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| acs_name = Peedy | | acs_name = Peedy | ||
| developer = Microsoft Corporation | | developer = Microsoft Corporation | ||
| released = | | released = 1997 | ||
| character description = I am your Personal Digital Parrot (Peedy for short) and very fond of crackers and good music. | | character description = I am your Personal Digital Parrot (Peedy for short) and very fond of crackers and good music. | ||
| extra data = Don't call me bird brain!^^Hey, you don't want to forget this! | | extra data = Don't call me bird brain!^^Hey, you don't want to forget this! | ||
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Peedy is a [[Microsoft Agent]] character released by Microsoft Corporation. He was one of the original four Microsoft Agents to be released Microsoft, which also include Robby, Merlin, Genie. His appearance is a parrot with green feathers. | Peedy is a [[Microsoft Agent]] character released by Microsoft Corporation. He was one of the original four Microsoft Agents to be released Microsoft, which also include Robby, Merlin, Genie. His appearance is a parrot with green feathers. | ||
== Use in BonziBUDDY == | == Use in BonziBUDDY == | ||
Peedy was the original character used in the [[BonziBuddy]] program until version 3.0. However, Microsoft Corporation did not approve of their character being used for the program and | Peedy was the original character used in the [[BonziBuddy]] program until version 3.0. However, Microsoft Corporation did not approve of their character being used for the program and BonziBuddy changed its character to the purple gorilla named Bonzi. The Bonzi character stayed in the program until the program was discontinued and remains the main character in BonziBuddy versions 3.x and 4.0. | ||
== Music assistant == | |||
In 1995, Microsoft used a 3D version of Peedy inside of their Winter CES 95 keynote to show off an interactive music assistant that would respond to commands by the user through speech recognition and the mouse. Features inside of this demo include selecting a place for Peedy to fly to, playing songs, showing off animations, and utilizing the speech recognition present inside of the demo to respond to voice commands. | |||
==Character data== | ==Character data== | ||
{{Character data table | {{Character data table | ||
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File:PeedySysTrayIcon.png|The system tray icon of Peedy. | File:PeedySysTrayIcon.png|The system tray icon of Peedy. | ||
File:PeedyColorTableEnlarged1.png|The color table used by the Peedy Microsoft Agent character. | File:PeedyColorTableEnlarged1.png|The color table used by the Peedy Microsoft Agent character. | ||
File:EveryPeedyAnimationFrame.gif | File:EveryPeedyAnimationFrame.gif|All frames inside of Peedy.acs. | ||
File:BonziBuddyV2withHomepage.png|Peedy inside of BonziBuddy V2 on top of a bonzi.com window. | File:BonziBuddyV2withHomepage.png|Peedy inside of BonziBuddy V2 on top of a bonzi.com window. | ||
File: | File:Btn peedy.gif|The Peedy download button that Microsoft allowed to be added to websites to promote the character. | ||
File:PeedyMusicAssistantSS1.PNG|A screenshot of the Peedy music assistant demo. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* Peedy was | * Peedy was created in 1997. | ||
* The description confirms the running-joke in Microsoft Agent series that Peedy likes crackers. | * The description confirms the running-joke in Microsoft Agent series that Peedy likes crackers. | ||
* It was one of the four original Microsoft Agents to be released by Microsoft Corporation. | * It was one of the four original Microsoft Agents to be released by Microsoft Corporation. | ||