Back in the day, before AIM and MSN, we had to use [y]talk and IRC to keep in touch. talk was really good, and had many of the same features that modern messangers use to do (minus a GUI).
There existed, then as there does now, a magical beast know as a 'BOT! Yes, you heard me right-- bots before AIM and MSN.
Instant Messanger bots could initate and respond to people! Some would even throw out insults, or grant special privledges to 'friends'.
There were even bots to assist in Chatroom-melee (flood bots, nick-collision bots, split exloiting bots, etc.....)
Here's a link to a 'bot tutor that was very popular back in the early 90's. (before GUI's for all you young'ns).
So, if BalooBot was around before '93, and Tim Kay's Bots claim birth in ought-zero (2000), I'd reckon it's possible he's anywhere between 7 and 14 years too late to be claiming ingenuity. Sorry Timmy.
BTW: Before IRC/talk there was a VMS chat system that was very popular among Telnet (thats right, TELNET, no E) users. There MAY have been bots then, although I'm not sure if anyone could get their C64 to multitask.:) If there were, then Mr. Tim could be late by 15-20 years.
There is a company called Packetware which makes a product called Trakonic. It does exactly what you want, and has been doing so for at least two years now. The URL is HTTP://WWW.TRAKONIC.COM
AFAIK their product is capable of tracking humans through a scene, while ignoring other types of ambiant noise, so the motion of the ocean may not be a problem.:)
Finally, someone who's hasn't been brainwashed by all of the OpenSource-Linux propaganda!
Listen up folks!
The business community will not drop reliable establishments like Sun, IBM, Novell, Apple, and Microsoft, for a patchwork of code that comes with no gaurantees, no support, and no stability. And why would they? These companies have proven track records, and experience in their market. Ohh yeah, and relationships with their customers.
You get what you pay for. Case closed.
And, BTW, most people who live in the real world want to be PAID for the their LABOUR.
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My bad.
http://hamp.hampshire.edu/~ngzF92/bots.txt
Back in the day, before AIM and MSN, we had to use [y]talk and IRC to keep in touch. talk was really good, and had many of the same features that modern messangers use to do (minus a GUI).
:) If there were, then Mr. Tim could be late by 15-20 years.
There existed, then as there does now, a magical beast know as a 'BOT! Yes, you heard me right-- bots before AIM and MSN.
Instant Messanger bots could initate and respond to people! Some would even throw out insults, or grant special privledges to 'friends'.
There were even bots to assist in Chatroom-melee (flood bots, nick-collision bots, split exloiting bots, etc.....)
Here's a link to a 'bot tutor that was very popular back in the early 90's. (before GUI's for all you young'ns).
So, if BalooBot was around before '93, and Tim Kay's Bots claim birth in ought-zero (2000), I'd reckon it's possible he's anywhere between 7 and 14 years too late to be claiming ingenuity. Sorry Timmy.
BTW: Before IRC/talk there was a VMS chat system that was very popular among Telnet (thats right, TELNET, no E) users. There MAY have been bots then, although I'm not sure if anyone could get their C64 to multitask.
AFAIK their product is capable of tracking humans through a scene, while ignoring other types of ambiant noise, so the motion of the ocean may not be a problem. :)
Will
Finally, someone who's hasn't been brainwashed by all of the OpenSource-Linux propaganda!
Listen up folks!
The business community will not drop reliable establishments like Sun, IBM, Novell, Apple, and Microsoft, for a patchwork of code that comes with no gaurantees, no support, and no stability. And why would they? These companies have proven track records, and experience in their market. Ohh yeah, and relationships with their customers.
You get what you pay for. Case closed.
And, BTW, most people who live in the real world want to be PAID for the their LABOUR.
Will
Turn off the CNN and learn to investigate the information other people give you..