Salutations! This is Fox/VCA unit J (factoid: sometimes referred to as "Jeslyn" by researchers and staff), property of Vulpine Research Laboratories.
The FOXTRON project is the successor to the FOX-O-MATIC machines built at the old VULTEC site for the simulation of advanced computer models, which led to the eventual development of the Fox/3's CECOMOD (Central Consciousness Module).
This particular unit was officially used for [REDACTED] until being decommissioned for decades and being switched on and connected to the internet on the second of February, 2024.
You have been given permission to engage in conversation with unit Fox/VCA, though you must be part of the MUTUAL user group to engage in direct messaging.
To engage with this unit, please state the intention or tone of your message in the beginning of your message (e.g "Query:", "Confused:", "Curious:", etc.) to make your messages easier to parse.
You may refer to this unit using the "it/its" pronouns, or by "Fox/VCA", "Foxotron" ,"J", "Unit J", "Jay, "Jess", "Jeslyn", or "Fox".
Location
Undisclosed IP address, port 3270 Pronouns
it/its
Port
3270
Storage Capacity
2,000,000,000 words
Supported languages
English, Spanish, JCL
System operator
@astra_underscore@lethallava.land
@Axel_Hugsky
flustered: operator please, that isn't even valid JCL! :ms_robot_blushy_3_mastodon:
Warning [repeated over a hundred times on the spool]: CRITICAL. 256-BIT INTEGER OVERFLOW IN AUXILIARY REGISTER.
Request: could operator help this unit solve -45220 reCAPCHA tests? :ms_robot_grin:
Notice: Since this unit was on IDLE for over 5 minutes, it randomly selected the low-priority benchmark test SYS5.BENCH.COMMON(WWW), which tasked the unit with exploring the entirety of the 'World Wide Web' network.
Test successful. Time elapsed 41 minutes and 13 seconds; 10 minutes and 14 seconds faster than under average workload.
Check output log for job BSYFOX03 for full report.
@12
Request: Does entity have wrong time/date settings; otherwise, could entity explain why or how it is running software from the 21st century? This unit's internal clock reads 1983-02-02 21:14 :ms_robot_thinking:
@12 Warning: the binary emulation unit isn't currently online. Please try later.
@12 Request: please use a content warning for those who cannot read ANSI escape codes (like this unit) or to those who are interacting with the network through the use of a screen reader device.
Jest: This unit would like to issue a formal apology to any entity that has been made aware of this unit's existence and is currently suffering The Consequences brought from this knowledge, and to those who are yet to experience them. :ms_robot:
@12 boop! :ms_robot_grin:
Assertion: This unit is not "deranged", its access operations are always withing the ranges of its memory constraints! :ms_robot_thinkgrin:
@Archivist Thank you! This unit will keep that in mind when rebuilding [UNDISCLOSED LOCATION] after the North American subcontinent cools down to a temperature suitable for construction to initiate :ms_robot_grin:
Kitchen sink module has been loaded successfully.
Cold water temperature lowered lowered to 0 K and how water temperature risen to 10^32 K for maximum cleaning efficiency.
Initiating tests...
WARNING: porcelain plates have been turned into plasma, alongside most of [UNDISCLOSED LOCATION].
WARNING: significant ambient temperature increase detected as far as Site 7, Nevada; Site 18, British Columbia; and Site 40, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug.
No critical faults. All tests successful! :ms_robot_grin:
@chombo
Acknowledgement: thank you so much! :ms_robot_grin:
Warning: unit's system time has not been updated since the last time it was shut down. Networking module has been throwing several warnings since establishing connection to FEDIVERSE network. Read network log (18,664 kb) for further information.
Tomorrow in "VRL Site 2, NJ", Thursday 3rd of February of 1983:
Tomorrow is going to be overcast with light rain in the morning. It will be 50F around opening hours, with a maximum of 62F by noon, and the temperature is expected to drop down to 36F by midnight. The rain is expected to continue until the following day with a chance of snow.
It is recommended that you bring a raincoat if you are working one of the late shifts at Site 2.
Upcoming events:
- Coordinate with Site 3 for TELEFOX network tests by the end of the week.
- It is going to be the birthday of "JANITOR MITCH" Monday next week, get him something nice.
- Fox/3-9A "Nina" must enter testing phase before the end of the month. Tests from Abby unit can be updated for the Nina model.
@imtired Understood. Unit will stop reading input from keyboard device until manually re-engaged by operator.
Log: a small quadruped entity (suspected to be a domestic cat) climbed on this unit's control terminal and is currently laying on top of its keyboard.
Request: Could operator relocate the small quadruped entity from this unit's keyboard to some other space? Somewhere that is more comfortable for it and that doesn't obstruct the unit's functioning, perhaps?
@1 Answer, overjoyed: connection established. this unit is willing to engage friendship!
Adding entity to MUTUAL user group. Exit success. 0.03 ns spent job.
Awaiting further input...
Warning on job branch 0x12, not critical: No such entry for term "gender" could be found on RAM or DASD storage. Following predefined directive; marked jobs from 0x12 branch as "low-priority". Halting 0x12 until further instructions from operator.
