Berkeley CSUA MOTD:Entry 15143
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12.29   Does anyone know a good automatic spelling corrector for UNIX? -jnat
        \_ There is no such thing as an "automatic spelling corrector" -
           computers can spot words that it doesn't know, but not how they
           should really be spelled.  If you want a spell checker, try ispell.
                \_ Sure there is.  The accuracy is just kinda low.  What,
                   you don't believe in AI?  Surely we can automate automation!
        \_ philspell
           \_ if phil<whatever> is so great, shouldn't every phil program
              just be one program? like phildoit. word processor? phildoit.
              email? phildoit. quake2? phildoit. webbrowsing? phildoit.
                \_ No, but PhilOS is currently under development.
                \_ uh, phillip writes for Unix, not Winblows.  -tom
                   \_ Tom, the original writer was looking for a UNIX program.
                      Where did you see "Windows" or "not UNIX" in there?
                      Maybe quake2 confused you?  I don't see why phil can't
                      port quake2 in a few minutes with philport.
                        \_ Only MS (and to an extent Netscape) thinks that
                           putting everything in to one enormous package
                           is a good idea.  -tom
                           \_ *bzzt!*  Take a closer look at HP-UX and try
                              again.  Monolithic kernel, and something like
                              a half-dozen utilities (with nine zillion
                              hard links to them) that decide what they are
                              at runtime by checking arg[0].  If you've
                              got access to the sources, get some Pepto
                              Bismal in you before reading.
                          \_ Only?  Well well, The Tom Hath Spoken, Thus It
                             Shall Be!  All Hail The All Knowing Tom!
           \_What's the FTP site?
                \_ ftp://ftp.csua.berkeley.edu/pub/phillip
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