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To: Zebs who wrote (3)	11/10/1998 5:34:00 PM
From: Frank McVerry	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 495

zebs, Furby is an animatronic 'gremlin-like' creature with a certain amount of artificial intelligence (looks like a ball of fuzz with moving eyes, ears and feet). It speaks its own language called Furbish but can gradually be persuaded to speak English. It has touch sensors on its body so it can make credible responses to its owner. It also has infra-red links for communicating with other Furbies and can pass on a cold to them (one sneezes then the others will too). It dances, it sings, it passes wind (both ends apparently). There's a lot more info on web. For example, try the Grand Toy site at www.grand.com or check-out the Hasbro site or just enter 'furby' in your search engine - it's hitting the auction sites at ridiculous prices. Also, there is a good article on the story of its development in the September 'WIRED' magazine. Hope this helps. Frank