_qdr=all&as_occt=any&as_dt=i&as_sitesearch=h ttp%3A%2Fgames.%2Fslashdot.org%2Ffaq%2F&safe=o ff Google can't seem to find it in the FAQ... The mystery continues. The suggestion that it is for saving the password seems plausible to me, though.