Claurus

Synopsis

Claurus is the name I have given to an AIMbot of mine. When I am away, I have programmed AOL Instant Messenger to send my incoming messages to Claurus. Claurus reads these messages and formulates coherent responses. Claurus is also programmed to perform simple tasks to the benefit of whomever IM’s me.

Claurus first came to life in early 2002 as version 1.0. In the course of its life, I have added some minor features and fixed bugs. Now, in early 2003, I have introduced the third incarnation of my largest AppleScript project; Claurus 3.0.

The name “Claurus” pays homage to my platform of choice, the Apple Macintosh, even though Claurus is by necessity fully cross-platform AIMbot. A small number of dialog boxes in the Mac OS depict (in some form or another) a half-dog half-cow creature (also known as a “dogcow”). This dogcow is an Apple icon and bears the name “Claurus.” It is a small piece of trivia only the most astute and devoted of Mac enthusiasts would pick up on, hence my adoption of it for the name of my AIMbot.

Current Status

Claurus is considered a completed project and has been since retired (especially since Adium is such a better AIM client anyway).

Download Information

This script is old and may not necessarily work with the latest version of AOL Instant Messenger for Mac.

• Download the Claurus files, including the program and its documentation

Return to the projects list.