Game Show Computers

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==About this Guide==
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[[Good Game Guide|Good Game Guides - Articles]]
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A treasury of acronymns and monickers given to computers that appear as tools or characters on game shows.
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==Introduction==
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*[[Brainchild]] - Beryl
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A treasury of acronyms and monickers given to computers that appear as tools or characters on game shows.
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*[[Brainchild]] - Beryl (Brainchild's Electronic Random Year and Letter indicator)
*[[Catchword]] - Bryan
*[[Catchword]] - Bryan
*[[Chain Letters]] - Wordsworth (because he'd tell you what the word's worth)
*[[Chain Letters]] - Wordsworth (because he'd tell you what the word's worth)
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*[[The Crystal Maze]] - "Computer"
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*[[The Crystal Maze]] - "Computer" for series 1-4, reprogrammed and renamed as Barbara for series 5 & 6.
*[[Countdown]] - CECIL (Countdown's Electronic Calculator In Leeds)
*[[Countdown]] - CECIL (Countdown's Electronic Calculator In Leeds)
*[[Cyberzone]] - Thesp
*[[Cyberzone]] - Thesp
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*[[50/50]] - Flynn
*[[50/50]] - Flynn
*[[First Class]] - Eugene
*[[First Class]] - Eugene
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*[[I Packed My Bag]] - RASTUS (Random Alphabetical Sequential Tri-tuned Uni-directional Selector)
*[[Love at First Sight]] - Cupid
*[[Love at First Sight]] - Cupid
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*[[Magic Micro Mission]] - Prune
*[[The National Lottery Big Ticket]] - Bernie
*[[The National Lottery Big Ticket]] - Bernie
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*[[Push the Button]] - DAVE (Dynamic Audio Visual Endgame)
*[[Raise the Roof]] - ERIC (Electronic Random Inquisitor's Computer)
*[[Raise the Roof]] - ERIC (Electronic Random Inquisitor's Computer)
*[[Space Cadets (1)]] - AL (based on HAL from ''2001: A Space Odyssey'')
*[[Space Cadets (1)]] - AL (based on HAL from ''2001: A Space Odyssey'')
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*[[Spy School]] - BEN (Biologically Enhanced Network)
*[[System 93]] - Herman the Computer
*[[System 93]] - Herman the Computer
*[[Virtually Impossible]] - Codsby
*[[Virtually Impossible]] - Codsby
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*[[Who Dares Sings!]] - SAM (Sound Analysis Machine)

Current revision as of 17:44, 29 July 2020

Good Game Guides - Articles

Introduction

A treasury of acronyms and monickers given to computers that appear as tools or characters on game shows.

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