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8.Dd
9.Dt DOCTOR 6
10.Os BSD 4
11.Sh NAME
12.Nm doctor
13.Nd "interact with a psychoanalyst"
14.Sh SYNOPSIS
15.Nm doctor
16.Sh DESCRIPTION
17Nm Doctor
18is a
19.Tn LISP Ns -language
20version of the legendary
21.Tn ELIZA
22program of Joseph
23Weizenbaum.
24This script ``simulates'' a Rogerian psychoanalyst.
25Type in lower case, and when you get tired or bored, enter your
26interrupt character.
27Remember to type two carriage returns when you want it to answer.
28.Pp
29In order to run this you must have a Franz Lisp system.
30.Sh AUTHORS
31Adapted for Lisp by Jon L. White, moved to Franz by John Foderaro,
32from an original script by Joseph Weizenbaum.
33