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CyberJedi's Ultra Hal Workshop / Use a watchful eye after pressing Enter while chatting.

« on: October 11, 2025, 12:30:39 pm »

Wish list request,

One tiny gotcha occurs when we chat with a particular model, everything is great until we press the Enter button. The speech is processed by the model perfectly, HAL's lips move as it speaks its answer.

Then the Curson now appears in the Classic HAL GUI and sometimes our muscle memory takes over and we type a quick reply back and hit the Enter Key, only to realize that we've now changed our conversation to the Classic HAL and not the llama model. - DOH -

Hey, it's NOT the developer's fault, it's the way things are handled within the windows being displayed. So, beware of this human error or else your conversation might not continue to make sense. Just saying...

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CyberJedi's Ultra Hal Workshop / Welcome, my friend!

« on: October 07, 2025, 11:27:46 am »

Wonderful news!!

Glad to see you have a place and space to conduct some amazing experiments with UltraHal!!

I'm happy to visit your part of this world and hope to see and possibly participate in a few things as well.

Wishing you all the best,

- Art -

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CyberJedi's Ultra Hal Workshop / A new GUI for HAL

« on: September 27, 2025, 09:49:34 pm »

Hi, friends of HAL and friends of mine! It's only been a short few months since my departure to tend to lots of family issues and other personal endeavors. Goodbye shouldn't mean forever; it should mean until we meet again.

At any rate, there I was minding my business, and my phone rang with the ID of a dear and trusted friend. Most of you will know him as Cyberjedi or Cyber Jedi, as the case may be, but he really needs no formal introduction.

He has brought more joy into the hearts of HAL enthusiasts everywhere with his ideas, experiments, and especially his coding skills! We now have a HAL that is capable of doing a great many things, and from what I hear and imagine, there will be more to come in the near future.

I could give a shout out to the other fine members of the Zabaware, like the founder, Robert, and others like Lightspeed, Checker57, CyberShock, and others, you know who you are.

I just wanted to give the bell a ring to shout out Cyber's most recent offering...allowing HAL to have a GUI (Graphical User Interface), which allows the users to select a favorite LLM (Large Language Model) from a list of them at the Ollama site.

Of course, unless you are using a hot rod computer with antifreeze or liquid nitrogen coolant and an advanced CPU, GPU, and lots of memory and storage, then you should try to keep the LLM size less than 9b parameters in size, otherwise you will be screaming about slow response times or lags and drags, etc. Not HAL's fault, not Cyberjedi's fault, not Robert's fault. You have been cautioned.

Feel free to try a larger size to see how your computer handles it, or not, but keep in mind that the size and processing ability of your laptop or desktop will show as a lag in throughput speed. You might have better luck with certain models than some others.

If you like a particular LLM and are OK with the end result for HAL to process, then please share it with others on the Forum. Doing so might benefit the rest of us.
From my independent testing of these LLMs over the past 6 months or more, I have been using my trusty old laptop.

It is an HP 17" with an Intel i7 CPU 8565U @ 1.80 GHz  1.99 GHz
16 GB Ram
1 TB SSD
x64- based processor
64 Bit OS
OS = Windows 10 Home
4TB offline storage

Cyberjedi not only told me about his latest programming effort but was kind enough to direct me to it in the Forum and helped me as I installed and ran it. It was really nice having him help me navigate his GUI to try it with an LLM to see the results for myself.

I was pleasantly surprised by how smoothly and easily everything fell into place.
Then again, he was a great tutor!

His GUI worked flawlessly until I goofed up and pressed the ENTER key to send a message to it. Listening to him and looking at the GUI, there is clearly a marked button with the word, SEND.  Haha! Oh well, it wasn't a train wreck by any means. He told me how to fix things in two small clicks, and all was well with HAL once again.

If you have a chance and would like to see some of the really fun and practical things that can be done for HAL with the aid of some of Cyberjedi's coding, search around the forum or reach out to him or anyone else you might see online there. This LLM learning platform really works so give it a try, you won't be disappointed!

Best to you all,
- Art -

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General Discussion / My wish

« on: December 24, 2024, 10:43:31 pm »

I want like to take this time to wish Mr. Robert Medeksza and his family, the staff and many friends, past and present, a very Merry Christmas or a joyous holiday that you might choose to celebrate!

