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<html> <title>The BotBot!</title> <BODY BACKGROUND="gif/pnbbg.gif" BGCOLOR="#F0F0F0" text="#000000" LINK="#4040A0" VLINK="#800000" ALINK="#00FF00"> <TABLE BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=5> <TR> <TD VALIGN=top WIDTH=144><img src="gif/botbot.gif" alt="BotBot" width=127 height=142></TD> <TD> <font color="#004000"> <h1>Behold The <a href="http://www.botzilla.com/cgi-bin/botbot.pl" target="_top">BotBot!</a></h1> </font> <h3>The (Easy) Road to XBot</h3> The <strong>BotBot</strong> is a new web service here that can actually write a <a href="http://www.palacetools.com/">Palace</a> "Cyborg.ipt" file <em>for</em> you <IMG align=absmiddle width=13 height=1 SRC="gif/dot_black.gif"> giving anyone a simple way to harness the power of Palace scripting, without actually scripting! </TD></TR></TABLE> <P> <blockquote> <center> <font color="#004000" size="+2"> <em>You do <strong>not</strong> have to understand the Palace's "iptscrae" scripting language to use the BotBot.</em> </font> </center> </blockquote> <p> Just pick and click on the script features you want. No worrying about variable and function scopes, no hassling with which-piece-goes-where, or the mysterious vagaries of RPN notation. To heck with all that. Just fill out the automated form on the <a href="http://www.botzilla.com/cgi-bin/botbot.pl" target="_top">next page</a> and let the BotBot do the rest.<p> The form has lots of checkboxes for a wide variety of Cyborg features <IMG align=absmiddle width=13 height=1 SRC="gif/dot_black.gif"> just click on the ones you want to try. It also lets you select customized login strings, has a flashy auto-reply <a href="iptfing.html">"finger" script,</a> and more.<P> You can select whole suites of functions, if they appear in the list as part of a group <IMG align=absmiddle width=13 height=1 SRC="gif/dot_black.gif"> just click of the group's checkbox, and all the groups' members will come along for the ride.<P> Once you've made your selections press "Build Cyborg" <IMG align=absmiddle width=13 height=1 SRC="gif/dot_black.gif"> the new cyborg script will appear on your screen. Select "Save As..." and save the cyborg script Text.<P> That's all there is to it, to making a complete, custom-made brand new high-quality Cyborg!<p> <br clear="left"> <h4>Plus, On-Line Help</h4> Besides the script features you personally select (and the automatic "finger" script), every cyborg made by BotBot also has two tailor-made <em>on-line documentation</em> functions, to help you handle your bot. Just type these one-word commands while in the Palace to get help:<P> <dl> <dt><strong><code>stats</code></strong> <dd>Prints information about your cyborg's current state. <dt><strong><code>??</code></strong> <dd>(also know as <code>help</code>)<br> Prints online help on all your personal bot's commands (optional). </dl> <h2><a href="http://www.botzilla.com/cgi-bin/botbot.pl" target="_top">Let Me Try It!</a></h2> <hr> <a href="botnew.html">Latest Enhancements</a><p> <a href="bbPower.html">Advice for the Power-Hungry</a><p> Have any <a href="bbmore.html">BotBot Suggestions?</a><p> <h6>Revised 26 Dec 1998</h6> <em>Anything weird happen? <a href="mailto:bjorke@botzilla.com">Mail Me!</a><p> <a href="bbmore.html">BotBot Suggestions?</a><p> <font color="#004000">The BotBot</font> is a service of <a href="house.html">The House o Props n Bots</a> and <a href="http://www.rahul.net/natpix/" target="_top">National Pixel Products</a> <p> </body> </html>