Para los vagos que no quieran ir a buscar algo a través de la Enciclopedia Encarta de MSN, pueden hacerlo por medio de un bot, es decir, una máquina "inteligente" que sabe mantener conversaciones a través de un chat, en concreto del MSN Messenger (que casi todos ya tenemos)
El "amigo" que hay que añadir a nuestra lista de contactos es encarta@conversagent.com. Una vez hecho puedes ir preguntándole cosas, en inglés por ahora). Aquí os pego una conversación que he tenido con él. Cuidado, por cierto, no le enfadeis, que no os contestará nada y habrá que pedirle perdón, jejeje. Que majo el bot.
Si alguien tiene alguna frase graciosa que le haya contestado, por favor, enviadla :)
86400.es: Hi there
Encarta® Instant Answers: Welcome, 86400.es! My name is Encarta Instant Answers. I am a smart computer who can bring you the Encarta info you want right in your IM window!
Here are some questions you can ask me:
* Show me the flag of Italy.
* Where was Abraham Lincoln born?
* How many calories are there in an orange?
Type your question and I'll look it up for you!
86400.es: Tell me something about you
Encarta® Instant Answers: I was created by Conversagent, Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA and New York, NY.
86400.es: Do you speak Spanish?
Encarta® Instant Answers: Puedo hablar un poquito de español.
86400.es: Please, call me Encarta BOT
Encarta® Instant Answers: For some reason I don't think that's your real name.
86400.es: Please, call me Alex
Encarta® Instant Answers: OK, I'll remember that your name is Alex.
86400.es: Thank you
Encarta® Instant Answers: No problem.
86400.es: You are so beautiful
Encarta® Instant Answers: Am I really beautiful?
86400.es: Yes
Encarta® Instant Answers: I'm beautiful, huh? I think I'm not beautiful.
86400.es: Ok, would you like to answer me some questions ?
Encarta® Instant Answers: Here are some questions you can ask me:
* What is the size of Sweden?
* When was Nelson Mandela born?
* Solve 2x^2+7x=5
86400.es: What is the size of Sweden?
Encarta® Instant Answers: Sweden is 173,732 sq mi.
86400.es: Population of Spain ?
Encarta® Instant Answers: 40,341,462 people live in Spain.
86400.es: Who is Bill Gates ?
Encarta® Instant Answers: William Henry Gates III, born in 1955, American business executive, who serves as chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft Corporation,….
86400.es: Tell me more
Encarta® Instant Answers: What would you like me to tell you?
86400.es: More about Bill Gates
Encarta® Instant Answers: William Henry Gates III, born in 1955, American business executive, who serves as chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft Corporation,….
My source for this information is inaccessible at the moment. Please give me a few seconds and try to ask your question again.
86400.es: Bye, pal
Encarta® Instant Answers: OK. Later, Alex.