ELIZA is a lot older than the 1980's: it was programmed between 1964 and 1966 on an IBM 7094 by Joseph Weizenbaum, who wrote the 1976 book "Computer Power and Human Reason".
That is correct. For most, the personal computer would have provided their first opportunity to interact with Eliza and the Pet being one of the original PCs.
ELIZA is a lot older than the 1980's: it was programmed between 1964 and 1966 on an IBM 7094 by Joseph Weizenbaum, who wrote the 1976 book "Computer Power and Human Reason".
That is correct. For most, the personal computer would have provided their first opportunity to interact with Eliza and the Pet being one of the original PCs.
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