<s>
Fred	B-Protocol
,	O
or	O
FRED	B-Protocol
,	O
was	O
an	O
early	O
chatterbot	B-Protocol
written	O
by	O
Robby	O
Garner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
Fred	B-Protocol
was	O
initially	O
suggested	O
by	O
Karen	O
Lindsey	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
Robby	O
jokingly	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
an	O
acronym	O
,	O
"	O
Functional	O
Response	O
Emulation	O
Device.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Fred	B-Protocol
has	O
also	O
been	O
implemented	O
as	O
a	O
Java	O
application	O
by	O
Paco	O
Nathan	O
called	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fred	B-Protocol
Chatterbot	I-Protocol
is	O
designed	O
to	O
explore	O
Natural	B-Language
Language	I-Language
communications	O
between	O
people	O
and	O
computer	O
programs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fred	B-Protocol
used	O
a	O
minimalistic	O
"	O
stimulus-response	O
"	O
approach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fred	B-Protocol
was	O
a	O
predecessor	O
to	O
Albert	B-Protocol
One	I-Protocol
,	O
which	O
Garner	O
used	O
in	O
1998	O
and	O
1999	O
to	O
win	O
the	O
Loebner	O
Prize	O
.	O
</s>
