RE: Re: Whatever became of "ORAC"

From: Greg Solomon <greg.solomon_at_betfair.com>
Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2001 03:43:21 -0700
Message-ID: <F001.0036272A.20010807031607@fatcity.com>

I reckon the best scene was when Orac plays a chess game against a pro, and the stake is the ship and Blake's life. The game is a variant with a truly awesome yet simple rule change - you can move whenever you like, rather than waiting for the other guy all the time.

Orac in his a-retentive voice is casually making about one move to the other guy's four, and the intonation manages to make it totally clear that he wins the game out of self-respect rather than because he gives a damn about the wager.

Greg Solomon
Oracle Geezer

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In the UK, "ORAC" was a computer of the cult TV series Blake's Seven.

"Orac was the most sophisticated artifical intelligence in the universe. It had an amazing array of technical abilities but it also had some problems."

Problems

It had a snappy voice and was often impatient with anyone unfortunate enough to ask it a question. It also showed little concern for the rest of the crew who it regarded with scorn. In short, Orac would much rather spend time contemplating the mysteries of the universe than spending time with mere mortals.

Sorry for the sideline !

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Do anyone know whatever became of ORAC. It was an attempt to build an open source web-based DBA tool in Perl but it doesn't look like much has happened. Here's a link.

http://www.tux.org/orac-dba/news.html

Steve Orr
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