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      5th December 2005
Did you know that built into your Mac (well into a piece of software called emacs !), is your very own free psychotherapist...

...honest !

Try this...


Open Terminal (Applications-->Utilities)

and type

Code:
emacs
then press return

This opens up a 'infamous' piece of software called Emacs...go figure !

Then press the 'esc' key

then type x

then type

Code:
doctor
and return

You should now see a screen like this....



You can now start talking to your 'Doctor', press return twice like it tells you to after you type in a question or statement...

Try starting with 'hello'

To exit just close the Terminal window...

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Cool!
 
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...do the same again, but replace the word doctor with tetris

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      30th January 2006
also solitaire, not a clue how you can play it though
 
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...theres also a text based adventure game...
 
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How do you do that one then? Im so annoyed i cant play solitaire!

 
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Type this into Terminal...

Code:
emacs -batch -l dunnet
Then off you go...


get shovel

etc

Not sure of the keyboard commands for solitaire, arrow keys and ? I'll have to have a look for them...

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      3rd February 2006
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Type this into Terminal...

Code:
emacs -batch -l dunnet
Then off you go...


get shovel

etc

Not sure of the keyboard commands for solitaire, arrow keys and ? I'll have to have a look for them...

regards

Ric
yea, thanks, i found it after. Cant find the ones for solitaire though. Cant get past getting in the place and looking at the mo.

 
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      5th January 2008
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Did you know that built into your Mac (well into a piece of software called emacs !), is your very own free psychotherapist...

...honest !

Try this...


Open Terminal (Applications-->Utilities)

and type

Code:
emacs
then press return

This opens up a 'infamous' piece of software called Emacs...go figure !

Then press the 'esc' key

then type x

then type

Code:
doctor
and return

You should now see a screen like this....



You can now start talking to your 'Doctor', press return twice like it tells you to after you type in a question or statement...

Try starting with 'hello'

To exit just close the Terminal window...

regards

Ric
This is absolutely Hilarious! I'm cured! That would be great if there was an AppleScript or Shell command for this.
 
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There you go Ric. Now you have me conducting a psychoanalysis on the psychoanalyst. I think that I got him to crack!
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