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posted ago by PeacefullautoFlavor ago by PeacefullautoFlavor +16 / -0

any nerd pede that can think back to the cat scanner like joyon pulitzer made for barcode days, i had this anime guy that was early AI from a CD-ROM my mom gave me in like 95' was called "fred" any info is greatly appreciated. He was like Tamagotchi for windows, had to feed him and engage with him but it taught you windows, i want to find it again

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TheChancre 4 points ago +4 / -0

I only remember Microsoft Bob.

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PeacefullautoFlavor [S] 1 point ago +1 / -0

he was like bob but third party and based

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HoldThaLine 3 points ago +3 / -0

I kind of remember that thing lol...

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PeacefullautoFlavor [S] 2 points ago +2 / -0

plz think deep i cant find anything its lost to history

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HoldThaLine 2 points ago +2 / -0

Was it the paperclip thing... but in the settings you could change what it looked like? And you could change to fred? I remember it on excel hints & tips

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PeacefullautoFlavor [S] 1 point ago +1 / -0

i dont think it was a change to fred thing maybe ? its been so long thats why im asking from what i recall it was a 3rd party program that was to beat bob. but would stay up no matter what program, mainly to keep you busy and learning while web browsing

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Gonzotron5000 2 points ago +2 / -0

Are you talking about cue cat? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/CueCat

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PeacefullautoFlavor [S] 1 point ago +1 / -0

cue cat days like 95-98 just was an example of the times

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Fred 2 points ago +2 / -0

Long live fred...

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PeacefullautoFlavor [S] 1 point ago +1 / -0

yo FR was it fred ? i named a turtle after this program he lived 12 years after

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PeacefullautoFlavor [S] 2 points ago +2 / -0

LMAO BSOD was a pleb thing then