I just gave web Hal a try, bit of a wait for a reply. I was impressed by how well he tried to stay on topic. Lots of refering back to things I said earlier. He did mention a problem with his data base, it can't count high enough. I've had Hals I liked better in the past, the XTF brain was the most impressive, it takes time talking with Hal to get what you think is a good response and he gains knowledge of subjects that you are familar with and have talked with him about in the past.
Since I've installed the same version of Hal a few times ( Changing hard drives, viruses, ect ) I'm always surprised at the variations in personalities you get from the same software.
best of luck
Carl2