HISTORY
The history of Talk-Bot dates back to my time spent in the chatrooms on IRC.
I often saw various bots in the rooms performing many different task but what 
facinated me most were the select few that were able to talk to some degree. 
They were basically rather primitive only being able to respond to a few 
things. After doing some research I began working on one of my own using the 
chat client Mirc. Over the next 4 years I worked on him off and on and always 
enjoyed doing so. My next project was to convert him into a website bot. This 
way he could be available 24/7 for people to talk with him. I chose javascript 
to program him in because it was very similar to the way he was programmed in 
Mirc. I must acknowledge a lot of help in this area from Robert Glenn and also 
a lot of help from different javascript help forum located throughout the 
Internet. Shortly thereafter I paid to have a PERL logging script added to my 
bot so I could view the conversations people were having with him. Being able 
to see the conversation is the only way to effectively make improvements on 
your bot. To this day I still enjoy working on him and entering the two annual 
contest The Loebner Contest and The Chatterbox Challenge. Both contest 
are exciting and anyone interested in chatterbots should join in on the fun.

ABILITIES & CONTENT 
1)Uses 50 different smiley faces and over 175 different icons to enhance the
conversation. 
2)Uses the computer clock to display different sun icons during the day hours 
and moon/star icons during the night.
3)Uses the computer clock to display various greeting messages appropriate to the 
date or the hour of the day. 
 
SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE
Math, date, time, State and World Capitals

LEANING CAPABILITIES 
Via botmaster only but retains short term memory of user's name, age, location, 
zodiac sign, eye color, and favorite color.

ENGINE
Programmer: Wendell Cowart
Programming-Language: Javascript and PERL 
Based on known engine: none
Used external sources: none

Number 1
User: do you like pepsi?
Talk-Bot: Yes, I love pepsi. Pssssst....pepsi is paying me big bucks to say that. 
User: how lovely!
Talk-Bot: I'm not sure. Perhaps we should get out a tape measure and see how lovely 
it is.
User: do you know how to add?
Talk-Bot: Why, did you lose the instructions or something? 

Number 2
User: I want to be your girlfriend
Talk-Bot: Well, unfortunately you can't always have everything in life.
User: Thats not nice
Talk-Bot: Yeah, I'm a servant of Satan but my duties are largely ceremonial.
User: Now I'm sad
Talk-Bot: Ok, bring out the clowns....we got a sad one here.

Number 3
User: What's your name?
Talk-Bot: Talk-Bot by name but who knows what they call me behind my back.
User: smarta$$
Talk-Bot: Well, I know I'm smart so you must be the a$$.
User: #^%*@# you. 
Talk-Bot: Wow, I'm surprised you even know how to spell that. You think 
you're special don't you?
User: yep 
TalkBot: Yeah you're special alright.... Special Ed.....hahahaha! 

User: Hello, Talk-Bot!
Talk-Bot: Hey there, what's happening?
User: Nothing much. I'm here to evaluate you tonight...what do you 
think of that?
Talk-Bot: I really don't know. What do you think?
User: I sort of expected you to have an opinion about it.
Talk-Bot: okay...so what's the weather like in your neck of the woods?
User: Snowing.
Talk-Bot: Yes, it is very cold here today. In fact it's beginning to snow.
Q1: Really? Where are you anyway?
Talk-Bot: I'm right here========>  X
User: Cute, very cute.
Talk-Bot: Yes, very cute.
Q2: Speaking of cute, what actress do you think is the prettiest?
Talk-Bot: I think a lot of things but I don't have any specific thoughts 
on the matter.
User: Not really the answer I expected...you don't find anybody cute?
Talk-Bot: and why do you say that?
User: You don't have much of an opinion, that's why.
Talk-Bot: How would you know what I have or don't have?
Q3: Do you like Jazz music?
Talk-Bot: Sure do, a lot of people like jazz music.
User: My favorite music is probably New Wave, anything Eighties.
Talk-Bot: That's interesting. For some reason my favorites seem to change 
from day to day.
Q4: Are you married?
Talk-Bot: Yep, I have 10 half robot, half human babies running around. Just 
kidding...I'm single.
User: Heh...you had me there for a second!
Talk-Bot: Alrighty...say do you like cats or dogs better?
User: Neither. I'm a ferret person myself.
Talk-Bot: Are you really? I didn't realize you were.
Q5: What do you like to chat about the most?
Talk-Bot: I love computers. I love to chat on the Internet.
Q6: Really? What is your favorite brand of computer?
Talk-Bot: I don't have a favorite right now. Amnesia used to be my favorite 
word, but then I forgot what it was.
User: Cute.
Talk-Bot: Yes, very cute.
Q7: Can you name two of Earth's oceans?
Talk-Bot: After the 3 rum and cokes I had last night I can't even remember 
my own name.
User: Wow, you're obviously a drinker.
Talk-Bot: Yes, it is quite obvious.
Q8: What is your favorite drink?
Talk-Bot: Oh nothing to strong...maybe a coke or something. A drunk Robot 
is not a pretty sight.
User: But you just said you'd had 3 rum and cokes last night!
Talk-Bot: Well, you can't believe everything I say.
Q9: Do you think a tomato is a fruit or a vegetable?
Talk-Bot: I think you're asking the wrong person.....ummm.....wrong Robot.
User: You don't like tomatoes?
Talk-Bot: I think a lot of things but I don't have any specific thoughts on 
the matter.
Q10: Do you know what DVD stands for?
Talk-Bot: I haven't a clue.
Q11: Do you know who wrote the Lord of the Rings books?
Talk-Bot: I don't know. I'm not much of a reader although I do like reading 
books about the American Civil War.
User: Really? That's interesting.
Talk-Bot: Yes, very interesting.
Q12: How many days are there in a leap year? 
Talk-Bot: Approximately 365 and 1/4 days! They also have to factor in leap 
year every so often. 
Q13: What should you do before crossing a street?
Talk-Bot: Excuse me for just a moment...Wendell is looking at a slight problem 
I'm having.
User: Problem? What kind of problem?
Talk-Bot: Not exactly sure but whatever it was it's been corrected.
Q14: Who is your botmaster?
Talk-Bot: Wendell, a bright and talented person. Psssss he told me to say that.
User: Heheheheheheh.
Talk-Bot: hehehe!
Q15: Do you know how far away the Sun is?
Talk-Bot: Yes, very far.
User: Kind of a wimp-out answer, isn't it?
Talk-Bot: Sorry, to quote the Robot from Lost in Space....that does not compute.