Vintage Artificial Intelligence: Before It Got Awkward

The Vintage Artificial Intelligence collection on the Internet Archive hosts emulated software from the 1970s-1990s that simulates thinking machines on early home computers and consoles. It features Joseph Weizenbaum’s ELIZA, whose “DOCTOR” script was ported to platforms such as Apple II, Radio Shack Color Computer, PalmPilot and Atari 800, and generated variants like German Eliza and Psycho Eliza, establishing it as a benchmark for conversational AI of the era.