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Microsoft Agent is a now discontinued technology originally developed by Microsoft in 1997. It employs animated characters, text-to-speech engines and speech recognition software to enhance interactions with computer users. However, due to its unpopularity with the public, it was ultimately discontinued after the release of Windows 7 in 2009.
Despite this, the Microsoft Agent technology still had a decently sized community between the late 90s and early-to-mid 2000s, with websites like the Agentry and The Microsoft Agent Web Ring being some of the biggest websites dedicated to this software. While a lot of its history has been saved, many characters (and software) have been lost to time due to lack of proper archives, being paywalled or just their general obscurity.
Image appearance | Agent names | Year | Status | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bongo | 2001 | Unsure (Found the original file but I didn’t see the file appearance) Found? | ||
Cal | 2000 | Found? | ||
Bear | 2000 | Lost | ||
Zak | 2002 | Found | ||
Pencilly | 1999-2000? | Found | ||
ShoppingAgent | 2001 | Lost | ||
Spacey | 2000 | Unknown | ||
Bookhead | 2001 | Found | ||
Baby | 2000 | Lost (The creator's website, ExtremeBlue is blacklisted from the Wayback machine) | ||
Aristo | 2000 | Lost | ||
Ace | 2000 | Found | ||
Alvar | 2001? | Lost | ||
Bubo | 2000 | Lost | ||
Bobby | 2000 | Lost | ||
Bookie | 2000 | Lost | ||
Randy | 2000 | Lost | ||
DaDaDoo | 2000 | Found? | ||
Vaporizer | 2004? | Lost | ||
Cabby/Cappy | 2000 | Lost | ||
Andrea (Stegami) | 2000 | Lost | ||
Angela (Fluid Motion) | 2000 | Lost | ||
BabyBoy | 2001 | Lost | ||
BabyGirl | 2001 | Lost | ||
Benard | 2000 | Lost | ||
Benny | 2000 | Lost | ||
Baron Blood | 2003? | Lost | ||
Jack O Lantern | 2002 | Lost | ||
Smile | 2003 | Lost | ||
Saba | 2001 | Lost | ||
Yeeha | 2001 | Lost | ||
Max (Extempo) | 2000 | Lost | ||
Phakespeare | 1999-2000 | Lost | ||
Hank | 2000 | Lost | ||
Bidi | 2000 | Lost | ||
Cacti | 2000 | Lost | ||
Roboscreen | 2000 | Lost | ||
Ivan (MyIvan.com) | 2000 | Lost | ||
Carlita | 2000 | Lost | ||
CarrotMan | 2000? | Lost | ||
Computer/Chip | 2000 | Lost | ||
Cassie | Unknown | Lost | ||
Annie | 2001? | Lost | ||
Austin (E-Clips) | 2001? | Lost | ||
Avanti | 2001? | Lost | ||
BollyGum | 2001? | Lost | ||
DrakeWize | 2001? | Lost | ||
Jacko | 2001? | Lost | ||
Annie | 2001? | Lost | ||
Old Bill | 2001? | Lost | ||
Sparkie | 2001? | Lost | ||
Suza | 2001? | Lost | ||
Tim | 2001? | Lost | ||
Clyde | 2000 | Lost | ||
Cring | 2000 | Lost | ||
Curtis | 2000? | Lost | ||
Dar | 2000? | Lost | ||
Dianne | 2000? | Lost | ||
DiscoPippo | 2000 | Lost | ||
Dr. Avatar | 2001? | Lost | ||
Fairy | 2000? | Lost | ||
Trader Agent | 2001[1] | Lost | ||
News Agent | 2001[2] | Lost | ||
Sports Agent | 2001[3] | Lost | ||
Book Agent | 2001[4] | Lost | ||
Driquri | 2001 | Lost | ||
Dustin | 2001 | Lost | ||
Emu | 2001 | Lost | ||
Otto (Cantoche) | 2000? | Lost | ||
Furffuu | Unknown | Lost | ||
Gribbit | 1999-2000 | Lost | ||
General | 2000? | Lost (Unreleased) | ||
Gego | Unknown | Existence uncomfirmed | ||
Harry | 2001 | Lost | ||
Harvey | 2000? | Lost | ||
Hoppie | 2000 | Lost | ||
Huijae | 2001? | Lost | ||
Hyunjung | 2001? | Lost | ||