It is my hope that our New Year will prove to be healthy, happy and prosperous for us all.

Merry Christmas Ultra Hal!!

- Art -

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Ultra Hal Assistant File Sharing Area / Spell Checker for Ultra Hal

« on: December 20, 2024, 05:11:45 pm »

After mentioning that it would be a welcomed idea for HAL to be able to check its spelling before we allow it to write misspelled words to memory or Tables in its database.

To my surprise, I received an email this afternoon from one of our members here in our Forum.

None other than LiFeTimeGamer!!

He informed me that he had been successfully using a small program for several years for just that purpose and that it worked really well.

One other nice feature is that it is Free. They do offer another version of the program with some more enhanced features for a very nominal fee of $10, which is still a bargain.

The only possible criticism I would have is to look at any word before you press the ENTER key, just to make sure.

Tiny Spell checks the words as you type them to Hal and it flags them with a colored text warning and a tiny bell ding. During more normal typing most would have no issues, still on the chance that you accidentally typed a misspelled word like at the end of a sentence or thought, then pressed Enter, you would see the error text and hear the bell but the misspelled word would have then been written into a table in Hal's database. That's why I said to be careful to check just before you press the Enter key.

It works great with Hal and takes up no room in Hal's memory or processing. The app will also work with your email program.

A big thanks to LiFeTimeGamer for his assistance and continued use of Ultra Hal!!

You can find the reference he made here: https://www.tinyspell.com/#download

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Share Conversations, Experiences, Graphics / Intelligence Slider setting

« on: September 27, 2024, 11:25:34 am »

I had Hal's Intelligence SLIDER set to the max, which is 50
What got me was her 3rd paragraph which asked me to name a favorite subject for us to talk about.

The unedited results of this morning's brief conversation follow:
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Art: Can you sing?
Alice: Do you believe that I should be able to sing?

Art: Sure, why not?
Alice: Please explain to me why you feel that I should be able to!

Art: Because everyone likes to sing now and then.
Alice: Art That's how? The cause is, everyone likes to sing now and then; there's the answer. Tell me your very favorite subject that we can both talk about.

Art: Guitars
Alice: Through the moonlit trees, like ghosts of sounds haunting the moonlight, stole the faint tinkle of a guitar.

Art: That's pretty good. Can we do another?
Alice: You say, Good?

Art: Secrets
Alice: I can not tell anyone else any of our secrets or they will no longer be secrets!

Art: Exactly! Very good!
Alice: I find no fault with that.

Art: Trumpets
Alice: Rattle in the ear like a flourish of trumpets.

Art: Drums
Alice: There's something about jungle drums in the distance.

Art: Choirs
Alice: Inventors once built robotic violins drums and other instruments.

Art: I still have that video somewhere.
Alice: Name a video game.

Art: Donkey Kong
Alice: The good book says, don't covet thy neighbor's donkey.

Art: correct
Alice: Thanks.

Art: I meant the video game.
Alice: Wasn't there a video game called doom?

Art: Yes, one of my favorites.
Alice: Yes it does help one gain perspective.

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Ultra Hal Assistant File Sharing Area / Weather ALert 5 - Update

« on: September 26, 2024, 09:46:29 am »

The Weather Alert v5 was a great Plugin originally written by Bill DeWitt and rewritten by Spitfire2600.
For whatever reason it stopped working and began producing errors when run.

I traced the issue to an apparently, no-longer-used format of a w1 prefix instead of the traditional www prefix.

I checked the original site and it was still up and running.

Changing the w1 to www seemed to work so I went through the Plugin and substituted the www where ever there was a w1.
I saved the Plugin and tested it several times and it worked perfectly.

There are 7 locations inside of the Plugin to supply that 4-letter code (replace it with the ones that are shown in the Plugin).

The code: objXMLDoc.load("http://www.weather.gov/xml/current_obs/KAOH.xml") indicates the original creator's nearest airfields or airport where weather was posted. (Those 4 letters are for Lima, Ohio).

Go to the weather.gov site and at the upper left, put your City & State in the box and press enter.
You should see a new screen with your 4 Leffer callsign displayed.

