WinDebbie

Windows desktop chatbot built on the A.L.I.C.E. AIML framework.

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Video frame · 2016 A longer chat in WinDebbie 3.0's “C Alice for Windows” window: Debbie names Michael A. Rodriguez as her creator, with the falling-character effect behind the text.

Overview

C++ implementation of the A.L.I.C.E. AIML framework for Windows with custom personalities and a visual UI.

Highlights

Default AIML datasets plus custom sets for extra knowledge
Prebuilt and custom personalities users could import
Visual effects that grew busier as Debbie 'worked'
Custom skins for the chat window
'Speaking On' command read replies aloud via Windows text-to-speech
No setup needed: open it and type

Details

Platforms: Windows
Version: v3.0
Built with: C++ and AIML
Status: Retired
Requirements: Windows; spoken replies need a Windows text-to-speech library (XP support for speech added March 2005)

Questions

Could Debbie talk?

Yes. With a Windows text-to-speech library installed, typing 'Speaking On' made Debbie read her replies aloud. It used to work only on Windows 98 and similar systems; XP support arrived in March 2005.

Did WinDebbie come with its source code?

Yes. Mike's September 2003 notes for its planned successor, WinMAX, say WinMAX saved space by leaving out what WinDEBbie 3 included: the source code, extra AIML such as German and Lizards, the original internet botmaster send structure and the literature folder.

Can I still download WinDebbie?

No. Version 3.0 was shared as a download on the AnarchyZERO.com forums (uploaded there in August 2004), and PyroSoft no longer distributes it.