Jerry | 2000? | Lost | ||
Mutt | 2000? | Lost | ||
Jaeseok | 2001? | Lost | ||
Jeff | 2000? | Lost | ||
Jester | 2000 | Lost | ||
Jinny | 2001? | Lost | ||
Jonjo | 2000 | Lost | ||
Juksooni | 2001? | Lost | ||
Julia | 2000? | Lost | ||
Leia | Unknown | Lost | ||
Kerine | 2000 | Lost | ||
KyungHwan | 2001? | Lost | ||
Lauren | Unknown | Lost | ||
Lily | 2000? | Partially Lost | ||
Llyod | 2000? | Lost | ||
Boomer | 2000? | Lost (The creator's website, ExtremeBlue is blacklisted from the Wayback machine) | ||
President Bush (Agentopia) | 2000 | Lost | ||
Dusty | 2000? | Lost | ||
Kira | 2001 | Lost | ||
Sindy | 2001? | Lost | ||
Hotty | 2001? | Lost | ||
Winky | 2001? | Lost | ||
Egg Head | Unknown | Existence Unconfirmed | ||
Florence | Unknown | Partially lost? | ||
Guan | Unknown | Lost | ||
iec61966-21 | Unknown | Lost | ||
Lorna | 2000 | Lost | ||
Madonna | 2000 | Lost | ||
Marcia | 2000 | Lost | ||
Marty | 2000 | Lost | ||
Matthew | 2003? | Lost | ||
Andrea Goddess | 2000? | Lost | ||
Bill Gates (Creators Unknown) | Unknown | Lost | ||
Morty Webstein | 2000? | Lost | ||
Muscles | 2000? | Lost | ||
Nick | 2000? | Lost | ||
Norman | Unknown | Lost | ||
Pat (Fluid Motion) | 2000 | Lost | ||
Psychometric | Unknown | Lost | ||
Raven | 2000? | Lost | ||
Elvis Presley (Mitchbird) | 2000 | Lost | ||
President Bush (Mitchbird) | 2000 | Lost | ||
Red Dragon | Unknown | Lost | ||
Robo | 2003? | Lost | ||
Rooster | 2000 | Lost | ||
Sally | 2003? | Lost | ||
Sanglyul | 2001? | Lost | ||
Sarge | 2000 | Lost | ||
UR Mechanic | 2000 | Lost | ||
Shanti | 2001 | Lost | ||
Sheila | 1999-2000? | Lost | ||
Sputnik | 2000 | Lost | ||
Sunny (Steven Woodall) | 2000? | Lost | ||
Tiny | 2001 | Lost | ||
TRex | 2001 | Lost | ||
Tweety | 2001 | Lost | ||
Val | 2000 | Lost | ||
Vino | 2000 | Lost | ||
Wally | Unknown | Lost | ||
Walter (Possibly Rob Lindman) | Unknown | Lost | ||
Wamidum | 2001? | Lost | ||
Wendell | Unknown | Lost | ||
Wilford | 2000 | Lost | ||
Winston | 2001 | Lost | ||
April | 2000? | Lost | ||
Blot | Unknown | Lost | ||
Colby | 2000 | Lost | ||
Crastok | Unknown | Lost | ||
Webster | 2000 | Lost | ||
Warren | 2000? | Lost | ||
Tillius 9ID | Unknown | Lost | ||
Mr Frogg | 2000? | Lost | ||
Amethyst | 2000? | Lost | ||
Goth | 2000? | Lost | ||
Rose | 2000? | Lost | ||
1995Caddy | Unknown | Lost | ||
Ally | 1999-2000 | Lost | ||
BeeBot | Unknown | Found? | ||
Bushido | 1999-2000 | Lost | ||
David | 2000? | Lost | ||
Foxee | 2005 | Partially found | ||
Mouse Potato | Unknown | Lost | ||
Froger | Unknown | Lost | ||
Noregreb | Unknown | Lost | ||
Caunit1 | Unknown | Lost | ||
Nathan | Unknown | Lost | ||
Bill Clynton | 1999-2000 | Lost |
References[]
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20010627050121*/http://www.agenttaskforce.com:80/products/traderAgent/products_traderagent.htm
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20010627045127/http://www.agenttaskforce.com:80/products/newsAgent/products_newsagent.htm
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20010627045954*/http://www.agenttaskforce.com:80/products/sportsAgent/products_sportagent.htm
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20010707130745/http://www.agenttaskforce.com:80/products/bookAgent/products_bookagent.htm