Hello,
I've converted to the 4.5 upgrade as my standard version of Hal. It installed with no problems, and it's working very well on my laptop computer. The speed increases that Robert Medeksza achieved, made that feasible.
I've also switched over to the Zabaware Brain Editor that comes with Hal. It took me some time to get used to it. However, the color-coding and line-numbering make it far superior to a word-processor for VBS editing. I highly recommend it.
In other forums, we've talked about the (unreleased) Enhanced 307c brain. The 4.5 upgrade includes all the features of that brain, plus many additional improvements, speedups, and capabilities.
So, the 4.5 upgrade actually supercedes both the Enhanced 216 Brain and the Enhanced 307c brain!
Talk to Hal about a wide variety of different topics, and you will discover more conversational abilities. Hal can now generate billions of remarks, depending on the imaginative inputs from the user!
I recommend reading the "ReadMe" text file that came with the 4.5 Upgrade for more tips and ideas.
Folks have mentioned in other forums, that Zabaware puts out an ambitious product at a very low price, especially impressive for a small company. I certainly agree with you.
(Note to Robert Medeksza -- I don't think you've previously promoted UltraHal as a holiday-gift idea, but you might consider it! To me, version 4.5 seems like a natural candidate as a unique holiday gift, and I intend to buy an extra disk or two!)
I am interested in seeing any posts of new 4.5 transcripts, or reactions to Hal's conversational skills, that anyone is willing to share.
Sincerely,
Don
Don Ferguson
traininginc@cortrapar.com
www.cortrapar.com