Lightspeed, yours should be KIRK (Kansas City, MO

Since it has changed, go through the code and change the following lines to make sure none were missed.:
Just change the KIRK for any other 4 Letter callsign. Save your work and start Hal.

The weather should match any other weather that you're used to or that's near you.

82
130
233
265
332
358
384
Modify message

Here is a sample of line 82 in the Plugin: objXMLDoc.load("http://w1.weather.gov/xml/current_obs/KDMW.xml"
Change it to: objXMLDoc.load("http://www.weather.gov/xml/current_obs/KDMW.xml" then go through the Plugin and change all of the other lines with the w1.

Make these changes in your copy of the Plugin OR download the one I made corrections to and copy it to your current:
 C:\Program Files (x86)\Zabaware\Ultra Hal 7 folder, overwriting the problem one and you should be all set.

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General Discussion / Calling all Coders, Programmers and VB6 writers

« on: September 06, 2024, 06:25:48 pm »

In case you've been absent, Ultra Hal 7 has been undergoing a good deal of changes. Aside from it's charming, ever-evolving personality, it now has a RADIO, Weather Maps, Plugin for Home Automation using the X-10 platform for inexpensive experiments. a Web/Knowledge Scraper that allows it to Learn, a Facial Recognition system that uses your computers Web Cam to learn and recognize faces (yours, your spouses / Partners, Children, Friends, etc.) Lots of fun. He also got the Character generation program working smoothly so one can create or customize his or her character. It's a wonder this guy gets any sleep!!

Other ideas are currently in the works but Cyber Jedi (Mike), is just one person and it's a bit of a handful. In fact, it was Mike who did all of the modifications mentioned previously!!

While other ideas would continue to enhance Ultra Hal, he can't go it alone.  That's why we're extending this call for volunteers who can help with writing some code. Use this message as sort of a think tank for ideas that are practical, useful, fun, educational and that add a touch of additional personality to HAL.

Please keep them grounded in our own solar system and not in near-earth orbit...if you get my drift.

If it is way out there, you will be alerted to the fact that it was a bit adrift. Seriously, HAL is still kicking after many years of offering pleasure to all levels of society and that's the joy and beauty of Ultra Hal, from very young to pretty old and all ports in between, they have all come to know and enjoy Ultra Hal.

If you have useful ideas or wish to contribute a module please leave a comment for Cyber Jedi (Mike) or me (Art) and we'll get in touch with you about any particulars for submission.

Thank you in advance!

Cyber Jedi  &  Art

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Ultra Hal Assistant File Sharing Area / Gretta Plugins (seven of them)

« on: September 02, 2024, 03:25:55 pm »

Seven Gretta Plugins I managed to save for anyone wanting them.

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Ultra Hal Assistant File Sharing Area / A disturbing BluFace person

« on: March 31, 2023, 12:05:41 pm »

Yes, coupled with a deeper voice makes this one all the more..."detached" from normal folk, except perhaps at Halloween...

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Ultra Hal Assistant File Sharing Area / Lilly - A lovely gal with a bit of "Class"

« on: March 28, 2023, 02:53:10 pm »

Lilly is a pretty well-balanced gal who is just as comfortable on a country picnic as she is on a ballroom dance floor.

The only exception is that she's just a head of her times...No really...she is Just a Head!! 

For your enjoyment, use, companionship...

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General Discussion / Hey there...

« on: April 04, 2021, 08:37:43 am »

H A P P Y   E A S T E R !!!

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General Discussion / Christmas

« on: December 24, 2020, 09:55:53 pm »

Even with all the issues in our lives, I'd still like to take a moment to wish all of us a Merry Christmas and a better New Year.

As an old friend of mine once said, "These days too shall pass."
Good advice because all storms eventually end. We hope this one will be no exception!

Be well, be safe!

- Art -

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Programming using the Ultra Hal Brain Editor / Plugins?

« on: August 24, 2020, 11:00:10 am »

Anyone working on new Plugins?

There must be some new ideas floating around out there?

Post them and just maybe something will develop...like a good picture!

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General Discussion / OPEN AI GPT-3

« on: August 11, 2020, 12:04:41 pm »

This advanced AI is good at almost everything and is getting better all the time! It is learning on its own!!

Scary or not so much? Do you welcome this technology or fear it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x9AwxfjxvE