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Strachey love letter algorithm
March 23, 2024, 9:55 p.m. |
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Strachey love letter algorithm
This is a beautiful piece of computer history. In 1952, Christopher Strachey - a contemporary of Alan Turing - wrote a love letter generation program for a Manchester Mark 1 computer. It produced output like this:
"Darling Sweetheart,
You are my avid fellow feeling. My affection curiously clings to your passionate wish. My liking yearns for your heart. You are my wistful sympathy: my tender liking.
Yours beautifully
M. U. C."
The algorithm simply combined a …
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