----- Original Message -----
From: "Zane H. Healy" <healyzh_at_aracnet.com>
To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2004 12:53 AM
Subject: Re: Other collecting activities?
> This brings up an interesting question, have there really been computers
> that could write scripts or books? I remember rumors in the mid-80's that
> some of the pulpish adventure books were written by a computer.
Personally
> I find it hard to believe.
>
According to the book I mentioned, the TX-0 wrote three scripts for a
western 'playlet'. They were actually televised
during the CBS show, The Thinking Machine. The computer used a
script-writing program called SAGA II. According to this link :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TX-0
the TX-0 became the PDP-1.
bm
Received on Sat Apr 17 2004 - 15:46:56 BST