CCOCKERHAM.ALTENBERG@BIONET-20.ARPA (Lee Altenberg) (05/18/87)
After reading about PROFS, I discovered that my PC-WRITE software has a spell-checker with a "Guess" feature that is like PROFS. Below are three actual revisions of Jabberwocky produced by PC-WRITE, "Jabbing:, "Jabs", and "Suppress", employing the first, second, and third guesses, respectively, of PC-WRITE. Some of the poetic leaps I think you'll find extraordinary. AI is a whole new frontier. The religious and political overtones are those of PC-WRITE, not my own. Jabbing 'Tweak brim, and the slits tow Did gyrfalcon and gimmicks in the wac: All min were the boron, And the moment ratification outgrow. "Beware the Jabbing, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the Judaism bird, and shun The frustrate Bandies!" He took is vortex sword in hand: Long time the many foe he sought - So rested he by the Tumult tree, And stood awhile in thought. And, as in ufos thought he stood, The Jabbing, with eyes of flame, Came whiffs through the tulip wood, And burch as it came! One, two! One, two! And through and through The vortex blade went snickered-snack! He left it dead, and with its head He went galvanic back. "And hast thou slain the Jabbing? Come to my arms, my beams boy! O fracas day! Callous! Called! He chortled in his joy. 'Tweak brim, and the slits tow Did gyrfalcon and gimmicks in the wac: All min were the boron, And the moment ratification outgrow. Jabs 'Tweaks brimful, and the slitter toward Did gyrfalcons and gimpy in the wacky: All minaret were the borough, And the momentarily ratified outgrows. "Beware the Jabs, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the Judas bird, and shun The frustrated Banding!" He took his vortices sword in hand: Long time the mao foe he sought - So rested he by the Tumultuous tree, And stood awhile in thought. And, as in uganda thought he stood, The Jabs, with eyes of flame, Came whig through the tulips wood, And burden as it came! One, two! One, two! And through and through The vortices blade went snider-snack! He left it dead, and with its head He went galvanism back. "And hast thou slain the Jabs? Come to my arms, my bean boy! O fraction day! Calloused! Calligraphy! He chortled in his joy. 'Tweaks brimful, and the slitter toward Did gyrfalcons and gimpy in the wacky: All minaret were the borough, And the momentarily ratified outgrows. Suppress 'Ts farewells, and the sled advice Did gro and compel in the vow: All mimeos were the breakups, And the mm radios outcrop. "Beware the Suppress, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the Shipshape bird, and shun The freeing Bandersnatch!" He took his barfly sword in hand: Long time the manikin foe he sought - So rested he by the Automation tree, And stood awhile in thought. And, as in abbeys thought he stood, The Suppress with eyes of flame, Came affluence through the atlas wood, And fairfield as it came! One, two! One, two! And through and through The barfly blade went snigger-snack! He left it dead, and with its head He went clamping back. "And hast thou slain the Suppress? Come to my arms, my baying boy! O barbecues day! Call! Call! He chortled in his joy. 'Ts farewells, and the sled advice Did gro and compel in the vow: All mimeos were the breakups, And the mm radios outcrop. -------